20:05 GMT – 5 mins – Brazil free-kick swung in from the left flank by Real Madrid’s Marcelo finds Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva – he nods it back across goal to David Luiz but the big centre-back’s header poses Stipe Pletikosa no problems…
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Four people were killed, including a young girl, in a suicide car bomb attack in the north Nigerian city of Kano, the city’s police commissioner said. “At about 2200 (2100 GMT), we heard an explosion and immediately mobilised to the scene where we discovered…
15:06 GMT – 49 mins – Carnival atmosphere at the Etihad as Kompany doubles City’s advantage. West Ham fail to clear a corner and Dzeko knocks the ball into the path of the Belgium defender who swivels past his marker to smash the ball into the roof…
Workers on London’s Underground train system began a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, threatening chaos for commuters and hitting football supporters attending Arsenal’s match with Newcastle. The action was called by the Rail, Maritime…
A 56-year-old blind American set off in a kayak Friday in an attempt to cross the treacherous Florida Straits that separate Cuba and the United States. Peter Crowley left Havana at 12:35 pm (1635 GMT) in his red boat, accompanied by his son who is guiding…
07:58 GMT – Crime scene – Nel is questioning Pistorius on police arriving at the crime scene after he shot Steenkamp. He is specifically asking him about evidence from Colonel Schoombie van Rensburgh that he had gone up to the scene first. “I don’t…
18:20 GMT – Out soon – Spieth and Watson are due to start their rounds about 20 minutes from now. Augusta is bathed in brilliant sunlight and the stage is set for what promises to be a tense day of action. Who’s your money on? 18:08 GMT – Young gun -…
Scores of Islamist gunmen attacked a police station, a court and a bank in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, killing seven officers and a civilian, a police chief told AFP. The raid in the town of Gwaram in Jigawa state began at 1:00 am (0000 GMT) and…
A bomb tore through a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, police said, the latest violence to hit government peace talks with the Taliban. The blast took place around 8:00 am (0300 GMT) at the wholesale…
11:42 GMT – Big questions – Some big questions have emerged from Pistorius’s testimony about the night of the shooting, writes AFP’s southern Africa news editor Andrew Beatty. “If he shouted why did Steenkamp not answer? “If the room was dark — the…