LONDON

Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, was crowned the 61st Miss World in a glittering ceremony at the Earls Court Two in London on Sunday night. Miss Philippines, Gwendoline Ruais, was named the runner-up, while Miss Puerto Rico, Amanda Perez, came third in the contest.

The property sector in the UK is abuzz with reports of high value acquisitions amidst the overall slow growth of the economy. The eurozone crisis and decline in the overall property prices have aroused the global interest in UK property market.

Three additions have been made to the existing 109 officially named chemical elements in the periodic table. Elements 110, 111, and 112 have been named darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg), and copernicium (Cn), respectively.

Live Online/TV Coverage: In the U.K., Match of the Day will broadcast a comprehensive highlights program on Saturday and Sunday nights, full details are available on the BBC Web site. In the U.S., Fox Sports will start its coverage from 1800 EDT. In Australia, Fox Sports has the exclusive rights to the entire EPL season, while in New Zealand, Sky TV will broadcast a selection of live games.

A man has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by the Nottingham Crown Court in a murder case.

Recessions have shaken the world economy in more than once and each time the world has come out of it at different pace. The world can still breathe easy as the gravity of the current recession, in terms of its recovery period, has not yet surpassed the Great Depression of 1930.

Can you imagine more than a thousand bells ringing together and welcoming the summer? Well, the United Kingdom is going to embrace an especially summery day next July 27 to celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

To celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a collection of specially commissioned images by 12 of the United Kingdom’s leading artists was unveiled on Friday.

The Miss World beauty pageant is heading to a conclusion, with its final day at the Earls Court exhibition center in London on Sunday. Miss Venezuela apparently is the odds-on favorite to win this year, according to betting pools.

The victim of a shooting at a funeral in south London on has been named as 21-year-old Azezur "Ronnie" Khan.

Varying reports on Friday's death toll from Syria have sparked international criticism as the fragile Arab League roadmap to solve the crisis in the country is already under serious threat.

Jamie Pyatt, district editor of the tabloid, has been arrested in connection with the Metropolitan Poilce's investigation into corrupt payments to police officers.

The death toll among Syrian civilians after Thursday's clampdown of the security forces against anti-government protesters has risen up to 20 civilians, according to London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

The late Steve Jobs has been named the most influential person in gaming history in a survey of 1,000 executives from the gaming industry.

Arsenal will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions when they welcome West Brom to the Emirates on Saturday.

Tensions between Iran and the U.S. are mounting after Teheran warned that America should think twice as the government would be ready to "defend the country" amid speculation that the U.S. and Israel are considering an attack.

The investigation into Chelsea and England captain John Terry's alleged racist abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand took a further twist, after the under fire 30-year-old was forced to call in the police, following the surfacing of a doctored recording of his voice uttering racist comments was posted on the internet.

Miss World 2011 is due to take place on Sunday November 6 in Earls Court. We have got the odds on the favourites to win this year for all you gambling fans.

Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard arrived at Odeon Kensington in London for the European premiere of their latest film "The Rum Diary" on Thursday night.

Live online/TV coverage: In the UK, ITV4 will broadcast live coverage of tonight's tie, with further details and match highlights available on the company's web site. Coverage is also available on BBC Radio 5 Live.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's release just around the corner, analysts have come to question whether Battlefield 3 will be able to maintain its strong opening sales.