THE gardening gloves are off, with Jamie Durie`s former Nine co-star Scott Cam shaming the Seven personality for "offensive" comments he made which pitted Durie`s new program against the makeover of Sydney survivor Lauren Huxley
US forces have killed six Iraqi security personnel north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials say, in an incident which the American military said was a case of "mistaken fire``
NORTH Korea has started to reassemble its main nuclear facility, making good on threats after the US failed to remove the communist state from a terrorism blacklist, reports said today
AFGHANISTAN`s President Hamid Karzai met British actor Jude Law and flimmaker Jeremy Gilley and praised their efforts to promote peace in his war-torn country, the president`s office said today
RIVAL groups of birds behave like football fans, shouting chants at each other and commiserating with each other after a loss, research from England`s University of Bristol has revealed today
THE local government of Spain`s southwestern region of Andalucia said today it was preparing a pioneering euthanasia law which would allow terminally ill patients to refuse medical treatment and make it illegal to keep someone alive by artificial means
FRENCH Justice Minister Rachida Dati, one of the stars of President Nicolas Sarkozy`s cabinet, announced on Wednesday that she was pregnant but declined to say who the father was
US President George W. Bush overnight urged Republicans to rally around his chosen successor, John McCain, calling him right on the Iraq war and declaring McCain "ready to lead" the United States
The Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder was the most watched movie across North America over the long US Labour Day weekend, but it was The Dark Knight that made news by breaking the $US500 million ($588.65 million) mark, industry figures showed today
A TORNADO struck a New Orleans suburb today, smashing buildings but causing no injuries in a community evacuated before Hurricane Gustav hit a day earlier, the fire chief said
REVELATIONS that the 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin is pregnant highlight the difficulties of getting American teens to just say "No," experts say
POLICE in the US state of Minnesota arrested scores of demonstrators marching against President George W. Bush`s policies in a rally outside the Republican convention, bringing to nearly 300 the number of people held in two days of clashes
KEVIN Keegan`s future as Newcastle United manager remains in the balance despite the English Premier League club insisting they wanted him to stay in his job
BRISBANE boss Bruno Cullen wants broadcasters to consult clubs about game scheduling, with thousands of fans denied the chance to farewell coach Wayne Bennett on Friday night
WITH one round to go, the result of all but one match this weekend will have a bearing on top eight positions including the minor premiership. Fox Sports commentator Mark Braybrook previews the matches
THE Melbourne Tigers` NBL championship defence received a major boost - at the expense of local rivals the South Dragons - with the signing of star player Ebi Ere
Kevin Rudd fears for the security of Australian troops in Afghanistan following the resignation of Pakistan`s President Pervez Musharraf / AFP
THE gardening gloves are off, with Jamie Durie`s former Nine co-star Scott Cam shaming the Seven personality for "offensive" comments he made which pitted Durie`s new program against the makeover of Sydney survivor Lauren Huxley
