Soccer This article is more than 2 months oldRobbie Fowler sacked by Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah after four monthsThis article is more than 2 months oldFormer Liverpool striker goes with club second in second tierAl-Qadsiah trail leaders by a point after eight unbeaten matchesThe Saudi Arabian second-tier club Al-Qadsiah have sacked Robbie Fowler as their manager, four months after appointing the former Liverpool striker. The 48-year-old, the eighth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League and holder of England 26 caps, has been dismissed with Al-Qadsiah second in the Saudi First Division League, trailing the leaders, Al-Orobah, by one point after eight matches.

World newsTeen rapist with the cruel mind of a childAs they marked off the days on the calendar leading to 13 January 2000, anxiety grew at police headquarters in Lille, where detectives kept a 24-hour telephone listening watch on friends of the suspected three-time killer, Sid Ahmed Rezala. Two of the murders linked to his name, including that of British student Isabel Peake, were committed on the thirteenth day of the month and his birthday was 13 May 1979.

Young boy in Homs, UNHCR/ Bassam Diab, December 2014. “We encountered this boy as we walked through the rubble of The old city. He pointed to the missile that he said killed his father.” Photograph: Melissa FlemingYoung boy in Homs, UNHCR/ Bassam Diab, December 2014. “We encountered this boy as we walked through the rubble of The old city. He pointed to the missile that he said killed his father.” Photograph: Melissa FlemingView from the topWorking in development This article is more than 8 years oldThe situation in Syria is only going to get worse .

Top 10sBooksAhead of Thursday’s National Poetry Day, its founder recommends some of the best collections – whether you are after poems to inspire or filthy verse inspired by Catullus A really successful poetry anthology needs two essential ingredients: pace and rhythm. The editor has to think hard about which poems are put together and how they relate to each other. Much of the challenge is working on the order and identifying certain poems that act as breathers to achieve the right tempo.

Social networkingBoy found hanged suffered website abuse, says familyThe family of a teenager thought to have killed himself believe bullying about his taste in music on a social networking site may have contributed to his death. Sam Leeson, 13, who was a fan of heavy metal music and emo - a genre that has its origins in hardcore punk rock - was found hanged at his home in Tredworth, near Gloucester, last Thursday.