MADONNA expects her Australian fans to spend thousands of dollars in airfares and concert tickets to see her perform overseas, as she again refused to tour Down Under
WESTERN aid experts in Bangkok will have to wait at least four more days to get into Burma to help cyclone victims because Burma`s embassy in the Thai capital has taken a local holiday today
THE United Nations today warned another storm was headed in the direction of Burma, which could complicate the slow-moving relief efforts from deadly Cyclone Nargis
BURMA`S junta has impounded two UN food aid shipments at Rangoon airport, triggering more outrage at the military government`s refusal to accept a major international relief operation
THE United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on May 23 to examine how the world`s food crisis is undermining the right to food for millions of people, officials said today
AN Austrian court has ordered Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and had seven children with her, to be kept in custody for a further month, a court spokesman said
AUSTRALIA Under-23 captain Mark Milligan remains a slim chance of travelling to Malaysia for this month`s Intercontinental Cup, with his appeal against a tournament ban likely to be heard Friday
THEY say the policemen look younger as you get older, but the thing that really makes you feel your age is when the career of a footballer you have long followed seems to enter its final stages
SYDNEY FC midfielder Simon Colosimo has declared a "great day for A-League players" after a collective bargaining agreement was introduced, raising salary cap and minimum wage levels while also improving player entitlements over the next five years
WAYNE Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by declaring himself fit to take part in the dramatic finale to an exhilarating Premier League title battle
NORTH Queensland received a welcome boost ahead of their NRL match against Cronulla with lock Luke O`Donnell set to play a week earlier than expected after a hip operation
A WING spot in the NSW State of Origin side might be up for grabs, but incumbent Hazem El Masri returns for the Bulldogs in the NRL clash with Penrith to stake a last-minute claim
"DING Dong, the witch is dead." With these words, Jack Gibson brought Parramatta Leagues Club auditorium to a standstill after he had led the Eels to their first premiership in 1981
