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Scolari offered £3.25m to replace Eriksson

Manchester City have approached Luiz Felipe Scolari about replacing Sven-Goran Eriksson as the club's manager.

Mandela concert line-up announced

Queen, Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox and the Soweto Gospel Choir are among the acts that will appear at a concert for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday in June.

Burma's death toll rising

The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media have said.

Oil could reach $200, analyst warns

Oil prices could reach $200 a barrel within the next two years, a Goldman Sachs report has found.

Obama celebrates easy North Carolina win

Barack Obama scored a resounding win in the Democratic presidential primary in North Carolina, while Hillary Clinton narrowly won the Indiana primary.

UBS to cut jobs after huge losses

Swiss financial giant UBS has announced plans to slash up to 5,500 jobs - about 7 per cent of its total workforce.

Burma death toll reaches 15,000

The death toll from last weekend's devastating cyclone in south-west Burma has reached 15,000, the Burmese government has said.

Concert to celebrate Mandela's 90th birthday

Amy Winehouse, Dame Shirley Bassey, Queen and Annie Lennox are some of the top acts scheduled to appear at a concert for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday this summer.

Bush pledges $770m to ease world hunger

American President George W Bush has asked the US Congress to approve $770m in new international food aid.

Zimbabwe finally announces presidential results

The long-awaited results of Zimbabwe's troubled presidential election have finally been announced.

Olympic flame arrives in Hong Kong

The Olympic torch has reached Hong Kong on its way to the Chinese capital of Beijing, the Games' host city.

US agrees with need for international nuclear ban on Iran

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the US has been working with Russia, China and three European countries to forge a coalition banning Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Brown's Labour suffers election humiliation

Gordon Brown's Labour party has suffered its worst performance since the 1960s in local elections in England and Wales.

Two sides meet in Grangemouth pensions row

A proposal to resolve the bitter row over pensions at the Grangemouth oil refinery has been drawn up following peace talks between leaders of the Unite union and bosses from Ineos, which owns the giant refinery in Scotland.

Austrian cellar children awed by outside world

A policeman has told how two children kept prisoner in an Austrian cellar for their entire lives were "open-mouthed with awe" when shown the outside world for the first time.

Scholes strike sets up all-English Euro final

Manchester United are through to their first European Cup final in nine years after Paul Scholes' spectacular strike gave them a slender 1-0 aggregate win over Barcelona at Old Trafford last night.

UK house prices fall year-on-year

UK property prices have recorded their first annual fall for 12 years, figures show.

Bush to attend Olympic ceremonies despite protests

US President George W Bush plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics despite a potential boycott, according to US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.

Clinton wins in key Pennsylvania primary

Hillary Clinton has beaten rival Barack Obama to win the Democratic primary election in the key state of Pennsylvania.

Google is world's most powerful brand

Internet search giant Google is the world's most valuable brand, a survey has revealed.

Fifth of GP surgeries could close, Tories warn

Around a fifth of England's GP surgeries are under threat of closure, according to the Conservative party.

Forbidden Kingdom wins US box-office battle

The Forbidden Kingdom has topped the US box office on its opening weekend, figures from box office tracker Media By Numbers show.

Pope ends six-day US trip

Pope Benedict XVI has ended his first visit to America with an open-air Mass at New York's Yankee baseball stadium.

Man Utd trio sign new contracts

English trio Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Wes Brown have signed new contracts with Manchester United, the club have confirmed.

Citigroup posts huge losses

Banking giant Citigroup has posted huge losses as the global credit crisis continues to hit US banks.

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