INDONESIAN prosecutors have demanded up to seven years` jail for a self-described "commander" of radical Islamists who allegedly led a mob attack on a rally of religious moderates
THE UN`s Yugoslav war crime court has entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for war crimes and genocide charges after he refused to enter one
BELGIAN authorities have warned people living close to a medical laboratory of contamination risks following a radioactive iodine leak last weekend, an incident first considered as without danger
REPUBLICAN White House hopeful John McCain has picked his running mate to stand with him against the Democrats in the November election, his campaign said today
A VAST region of the Amazon forest in Brazil was home to a complex of ancient towns in which about 50,000 people lived, according to scientists assisted by satellite images of the region
A HEARING in which attorneys for convicted murderer Charles Dean Hood will raise conflict of interest concerns involving the judge that sentenced him to die has been scheduled for two days after Hood is to be executed, one of his attorneys said overnight
BARACK Obama will today tell Americans their country faces a "defining moment" at home and vow to keep them safe from foreign threats in a dazzling finale to the Democratic convention
QUEENSLAND Roar defender Josh McCloughan will miss the A-League match against Central Coast Mariners on Sunday after sustaining a groin injury in training
IT would have to rank as one of Australian football`s most anticipated comebacks although the man himself, Mark Bosnich, is doing his best to downplay his return
