Murray surprised by roof decision
June 30, 2009
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Murray and Wawrinka are good friends and regularly practise together
Andy Murray said he was surprised his momentous fourth-round match against Stanislas Wawrinka was played under the Centre Court roof.
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June 30, 2009
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Italians killed as train explodes
June 30, 2009
At least 15 people have been killed and some 50 injured after a freight train carrying gas derailed and exploded in northern Italy, officials say.
The wagons jumped the tracks and crashed into several homes, setting off an inferno in the seaside town of Viareggio in the middle of the night.
Ladybird ‘risk to 1,000 species’
June 30, 2009
The Harlequin ladybird is putting over 1,000 species in the UK in peril, scientists have warned.
“The rate of spread is dramatic and unprecedented,” said Dr Helen Roy of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
US soldiers leave Iraq’s cities
June 30, 2009
US troops have withdrawn from towns and cities in Iraq, six years after the invasion, having formally handed over security duties to new Iraqi forces.
A public holiday - National Sovereignty Day - has been declared, and the capital, Baghdad, threw a giant party to mark the eve of the changeover.
Yemen jet crashes in Indian Ocean
June 30, 2009
A Yemeni airliner with more than 150 people on board has crashed in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros islands.
Some bodies have been found and a child rescued alive, officials from the carrier, Yemenia, said.
The Airbus 310 flight IY626 was flying from the Yemeni capital Sanaa, but many passengers on the plane began their journey in France.
SA’s Burger handed eight-week ban
June 29, 2009
Burger and Botha are both out of the third Test against the Lions
Schalk Burger has been banned for eight weeks by the International Rugby Board for eye-gouging British and Irish Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald.
The South Africa flanker was sin-binned in the first minute of the second Test on Saturday, which his side won to seal the series, and was cited afterwards.
Afghan clash ‘kills police chief’
June 29, 2009
Police chief Matiullah Qatay is said to have been killed in the gun battle
The provincial police chief and at least eight other police have been killed in a clash with US-trained Afghan guards in Kandahar, reports say.
The clash erupted after the guards, who are employed by US security forces, entered the prosecutor’s office - reportedly to free a colleague.
Iran frees five from UK embassy
June 29, 2009
Tehran has blamed the US and UK for post-election unrest
Five out of nine local staff from the UK embassy detained in Tehran have been released, Iranian officials say.
Iran’s media earlier said local employees at the UK mission were held over their role in protests against June’s disputed presidential election.
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has dismissed the allegations as baseless.
Pakistan troops killed in Kashmir
June 27, 2009
The army has been targeting militants in Pakistan's Swat valley
At least two soldiers have been killed and three others wounded by a suicide blast in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, officials say.
The Taliban has said it carried out the attack, the AP news agency reported.
Militants have launched deadly attacks on soldiers across Pakistan, but it is thought to be the first such bombing in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.