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Roger Federer upset by Radek Stepanek in Rome Masters

ROME - Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals.

 

 

 

Lost in Showbiz The strange case of Lindsay Lohan and the disappearing mink coat <== front page of the U.K. Guardian Web site

 

 

 

“Hitler was a fascinator, as many people found,” wrote Diana Mosley. “Part of the charm was his extreme naturalness and lack of affectation”... more» <== recommended

 

 

 

Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid

INDEPENDENCE, Calif. - National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains.

 

 

 

Latin resurrected... on Vatican website - The Catholic Church's official language of Latin finally made it onto the Vatican website Friday alongside Italian, English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese.

 

Land fall Extract: Seeking a quiet life keeping bees on St Helena, the Pirate Captain's peace is shattered by the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte - in a better hat than him. A chapter from Gideon Defoe's latest riproaring comic adventure

More grit than glamour Blog: The popular image of Ian Fleming living a blessed high life is way off the mark, says Charles Cumming The best Bond villains Bond quiz: 007 out of 10

 

 

 

Decline and fall of a flapper
Frances Osborne's The Bolter lovingly lays to rest the ghost of the eternally frivolous but diehard manhunter Idina Sackville, says Robert McCrum