Arthur Miller, a giant of 20th century theatre still working into the 21st century, has died at his home in Connecticut, aged 89. Tributes poured in from the international theatre community, which had somehow assumed that the creator of an American archetype in Willy Loman, noble tragic hero of Death of a Salesman, would live and write forever.

The shooting of 13-year-old Devin Brown by the Los Angeles Police Department has sparked anger in the impoverished, largely African American community of South Los Angeles, and has left the US police department once again facing accusations of brutality.

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, will confront militant leaders tonight to demand that they stop firing mortars and rockets at Israeli settlements and towns. Dozens of missiles were launched on Thursday after Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians in separate incidents.

Roman Abramovich has poured money into Stamford Bridge and his roubles seem to have duly delivered the championship. But is buying success best for the game? Here are two different views on the matter. Will Buckley doesn’t mind the money, while Ian Ridley presents the case against.

President Thabo Mbeki has accepted Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson’s request to retire from the Bench. Delivering his State of the Nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament on Friday — attended by Chaskalson — Mbeki paid tribute to the Chief Justice, calling him a giant among South Africans.