FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for Western leaders, including former prime minister John Howard, to be charged with war crimes over Iraq
IRANIAN conservatives have won 69 per cent of seats in parliament and reformists 16 per cent after two rounds of legislative elections, Interior Minister Mostafa Pour Mohammadi announced today
THE Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay ended today after completing a four-hour course amid protests and scuffles that injured at least four people, witnesses said
COMMUNIST guerrillas have killed four soldiers and abducted two more at a gold rush area in the southern Philippines, police and provincial officials say
THE US and Britain have issued new travel alerts warning of an increased terrorist threat in China, as Interpol said Beijing must prepare for a possible al-Qaeda attack at the Olympics
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai criticized the US and British conduct of the war in Afghanistan, telling The New York Times in an interview published today his Government must be accorded the lead in policy decisions
A PIPELINE carrying up to half of Britain`s oil was gradually being shut down on Saturday ahead of a strike over pensions that has already closed a major refinery and prompted panic buying
FIERY Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has sparked a fresh controversy by reportedly slapping compatriot Shantha Sreesanth at an Indian Premier League (IPL) game
ADELAIDE`S controversial "double goal" in the final quarter of their victory over Carlton at the MCG left Blues coach Brett Ratten bewildered, but he will take no action
BRETT Stewart received six stitches for a nasty cut under his eye before helping spearhead Manly`s come-from-behind 30-22 victory over the Bulldogs at Brookvale Oval
FOUR-time world champion Sebastien Loeb has crashed out of the Rally of Jordan after an accident involving a similar Citroen C4 car on the road section after special stage 11
