BEIJING (Reuters) - Rioting erupted in China's restive far west Xinjiang region on Sunday, when locals burnt vehicles and blocked traffic in the regional capital Urumqi, the state news agency reported.

LONDON (AFP) - Andy Murray marked the first appearance for a competitive match of Wimbledon's 80-million-pound Centre Court roof by clinching a late-night five-set thriller on Monday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) - Beijing Olympic double sprint champion Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in 9.86 seconds, the fastest wind-legal time in the world this year.

BERLIN (AFP) - Double Olympic champion Britta Steffen on Thursday set a new world record for the women's 100 metres freestyle in a time of 52.85sec at the German national championships.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Internet users are calling on fellow web surfers to stay offline on July 1, the debut of a controversial software filter that critics say the Chinese government is using to tighten censorship.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Internet users are calling on fellow web surfers to stay offline on July 1, the debut of a controversial software filter that critics say the Chinese government is using to tighten censorship.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China marks 20 years on Thursday since the bloody June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square, but the day is likely to pass largely peacefully, with troops and police ready to stifle unrest.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China marks 20 years on Thursday since the bloody June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square, but the day is likely to pass largely peacefully, with troops and police ready to stifle unrest.

(Reuters) - China has undergone dramatic changes since the army crushed student-led pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. It has broken out of diplomatic isolation, hosted the Olympics and put a man in space.

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese film director Zhang Yimou will return to Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium, scene of his spectacular Olympic opening ceremony, to stage a version of the opera Turandot, state press said Thursday.

PARIS (AFP) - World swimming's ruling body FINA on Tuesday refused to give approval to 10 swimsuits, including some of those made from polyurethane and which were used, controversially, to set new world records.

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran the fastest ever 150m on Sunday in a street race held in a chilly and windy Manchester City Centre.

GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) - China fulfilled pre-tournament predictions in retaining the Sudirman Cup world team championships on Sunday, crushing South Korea in the final in front of an ecstatic home crowd.

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (AFP) - Chinese tourists are avoiding France because of President Nicolas Sarkozy and his country's attitude toward Tibet , a senior Chinese tourism official told AFP on the weekend.

Olympic gold medal single sculler Rob Waddell and another unnamed Olympic gold medallist have undergone keyhole surgery at Waikato Hospital to correct atrial fibrillation conditions.