North Korea’s sole major ally China urged “all relevant parties” to show restraint Thursday after Pyongyang said it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at the US.

Australian captain Michael Clarke is a serious doubt for tomorrow’s final One-day International against Sri Lanka after twisting his ankle.

Paris: A mystery wave of cosmic radiation that smashed into Earth in the eighth century may have come from two black holes that collided, a study published on Monday says.

Academy Award-winning US actress Hilary Swank had her handbag snatched in a Paris suburb on Friday by thieves who smashed the window of the taxi she was in, the police said.

Academy Award-winning US actress Hilary Swank had her handbag snatched in a Paris suburb on Friday by thieves who smashed the window of the taxi she was in, the police said.

Australian selectors have added fast bowler Jackson Bird to their one-day squad for Sunday’s crucial clash against Sri Lanka in Sydney.

A flu epidemic gripping the United States is more severe than usual, striking the elderly especially hard, health authorities as they also announced 29 child victims.

Sri Lanka swung the ball around the Gabba on Friday and dismissed Australia for just 74 runs off 26.4 overs, their lowest one-day international total in 27 years.

A case officer investigating a corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead on Friday in Islamabad, officials said.

Shops, businesses and schools shut Friday across Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi, braced for further unrest after the murder of a politician and a night of sporadic shootings.