AFGHAN authorities are examining the extent of an unprecedented locust plague that has prompted local officials in some areas to offer wheat as a reward to residents for killing the insects
IRAQ`S government has agreed a truce with the movement of Shi`ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end weeks of fighting in an eastern Baghdad slum between Shi`ite militia and security forces, officials say
SRI Lanka Tamil Tiger rebels today sank a navy vessel while it was moored at the island`s east coastal town Trincomalee, hours before the government held elections in the area
BURMA`S pro-democracy opposition today said the cyclone death toll is rising daily because of the junta`s aid restrictions and called on the UN to send help "by any means"
AN Iraqi refugee ordered by Denmark to divorce one of his two wives if he wants to stay in the Scandinavian country is willing to move to Britain or even back to Iraq to avoid splitting his family, according to media reports
AUSTRALIA`S football whiz kid, Rhain Davis, finished his first season with Manchester United this week - and there`s no sign the club has any plans to let him go
AVRAM Grant believes Chelsea and Manchester United should decide the Premier League title with a winner-takes-all play-off if both teams finish level on points after the final matches
AUSTRALIA full-back Billy Slater hopes his indifferent Test debut won`t cost him his place in the Queensland side when selectors name the team for State of Origin I on Tuesday
VETERAN Brisbane lock Tonie Carroll hasn`t been able to recover from a hamstring injury and has been replaced by Greg Eastwood for the Broncos Mother`s Day clash with Manly at Suncorp Stadium
BRISBANE five-eighth Darren Lockyer has conceded he has very little hope of leading Queensland into battle in Origin I after consulting his knee specialist
WILLIE Mason has called for Braith Anasta be installed as New South Wales State of Origin five-eighth after the pair combined to lead the Sydney Roosters to a thumping 30-4 NRL win over Canberra
ADAM Scott, eight shots from the halfway lead at the Players Championship, knows he must find a quick fix for his putting woes to have any chance of winning the $A10.1 million event
SWEDISH superstar Annika Sorenstam notched her second-straight round without a bogey to take a three-shot lead in the $A2.33 million LPGA Michelob Ultra Open
UTAH have defeated Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 to climb back into their NBA play-off series, Carlos Boozer pacing the Jazz with 27 points and 20 rebounds
