Football suicide carnage averted
A group of 10 terror suspects arrested in Britain overnight were planning an attack on Manchester United's stadium during this weekend's blockbuster against Liverpool, according to reports.
Rice: Bush did not lie over war
George W. Bush's National Security Adviser yesterday denied claims in a new book that the US President decided to go to war in Iraq in January 2003 - two months before he told a news conference he had not made up his mind.
Fiji’s “father” dies at 83
The father of modern Fiji, Ratu Kamisese Mara, has died in a Suva hospital aged 83.
Hit lifts Sharon’s support
Ariel Sharon's campaign to assassinate the Hamas leadership appears to be reaping political dividends, as key figures in his right-wing Likud party threw their support behind his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
Spain to pull out troops within days
Spain will withdraw its troops from Iraq within 15 days, it was reported today, after the country's new Prime Minister ordered an immediate pull-out.
Militants vow bloody revenge
Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has vowed 100 revenge attacks after Israel's assassination of its leader Abdel Aziz Rantissi.
Al-Qaeda planned chemical bomb attack
Al-Qaeda linked terrorists were plotting to detonate a large-scale chemical bomb in Jordan that could have killed up to 20,000 people.
Vajpayee favoured in poll
India, the world's biggest democracy, opens voting in its marathon elections tomorrow.
Attacks close roads to Baghdad
The US military closed down two major highways into Baghdad yesterday in the latest disruption caused by intensified attacks by anti-American insurgents.
Receivers move on Nauru assets
The tiny, cash-strapped nation of Nauru has lost control of the jewel in its investment crown, Melbourne landmark building Nauru House, as the receivers move in.