Wildlife officers capture an alligator they believe attacked and killed a female jogger in Florida. Read more…

Ricky Hatton wins the WBA welterweight title after a hard-fought points victory over Luis Collazo. Read more…

Roger Federer beats David Nalbandian to reach the final of the Rome Masters, where he will face Rafael Nadal. Read more…

Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara hit half centuries but England have their sights on victory in the first Test. Read more…

Somali President Abdullahi Yusef says warlords fighting in Mogadishu cannot continue as ministers in his government. Read more…

Nigeria's president calls for tightened security around fuel pipelines and a full probe after an explosion kills at least 150. Read more…

US President George W Bush strongly defends his domestic surveillance programme in his weekly radio address. Read more…

Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui arrives at a maximum security prison to serve his life sentence. Read more…

Polls close in Fiji at the end of a week-long general election marked by tensions between ethnic groups. Read more…

The US says Uzbekistan still owes an explanation for the killing of civilians in Andijan one year ago. Read more…

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy scotches rumours that he will resign from the government. Read more…

Thousands at the Vatican mark the 25th anniversary of the attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II Read more…

Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya appeals for a concerted regional effort to ensure that funds get to the Palestinians. Read more…

One of the smaller parties in the main Shia alliance in Iraq says it is withdrawing from talks on a new cabinet. Read more…

The EU condemns a suicide attack by Tamil Tiger rebels, as monitors warns of "low intensity war" in Sri Lanka. Read more…

At least 30,000 gather in Pakistan for the funeral of a man found hanged while under arrest in Germany. Read more…

Tony Blair backs animal testing and accuses anti-vivisection extremists of stooping to "appalling depths". Read more…

European and Asian stock markets close sharply lower on Friday, hit by the weaker dollar and fresh inflation fears. Read more…

UK scientists are devising a way to monitor the progression of osteoarthritis - by listening to a patient's knee. Read more…

British engineers head to Tenerife to test systems they hope will keep a European rover trundling across the rocky landscape of Mars. Read more…

Nintendo makes a big splash with its Wii console at the games industry annual trade show, E3. Read more…

The last-ever episode of acclaimed political drama The West Wing is to be shown on US television. Read more…

AP - In a new court filing, the prosecutor in the CIA leak case revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney made handwritten references to CIA officer Valerie Plame — albeit not by name — before her identity was publicly exposed. Read more…

AP - More than 11,000 people cast their ballots early in the mayoral runoff election to see who will lead the city as it rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina, officials said. Read more…

AP - Sen. John McCain, looking to heal a rift with the religious conservatives who undermined his 2000 White House bid, told students graduating at the Rev. Jerry Falwell's university Saturday that Americans have a right to disagree on issues but should maintain respect for each other. Read more…