Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Arabiya News Saudi Arabia denied on Friday that its officials had discussed with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates putting pressure on China to back a new round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear ambitions. An "official source" quoted by the official SPA news agency said reports that Riyadh said it was willing to use its influence to get Beijing to support U.N. sanctions aimed at convincing Iran to halt its atomic program were false. "This issue is not true, it was not discusse..

BBC News They locked themselves into the dining room at Roe House after Mass on Easter Sunday morning. Army bomb experts were called to examine a suspicious object thrown into a corridor outside the room. It was later found to be a hoax. The men have been in the room since about 1000 BST on Sunday when they attended Easter Mass. Sunday's visits to the prison were cancelled and prisoners' families who arrived at Maghaberry were turned away. The wife of one prisoner who was unable..

England boss Fabio names his final squad on 1 June BBC The game has been arranged to provide England with some opposition from the CONCACAF region ahead of their Group C opener against the United States. England are due to depart for the first of two trips to a training camp at altitude in Austria on 17 May. But any players involved in the Champions League final on 22 May will not be involved in the Mexico friendly. England will also play Japan in Graz, Austria, on 30 May. The World Cup in South Africa starts on 11 June,..