ISRAELI archeologists in Jerusalem have found the imprint of a seal that belonged to an 6th century BC official in the court of the last king of Judah who was mentioned in the Old Testament
A PALESTINIAN asylum seeker who told Australian authorities he was frightened to return to the Middle East has been killed in the Gaza Strip, refugee advocates say
INDONESIAN tourists are flocking to the small village of Jatiwates in East Java, lured by the grisly attraction of a suspected serial killer whose victims were found in a backyard
TWO aftershocks on Friday hit the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the site of May`s devastating earthquake, with the second felt strongly in the provincial capital Chengdu
SPANISH police have made their biggest heroin seizure when drugs with a street value of more than 54 million euros ($89.6 million) were found in the Mediterranean port of Sitges
THE family of Doujon Zammit, the Australian tourist viciously bashed after a night out in Greece, have made the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support
LIBERAL leader Brendan Nelson will take his listening tour global next week when he visits the United States and the United Kingdom for talks on economics, security and climate change
MANLY interchange hooker Heath L`Estrange would jump at the chance to play for France in the Rugby League World Cup if officials confirm his eligibility
AUSTRALIA have hit back at claims by New Zealand that last week`s Bledisloe Cup loss in Sydney was in part due to the All Blacks coaching staff still coming to terms with rugby`s experimental laws
Ablaze ... fire engulfs a train carrying oil about 80km from Tbilisi after it reportedly hit a landmine / Reuters
