We look at the final withdrawal from Iraq, and how that's gone down with the American press. We're also talking about rumours in the British papers that David Cameron is deliberately trying to sabotage an agreement between the other 26 EU member states.
In the US, we profile a heated competition between two Republican candidates in the race for the White House. Next to Argentina, where a strong performance in a landmark primary leaves Cristina Kirchner flying high. Finally, local authorities are trying to make the favelas of Rio de Janeiro safer ahead of the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
France face a difficult qualifying path to the 2014 World Cup after they were drawn in the same group as Spain, the reigning world and European champions, as well as Georgia, Belarus and Finland.
The 203 teams vying for 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification will find out their draw on Saturday. As host, Brazil does not need to qualify, leaving 31 other places to fill.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be played between June 12 and July 13, FIFA said Wednesday. The competition’s exact schedule will be announced in late October 2011.
Japan won the final of the Women's World Cup in Frankfurt on Sunday, beating the USA on penalties 3-1 after a hotly disputed match that saw each side score twice.
The US trounced France 3-1 Wednesday in the women’s World Cup, thus remaining favourites as they advanced to the final. The USA is bidding for its third world cup title.
French women footballers are enjoying unprecedented interest back home. But when they face World Cup favourites USA in Wednesday's semi-final match, a lot more than the tournament will be at stake.
French footballers will be hoping to stage an upset when they challenge tournament favourites USA in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup on Wednesday. Their coach Bruno Bini has admitted his team faces one of its toughest tests yet.
