Roger Federer came back from the brink of another shock defeat to beat Robby Ginepri at the Cincinnati Masters.

American Ginepri took the first set 7-6 and was serving for the match at 6-5 in the second as he played some inspired tennis against his Swiss rival. But Ginepri buckled with a win in sight as Federer levelled after a tie-break. A stomach injury then badly affected Ginepri, and Federer, who suffered a shock defeat by Gilles Simon in Toronto, won the deciding set 6-0. Read the full story

An exploding oxygen cylinder probably caused the hole that appeared in a Qantas jet during a flight, a safety official has confirmed.

Julian Walsh, of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, said it appeared parts of the tank had exploded through the passenger cabin floor. The plane, which was flying from London to Melbourne, was forced to land in the Philippines on Friday. Passengers reported a loud bang and then rapid decompression of the cabin. Read the full story

An earthquake measuring 5.4 has caused buildings to shake across a wide area of southern California in the US.

The epicentre was 29 miles (46km) south-east of central Los Angeles, near Chino Hills in San Bernardino County, officials said. The quake was felt as far south as San Diego but there were no reports of any serious casualties or damage. Offices and restaurants were evacuated, and residents reported cracks in the walls of their homes. The US Geological Survey initially said the tremor measured up to 5.8, but later downgraded its size. Read the full story

A Chinese teacher has been detained for posting images on the internet of schools that collapsed in the Sichuan earthquake, a rights group has said.

Human Rights in China said Liu Shaokun had been ordered to serve a year of “re-education through labour”. Mr Liu was detained for “disseminating rumours and destroying social order”, the group said. The 12 May quake killed nearly 70,000 people. Many of those who died were children whose schools collapsed. The poor condition of the school buildings has become a sensitive political issue for the government, and… Read the full story

Thousands of troops will be deployed in Italian cities from next Monday to help police fight crime, the Italian government has announced.

About 2,000 troops will guard “sensitive” sites such as train stations and embassies. Another 1,000 will go on street patrols with police. The six-month deployment includes Rome, Naples, Milan and Turin. Some troops will guard migrant holding centres. Italy’s centre-left opposition dismissed the move as “image-building”. Read the full story

The Pakistani military says it has killed at least 25 militants in the north-western district of Swat.

A military spokesman said the clashes took place in a village near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district. A spokesman for the militants told the BBC Urdu service that only five militants were killed in the clashes. The clashes followed renewed violence in the area in which three Pakistani officials were killed and up to 25 security forces kidnapped by militants. The violence has delivered a serious blow to a peace deal signed with the militants in Swat two months ago. Parts of the valley have been placed under curfew after the latest clashes, officials say. Read the full story

Following the demolition of four houses in Tain, Port Mourant, Berbice by a team from the Central Housing and Planning Authority yesterday, Minister of Housing and Water Harry Narine Nawbatt indicated that persons were squatting on lands which were already allocated by the Housing Ministry. He emphasized that squatting is an illegal act and will not be tolerated by his Ministry. The Minister said on numerous visits to Berbice, he and the team from the Ministry had met with squatters and encouraged them to remove from the location where they were squatting and visit the Ministry in order that their applications can be processed Read the full story

Rice, the second largest agricultural sub-sector in Guyana has been a major contributor to the country’s economy as it accounts for approximately 20 percent of Gross Domestic Product and 12 percent of export earnings, in addition to impacting on thousands of lives. Read the full story

Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh while speaking at today’s seminar on Guyana’s privatisation and taxation policies said that government is firmly committed to the strictest standards of transparency and accountability, The seminar was hosted by the Privatisation Unit in association with the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) at Le Meridien Pegasus. Read the full story

South Korea has received its first shipment of US beef since imports were banned after BSE - or mad cow disease - was detected in the US five years ago.

South Korea’s decision to end the ban in April sparked huge protests and cost three cabinet ministers their jobs. Critics accused President Lee Myung-bak of compromising the health of South Koreans in order to improve prospects of a free-trade deal with Washington. The crisis was defused after the government negotiated extra safeguards. The US agreed to restrict exports to beef from cattle less than 30 months old, believed less susceptible to mad cow disease. President Lee also publicly apologised for his handling of the issue. Read the full story