LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday the country would remain resolute in its opposition to terrorism after two men hacked to death a soldier in south London. “This country will be absolutely resolute in its stand against violent extremism and terror,” he said, on the steps of his 10 Downing Street residence. “We will never give in to terror or terrorism in any of its forms.” (Reporting by Kate Holton) Read more here: Britain's Cameron says will never give in to terror

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 23 (Reuters) – Former European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal drew on the memory of his 2003 spat with Padraig Harrington as he urged fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods to settle their differences. Garcia and 14-times major winner Woods have always had a frosty relationship and the Spaniard had to issue an apology on Wednesday after making a “fried chicken” jibe at the world number one at the European Tour’s Player of the Year dinner the previous day. … Read more here: Golf-Olazabal urges Woods and Garcia to settle row

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria's largest party GERB declined on Thursday to try to form a new government, opening the way for the rival Socialists to put together a technocrat administration and end a political impasse. The center-right GERB won most seats in a May 12 election in the European Union's poorest country but cannot command a majority, as other parties shun it after its resignation during protests against low living standards in February. “We have promised to our voters we will not enter into unprincipled coalitions,” GERB's leader Boiko Borisov said. … Read more here: Bulgaria's largest party will not try to form government

PRAGUE (AP) — An American man suspected of killing four people is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday. Read more here: Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has fined U.S. bank JPMorgan 3.08 million pounds ($4.6 million) for being unable to show it was giving clients the right advice. The FCA said on Thursday the failings were not corrected until the watchdog brought them to the firm's attention in the course of its wider review of wealth management firms. … Read more here: UK regulator fines JPMorgan 3 million pounds

By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) – The royal and ancient game of golf, renowned for its etiquette and self-imposed penalties, has undergone many changes to the rules over its 600-year history but few issues have triggered as much debate as the proposal to outlaw the anchoring of putters. In a genteel sport where an inadvertent cough on a downswing can create controversy, the announcement by golf’s rule-makers on Tuesday that anchoring would be banned from 2016 has sparked fiery, impassioned division. … Read more here: Analysis – Has the anchor ban come too late?

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Public defenders representing James Holmes, accused of killing 12 moviegoers in Colorado last summer, will return to court on Thursday to challenge the state's insanity defense law in a bid to try to avoid the death penalty for their client. Lawyers representing Holmes, 25, are challenging Colorado's capital punishment statute on several fronts, and on Thursday are arguing that it unconstitutionally bars him from calling his own mental health experts at sentencing if he refuses to cooperate with court-appointed psychiatrists. … Read more here: Lawyers in Colorado shooting case to challenge insanity defense law

By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) – LeBron James scored the game-winning points in the dying embers of overtime as the Miami Heat held off a determined Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a thrilling Eastern Conference Finals opener on Wednesday. If broadcasters were concerned that another easy series win for Miami would further damage ratings, they got the perfect antidote with the Pacers pushing the Heat all the way and raising the prospect of a tight best-of-seven set. It was scrappy and foul-ridden at times in the first half and neither side were able to dominate at any stage. … Read more here: James saves Miami in last-gasp win over Indiana

(Reuters) – If Don Mattingly's comments and lineup change were aimed at shaking up his struggling Los Angeles team, he certainly got his wish as the Dodgers hammered Milwaukee 9-2 on Wednesday. With the Dodgers bottom of the National League West despite having one of the highest payrolls in Major League Baseball, Mattingly questioned his team's toughness and benched outfielder Andre Ethier. “It's not all grit and no talent that gets there, and it's not all talent and no grit. It's a mixture of both,” Mattingly told reporters, saying he wanted a team “that is going to compete the whole day. … Read more here: Dodgers find spark to whip Brewers, rookie Ryu wins

SINGAPORE (AP) — The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year have left the city-state before the end of a coroner’s inquest. They say they have lost faith in the process and their lawyer says they will push for a U.S. congressional investigation. Read more here: US family leaves Singapore frustrated with inquest