Lawyers representing the nation's first openly gay governor and his estranged wife ended the first day of their scheduled divorce trial reporting progress in settlement talks. (May 6)

The rival political groups have agreed to an independent review of the election results at the centre of the row but have yet to reach a deal for power-sharing.

Poland is to get a new government after the right-wing premier steps down on Monday, to be replaced by the head of the victorious liberal party, Donald Tusk. Nurses and medical staff who have been striking for months are delighted by the change. They expect from his Civic Platform nothing less than a full reform of the nation's public health system. Voiced report.

The latest celebrity news including Macca's big divorce payout, Britney's dinner with Mel and a girl for Halle Berry! John Russell reports.

In Falaise, the anchor point is pounded by Canadian artillery, then their tanks and infantry drive into town and mop up the snipers...Farther East, at St. Mars La Brier, 215 Soviet women and girls who were brought to France as slave labour, and subjected to beatings by the Nazis when they resisted, are liberated... At Chartres, the Yanks drive out the Nazis, using small arms to spare damage to the historic cathedral...In southern France, the pent-up anger of the French manifests itself. Attractive French girls who have collaborated with the enemy have their heads shaved as the townspeople revile them... At St Malo, fanatical German defenders of this ancient fortress surrender only after their ammunition and brandy have been consumed. Showers of air bombs speed their capitulation.

As part of the deal Mills was awarded a lump sum of 16.5 million pounds and assets worth 7.8 million pounds. McCartney and Mills' split was fought out under a remorseless media spotlight with McCartney pitted against the outspoken Mills. Lurid tales of Mills colourful past appeared in British newspapers. Mills hit back, saying she was driven to the brink of suicide because the media branded her a "whore" and "gold-digger."

China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported that Chinese officials will meet representatives of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Washington DC - 5,000 cheer President Eisenhower as he arrives at National Airport in Geneva

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