IRAQI Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is expected to fly to London for health checks today, the second time in two months he has visited the British capital for medical tests, officials in his office said
A SUICIDE bomber detonated a vest packed with metal ball bearings in a refreshment tent full of Iraqi pilgrims heading to a Shi`ite festival overnight, killing 40 people and wounding 60, police said
AN Iraqi militant group has posted a video on the internet showing the killings of 12 Nepalese men who worked for a Nepalese company with a US contract
A SUICIDE bomber in a wheelchair killed a top policeman and wounded two others when he blew himself up in the police operations centre in the Iraqi city of Samarra today, police said
A BRITISH man sentenced to four years in jail in the Gulf emirate of Dubai for having a tiny amount of cannabis stuck to his shoe has been pardoned, a newspaper reported
FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy said today that he should have ignored a man who refused to shake his hand instead of telling him to "get lost" and calling him a "stupid bastard."]]>
BRITAIN`S information commissioner has ordered the Government to release the minutes of ministerial discussions about military action in Iraq in the run-up to the 2003 invasion
THIRD seed Tommy Haas came out with plenty of spark at the $830,000 Memphis ATP/WTA tournament by beating Diego Hartfield 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round
QUEENSLAND Reds half-back Sam Cordingley has made a dramatic comeback from injury to be considered a chance of playing against the Brumbies in Saturday`s Super 14 clash in Canberra
WEATHER permitting, the plaques for Brisbane`s rock`n`roll Walk of Fame will be laid today celebrating acts from the Bee Gees to Powderfinger
GUY Sebastian has been subjected to relentless gay taunts since he was crowned the Australian Idol four years ago
AUSSIE actor Eric Bana has ruled out ever returning to his comic roots, declaring the genre that brought him fame had also burnt him out
TILDA Swinton was put on the spot about her unconventional love life after bringing her young lover, and not her husband, to the Oscars
IF - for some reason - you want to look like serial rehab offender Amy Winehouse, now`s your chance
GOOD Charlotte rocker Benji Madden has been telling friends hotel heiress Paris Hilton is "the one", not Sophie Monk
