Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.

He declined at first, but when his hosts insisted, he bowed to local custom and played his part in the ritual.

Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.

Her body was found stuffed in a big, ole drainpipe down near the river.