HOLLYWOOD star Naomi Watts last night paid a tearful tribute to her former lover Heath Ledger in her first public appearance since his death last month
PAKISTANI security forces are on their highest state of alert, the day before critical parliamentary polls, after a suicide bomber killed 47 people at an opposition election rally
FOUR major European Union nations are expected to swiftly back a declaration of independence by Kosovo, although some fellow member states with their own separatists in mind oppose the move
AN independent Kosovo will be "dedicated to peace and stability" says a draft copy of a declaration of independence put before Kosovo`s parliament, seen by AFP
HAVING made good use of their much-needed week off, a refreshed Central Coast will begin their A-League grand final preparations in earnest with zero injury concerns
THE Bulldogs official who quit over a fake email scam has been busted for a second time, this time for using the club`s Belmore offices to smear the rival group at the club`s election
HAVING battled injury and depression for much of last year, the coming season has brought new hope for Parramatta half-back Tim Smith. He opens up to Andrew Johns
WHIZ kid Shannon Walker showed glimpses of brilliance in a trial against Canberra but Gold Coast assistant coach Trevor Gillmeister says the teenager has a "long way to go" before he`s ready to make his NRL debut
PHIL Mickelson has posted a one-under 71 to hang on to a one-shot lead after three rounds of the US PGA Tour Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Club in Los Angeles
MOLDOVA`S Ruslan Ivanov took the overall title in Malaysia`s 13th Tour de Langkawi, with Argentina`s Mauro Richeze winning the ninth and final stage of the event
JAPANESE qualifier Kei Nishikori has shocked No.3 San Querrey in a three-set thriller at the Delray Beach International to book his first ATP Tour final berth
Tornadoes ... people walk past a damaged Caterpillar plant in Mississippi / AP
BE Kind Rewind, Michel Gondry`s quirky flick starring Jack Black, has wound up the Berlin Film Festival
HEATHER Mills was said to be planning a celebration party after reportedly reaching a $145 million deal to divorce Sir Paul McCartney
CHART history has been made in Australia this week with the first-ever No.1 single you cannot buy in stores
HOLLYWOOD star Naomi Watts last night paid a tearful tribute to her former lover Heath Ledger in her first public appearance since his death last month
