IRAQ has said that it reserves the right to try six guards working for the private security firm Blackwater USA for their alleged role in the killing of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last year
IRAN has not authorised a concert by Irish crooner Chris de Burgh, in what would have been a first in the Islamic republic, the official news agency IRNA reported today
ZIMBABWE`S main rivals failed to reach a settlement on the final day of a regional summit where the country`s crisis was high on the agenda, a spokesman for the opposition leader says
POPE Benedict XVI called today for the "immediate opening" of humanitarian corridors between Georgia and the Moscow-backed separatist South Ossetia region to aid victims of the conflict
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in the Georgian capital that the ex-Soviet republic, currently mired in conflict with Russia, will join NATO
THE religious credentials of US presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain will be scrutinised as the two field questions from a prominent evangelical preacher
MANLY skipper Matt Orford labelled their 40-32 loss to South Sydney as the worst defeat in his time at the club as the Sea Eagles handed top spot and minor premiership favouritism over to defending champions Melbourne
ST KILDA coach Ross Lyon refused to let the "F" word out of the bag after watching his AFL side keep their finals hopes alive with a 43-point demolition of Fremantle at Subiaco Oval
RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace believes his young side showed a new level of maturity and poise in their shock 16.9 (105) to 10.16 (76) AFL win over Hawthorn at the MCG
CANBERRA have continued their late season surge, moving into sixth spot on the NRL ladder after a crushing 38-18 victory over fellow finals aspirants Newcastle at Canberra Stadium
ADELAIDE United captain Travis Dodd sent the Reds to the top of the A-League table after sealing a 1-0 home win over Perth Glory with a thumping first-half strike
RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace believes his young side showed a new level of maturity and poise in their shock 16.9 (105) to 10.16 (76) AFL win over Hawthorn at the MCG
CANBERRA have continued their late season surge, moving into sixth spot on the NRL ladder after a crushing 38-18 victory over fellow finals aspirants Newcastle at Canberra Stadium
ADELAIDE United captain Travis Dodd sent the Reds to the top of the A-League table after sealing a 1-0 home win over Perth Glory with a thumping first-half strike
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QANTAS has been forced to delay a flight from London by more than 16 hours because of a rudder problem
AN ICE climber has been found dead hours after two men were killed in separate skiing accidents
PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf is facing possible impeachment after the government gave him a deadline to stand down
