Lancaster News

Cyprus sets date for peace talks
Leaders from both sides of the divided island of Cyprus agree to launch reunification talks in early September, the UN says.

Scrum for last Olympic tickets
Thousands of people descend on ticket booths in Beijing, to get their hands on the last batch of Olympic tickets.

DR Congo boat accident 'kills 42'
At least 42 people die after their boat sinks on a remote river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.

I'll get on with job, says UK PM
Gordon Brown urges Labour to "have confidence" in itself after the party's Glasgow East by-election defeat.

Karadzic's appeal deadline looms
Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic has hours left to appeal against his extradition to The Netherlands on genocide charges.

Chavez gets royal Spanish welcome
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has talks over breakfast with Spain's King Juan Carlos - who famously told him to shut up last year.

Ships blocked after US oil spill
Commercial shipping is severely disrupted following an oil spill on the Mississippi River in the United States.

Scrabble's owners sue Scrabulous
Hasbro, the company that owns the North American rights to Scrabble, sues the founders of Scrabulous.

Does yeti exist? Does it have split ends? DNA tests to tell
Scientists in the UK who examined hairs reputed to belong to a yeti in India say that an initial series of tests have proved inconclusive.

Condoleezza Rice talks shopping with Australian schoolgirls
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells Australian schoolgirls she is looking forward to having time to shop again.