Benigno Aquino was declared the winner of the Philippine presidential election on Tuesday, nearly a month after voters went to the polls embracing his pledge to fight corruption and ease deep poverty.

Australian officials withdrew 200 Barack Obama mugs from the parliamentary gift shop —- not because he cancelled his visit, but because they misspelled his name.

Iran will reject talks on its nuclear programme if slapped with new sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday as the UN Security Council geared up for fresh talks on a fourth sanctions

Brazil warmed up for a tilt at a sixth World Cup title on Monday with a 5-1 win over Tanzania here on Monday with Robinho scoring a brace.
Robinho, who spent the second half of last season in his homeland with Santos after an unhappy spell with Manchester City, opened the scoring on 10 minutes and netted again in the 33rd minute.

Argentina blew hot and cold in their World Cup qualifiers but if Carlos Tevez has his way Diego Maradona’s men will go in all guns blazing in their Group B opener against Nigeria on Saturday.

An Australian trekker has uncovered the site of a World War II battle in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, with the bodies of at least three Japanese soldiers still lying where they fell in 1942.

Justin Rose was looking at a birdie putt on the 16th green while holding a two-stroke lead in the final round of the Memorial Tournament. Then a thunderous roar came from the nearby 15th hole.

Ray Allen buried a record eight three pointers and scored a post-season high 32 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-94 to even their NBA finals series at one game each.

Manchester United’s owners have amassed debts of over £1.1 billion and will have to take millions of pounds out of the club every year to pay off their loans, according to a BBC investigation.

Australian Mark Webber has extended his contract with the Red Bull team until 2011, the Formula One outfit confirmed on Monday.