AFP - An 80-year-old Frenchman was recovering in a state of shock in hospital on Saturday after being freed from a year locked in a laundry room by a wife half his age and her alleged lover.
AFP - Matt Prior's unbeaten century left England well placed for victory inside four days in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge here on Saturday.
Reuters - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 hours, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described the situation as very difficult.