The African Union has called for a transition period in Libya that would lead to democratic elections, a rare rebuke from African leaders for Gaddafi.

HEAVY fighting erupted in western Ivory Coast between rebels and forces loyal to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, sources along the Liberian border told Reuters yesterday.

MUTINOUS soldiers fought their way into the fortified residence of Guinea-Bissau’s president yesterday, launching a three-hour gunbattle with his guards, as the leader and his family hid elsewhere in the building, a top official said.

Overweight panda Po (voiced by Joe Black) has a passion for kung fu, though no natural ability. Instead, he is destined to inherit the family noodle shop run by his long-suffering father, Mr Ping (James Hong).

THE world’s top 75 golfers descend on Doral Golf Resort in Florida this week for the World Golf Championships/CA Championship, with 27-year PGA Tour veteran Mark Calcavecchia and his store-bought putter two of the more unexpected participants in the event.

The UN General Assembly adopted a watered-down document on poverty, human rights and UN reform for world leaders to approve at a summit this week, after shedding many of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s most ambitious goals during weeks of bitter debate.

DERMOT AHERN was unwilling to admit the UN summit was destined for failure in New York last night as negotiations went into overdrive.

GIVEN the extremely poor record of the home players in the Irish Open on the regular tour, one might have thought our contingent on the seniors circuit would be similarly pressurised when it came to their own national championship.

Yorkshire’s Simon Dyson produced perhaps the best 68 of his career at Carnoustie today – after waking up to find his clubs had been stolen from the boot of his car.