AUSTRALIAN actress Naomi Watts wanted to have a child with Heath Ledger but the Brokeback Mountain star was not ready, the first biography since his death in January claims
US and Iraqi forces are building a concrete wall through Baghdad`s Sadr City area in a bid to stop Shiite militiamen firing rockets at the "Green Zone" that houses the Iraqi government and the US embassy
A SEVERE tropical storm has hit southern China, bringing gale-force winds and forcing the rescue of 38 fishermen who sheltered in reefs as the typhoon approached
A BODY set up to rid the world of chemical weapons has agreed on a new global deadline of 2012, after admitting t Albania is the only country to have completely destroyed its stock
FORTUNE-tellers, mediums and spiritual healers marched on Downing Street on Friday to protest against new laws they fear will lead to them being "persecuted and prosecuted"
WHILE the global credit crunch has forced many consumers to rein in spending, one Beijing-based billionaire has splashed a record $533,900 on 27 bottles of red wine, London-based Antique Wine Company said
BULLDOGS officials have pulled out of the race for St George Illawarra centre Matt Cooper and warned errant lock Reni Maitua he will be wasting his time if he asks for a release
ESKIMO Queen won her first race since last year`s Queensland Oaks courtesy of a perfectly judged ride from Mark Zahra in the Group I Coolmore Classic at Rosehill
AS Adelaide coach Neil Craig put it, the Crows` 17-point AFL win over Fremantle was far from a great game but contained evidence to suggest there is better in store for his young team
PENRITH spoiled veteran backrower Lance Thompson`s NRL farewell with a Jarrod Sammut field goal giving the Panthers a thrilling 21-20 golden-point extra-time win over Cronulla at Toyota Stadium
THE Sharks lost their discipline and unbeaten Super 14 rugby record as the tenacious ACT Brumbies stormed home for a dramatic 27-21 victory on Saturday
LAST time North Melbourne met Collingwood, Shannon Grant was the villain. Tonight, he was one of their heroes as the Kangaroos pulled off a sensational comeback win at the MCG
THE only person under-playing Gary Ablett`s maestro AFL performance at Skilled Stadium was the man himself
