Australia’s new leader Julia Gillard defended her ruthless disposal of predecessor Kevin Rudd on Friday as she used her first day in office to target the policy blunders which triggered the shock take

Malaysia has banned a book and two comics by a political cartoonist that were critical of the government, saying they were “undesirable” and could incite people to revolt.

Birthday boy Stuart Broad took four wickets as England beat Australia to go 2-0 up in their five match one-day series against the world champions on Thursday.
England, chasing 240, were in trouble at 109 for 3. But Eoin Morgan, who’d rescued England from the depths of 97 for four with an unbeaten century, in their series-opening win, made an accomplished 52.

Michael Jackson fans around the world began on Friday marking the first anniversary of the music icon’s death, with events from candlelight vigils to slumber parties planned in honour of the tragic su

The police raided the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic church on Thursday following fresh accusations of child sex abuse involving priests.

Thirty-three boys have died from botched circumcisions conducted in traditional initiation rites in South Africa, while scores more have ended up in hospital with mutilated penises, a health official

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer on Thursday backed Germany to beat old rivals England in Sunday’s round of 16 match with a World Cup quarterfinal place at stake.

Landon Donovan was moments from reliving his worst football heartache, a first-round World Cup exit, when he scored the most important goal of his life to send the United States into the knockout roun

Ivory Coast are hoping for another North Korean defensive meltdown in their final Group G match here on Friday if they are to avoid another early African exit at the World Cup.

The journalist girlfriend of Spain’s goalkeeper was accused of breaching professional ethics on Wednesday after she reported on live television from behind the net ahead of the country’s World Cup los