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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is in Zimbabwe, reportedly to meet President Mugabe and dissident opposition members.

Venus Williams captures her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.

The agent of Top Gear host James May denies the star is seeking the same salary as Jeremy Clarkson.

The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

The four members of Abba reunite in public for the first time in three years at the Swedish premiere of Mamma Mia.

Lewis Hamilton only qualifies fourth fastest for the British GP as his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen grabs pole position.

Violent clashes between guards and inmates at a Syrian jail have resulted in many deaths, a human rights group says.

How Barack Obama and John McCain have changed tack

A note in which the Queen Mother asked her aide to pack gin and Dubonnet has sold for Β£16,000 in an unique auction of royal memorablia.

The music festival that lives alongside a wildlife park

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness is in Baghdad to launch a new peace initiative between opposing Iraqi factions.

Ingrid Betancourt, the former hostage freed in Colombia this week, checks into a French hospital for medical checks.

Iran says its stance on its nuclear programme is "not changed", hinting it is not ready to compromise over an EU offer.

The Conservatives are in "disarray" after the resignation of London deputy mayor Ray Lewis, Labour says.

A man is arrested after tearing the head off an Adolf Hitler figure, as a new Madame Tussauds branch opens in Berlin.

Alejandro Valverde wins the opening stage of the 2008 Tour de France from Brest to Plumelec

A man and a woman are arrested over the death of a 10-week old baby boy at a house in Dorset.

A 12-year-old boy dies after his mini-motorcycle collided with a car in the Clackmannanshire area on Friday.

Labour delays selection of a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the leading contender failed to turn up.