The Wolves manager Mick McCarthy and his Birmingham counterpart, Alex McLeish, share their thoughts on Thierry Henry's handball

Uganda news round-up: Anti-homosexuality bill 'will harm country's fight against HIV/Aids'; first lady calls for men to better support their wives through childbirth; the World Cup comes to Uganda A Ugandan government bill that is advocating the death penalty for gay people will hinder the country's ...

US and Chinese presidents agree to expand cooperation on trade and improve bilateral relations

Blow to gay right campaigners as north-eastern US state, seen as liberal towards same-gender unions, says no at the ballot box Maine voters have repealed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry. With 84% of the precincts reporting, those against gay marriage had 53% of the vote last ...

The carbon dioxide emissions caused by the destruction of tropical forests have been significantly overestimated, according to a new study. The work could undermine attempts to pay poor countries to protect forests as a cost-effective way to tackle global warming. The loss of forests in countries such ...

East Coast main line train services from London to Edinburgh, will be operated by the government for at least 18 months Britain's most expensive rail franchise will spend at least 18 months under public ownership, according to government plans to nationalise the £1.4bn east coast contract. The Department ...

Xai Caiping, gang boss with a string of gambling dens, jailed for 18 years in crackdown on crime in Chongqing A string of gambling dens; a young lover lavished with gifts; brutal tactics that included the beating of an undercover cop investigating the powerful crime syndicate. Xie Caiping had all the ...

Hamid Karzai's rival fails to secure conditions to avoid fraud in presidential election runoff Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger in the Afghan presidential election, is close to quitting next Saturday's presidential runoff poll against incumbent Hamid Karzai - a move likely to further undermine ...

The parties, the women, the rumours - inside the world of Italy's billionaire prime minister "When I went with the girls to Palazzo Grazioli, I made them sit on the back seats since the windows at the rear of my vehicle were darkened," Giampaolo Tarantini told police in Rome. "I would alert someone ...

German accused of stabbing Egyptian woman he called a terrorist and whore Metal barriers, body scanners, bullet-proof glass, 200 police officers and rooftop marksmen have transformed Dresden's district courthouse into a high security bubble this week. The setup is in stark contrast to a day in July ...