ACTOR Brad Renfro, a former child star in films such as The Client, died of an accidental overdose of heroin, the Los Angeles coroner`s office said in a report
ACTRESS Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger`s parents and sister gave moving eulogies at the actor`s memorial service in his hometown of Perth this afternoon
TURKISH Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed to continue to hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in Iraq and criticised EU countries for not cracking down fully on PKK affiliates within the bloc
HUNDREDS demonstrated outside Yemen`s parliament in Sanaa to call for the release of scores of relatives held by the US military in the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba
BRITAIN`S Justice Secretary Jack Straw is being asked to reveal how much ministers know about the extent of bugging in jails after a newspaper alleged lawyers were being "routinely bugged"
RUSSIA did not want to revive an arms race with the United States but has been forced to start a new weapons program in response to Washington`s planned missile shield in Europe, a Kremlin spokesman said
FOOTBALL Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley has described reports Australia could host Barclays Premier League matches as an "interesting concept"
JOHN Aloisi resumed light training with Central Coast as Newcastle striker Joel Griffiths was rated an 80 per cent chance of playing in Sunday`s second leg of the A-League major semi-final
NEWCASTLE Jets defender Matt Thompson won`t shy from making a difficult challenge against Central Coast despite the possibility he could be rubbed out for the A-League grand final
QUEENSLAND Roar, enjoying their first A-League finals campaign, have qualified for the preliminary final by defeating Sydney FC 2-0 on aggregate in the minor semi-final
SYDNEY FC will gain some consolation for crashing out of the A-League finals with a trip to Hawaii and a possible rematch with David Beckham`s LA Galaxy
NEWCASTLE`s Joel Griffiths gives himself a "good chance" of leading the attack as the Jets plan to complete the mission against Central Coast at Bluetongue Stadium and qualify for a first grand final appearance
LEVANTE players issued an ultimatum saying they will take action next week if the cash-strapped Primera Liga club do not repay their debts to the squad
SIR Alex Ferguson has made one final plea to Manchester City supporters to show respect for the Munich victims in the potentially volatile Manchester derby at Old Trafford
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has weighed into the debate over whether or not some Barclays Premier League games should be played overseas by telling clubs to "listen to fans"
Banned ... Beijing Olympic bosses have banned banners and posters at all Games venues.
