FLOODS and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 12 people across Indonesia and the capital`s main airport was briefly shut today as more than 40 flights were delayed due to low visibility
A TOP al-Qaeda commander who led Osama bin Laden`s terror network in Afghanistan was believed to have been killed when a missile fired by a US drone hit his Pakistani hideout
GERMANY rejected an urgent US call for combat troops in battle-ravaged southern Afghanistan, insisting Berlin`s focus on reconstruction efforts in the relatively calm north was justified
FRENCH rogue trader Jerome Kerviel has told investigators he made his first secret profits in the wake of the July 2005 London bombings, a "jackpot" that put him on the path to multibillion-euro losses for Societe Generale, according to leaked records of his deposition
THE Orthodox Church joined Russia`s tabloids to rally around a boxer who beat an alleged paedophile to death in a case that has captured the nation`s attention
AT LEAST At least 17 people were killed and about 70 injured in a powerful explosion sparked by an accident in an unlicensed fireworks plant in Istanbul
A COURT in Sweden sentenced a man to three months prison for aggravated libel, for falsely informing the FBI that his former son-in-law had links to al-Qaida
A BRITISH retailer has withdrawn a bedroom set targeted at young girls that was branded under the name "Lolita" after a furious campaign by a mothers` group, The Times has reported
GOLD Coast fullback Preston Campbell believes rugby league players could be reluctant to report on-field racism following the recent treatment of cricketer Andrew Symonds
IF he`d had the choice, former tournament pro Wayne Smith would have picked almost any other career than golf for his daughter Kristie - until he saw her hit the ball
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GOLD Coast fullback Preston Campbell believes rugby league players could be reluctant to report on-field racism following the recent treatment of cricketer Andrew Symonds
IF he`d had the choice, former tournament pro Wayne Smith would have picked almost any other career than golf for his daughter Kristie - until he saw her hit the ball
NEW South Wales came from behind to pile on 38 unanswered second half points to down a depleted ACT Brumbies line-up 48-19 at Bluetongue Stadium
AUSTRALIA have eyes on taking India`s Twenty20 world crown after thrashing the tourists by nine wickets at the MCG
