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BEIJING (AP) -- China's leaders want Bo Xilai's downfall seen as a blow against corruption - not as part of a power struggle. But with a second, even higher-ranking Politburo member now suspected to be under pressure, it will become difficult to avoid the perception of all-out infighting....

Thousands of fans attend the funeral of footballer Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died during a match in Italy.

Inconsistencies in the officers’ testimony led the court to conclude that consent was not given after a knock-and-talk. United States v. Miranda-Cortez, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53402 (D. Utah April 16, 2012)*:

Because of these inconsistencies and the government's failure to acknowledge or otherwise convincingly explain them, the court concludes that the testimony of the officers involved in this operation is not sufficient to sustain the government's burden to prove it had freely obtained consent to search the basement apartment. The court wants to be clear that it is not impugning the testimony of the officers. Nothing before the court suggests that the officers have intentionally attempted to mislead the court or give knowingly false testimony. Indeed, it is more likely that the officers were distracted by their roles in continuing their deception to gain access to the house and were so overly concentrated on finding the drugs once they entered the basement, that they failed to appreciate all the details of what was occurring.

The officers may well have concluded that they had sufficient evidence to proceed without a warrant. Uncertainty, however, must weigh in favor of the constitutional protections. A pretext pursued with the stated objective of gaining entrance without a warrant may prematurely lead officers to believe they have succeeded in obtaining sufficient concessions from the home occupant to claim it was consent. With no exigencies evident here to justify a departure from the constitutional requirement, the officers rely on the consent exception, which is cluttered with uncertainties and contradictions.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A convicted murderer and another inmate remained at large after escaping from a Kansas jail where they'd been transferred because of overcrowding at a state prison. Two others were apprehended, one after he turned himself in at a Walmart in Nebraska....

Anders Behring Breivik, who admits killing 77 people in Norway last summer, used the video game "Modern Warfare 2" as training, he testified Thursday.

A hen in Sri Lanka gives birth to a live chick without an egg, in a new twist on the age-old question of which came first.

PARIS (AP) -- France saw its borrowing costs edge up in bond auctions Thursday that sold (EURO)10.5 billion ($13.8 billion) in medium-term debt, as concerns about Europe's debt crisis resurface....

Manchester United remain the world's richest football club, according to Forbes magazine.

Nick Clegg is criticised for advertising unpaid Liberal Democrat internships after saying positions should be "properly remunerated".

Guinea-Bissau's military junta says it will hold elections in two years following their coup last week - a move unlikely to appease regional mediators.

A consultation that led to the proposed closure of a paediatric heart unit at a west London hospital was lawful, the Court of Appeal rules.

Three men are jailed for life for a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed.

President Barack Obama leads tributes to TV veteran Dick Clark, who has died at the age of 82.

Force India team members flee as petrol bombs are hurled over their vehicle on their way back from the Bahrain Grand Prix track.

Qualcomm warns that it cannot meet demand for its Snapdragon S4 processors, used in mid-range smartphones.

Songs performed by Jews in a Nazi ghetto in Prague have been painstakingly recreated by a group in Tel Aviv.

Insurance and home repair company HomeServe is fined £750,000 by Ofcom for making too many silent or abandoned calls to customers.

Robberies and other crimes against the person increase by 8% in 2011, despite overall recorded crime falling by 3%.

Andy Murray moves into the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after Julien Benneteau retires with an ankle injury.

Scotland's largest police force is heavily criticised after a motorist was pursued by an unmarked car on a motorway.