The brother of a British engineer who was shot dead in the French Alps has been released from police bail.

Police probing the murder of a British-Iraqi family in the French Alps last year are looking into telephone calls to Romania made from the phone of the brother of one of the victims, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation said.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Bahraini embassy in London today calling for the downfall of the Bahraini government.

Saudi Arabia 0 Spain 1

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is looking to cement his place in Spain’s squad by shining against Saudi Arabia in Friday’s World Cup Group H clash.

OLEG BLOKHIN found the perfect remedy for his team’s poor performance against Spain in their World Cup opener, and it paid off handsomely as Ukraine comfortably defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 to rekindle their hopes of a place in the second round.

Ukraine 4 Saudi Arabia 0

Half time: Ukraine 2 Saudi Arabia 0

BOLTON defender Radhi Jaidi rescued a point for Tunisia with an injury-time goal in their Group H opener against Saudi Arabia at Munich’s Allianz Arena.

Republic of Ireland team to face Saudi Arabia in Yokohama today.

A retired Los Alamos scientist who spent the past decade gathering first-hand information on China’s nuclear weapons programmes is fighting US efforts to block publication of his book.

A Los Angeles state appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit brought by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed that accuses a Beverly Hills lawyer of a $20m (£13m) scheme to sell false documents claiming Diana, Princess of Wales, was assassinated.

Suspected cases of foot-and-mouth are being investigated in Palestine.