IN 1998, there was a quiet first for video games. In a run-down, post-apocalyptic church, under a nuclear sky, two characters of the same sex were married by a part-time preacher. It was a fleeting ceremony in dusty digital Arizona, but things would never be the same for games again. 

A man accused of setting fire to a Chinese primary school, killing three children and wounding others, was captured today after a day-long manhunt.

Brazil v China teams

Brazil v China teams

China face Costa Rica in their opening games of the World Cup today.