Gold held within reach of record highs in Europe on Friday as buyers looked to it as a haven against persistent fears of sovereign risk in Europe and after lacklustre US data raised doubts over wider economic recovery.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona runs onto the field to celebrate with his players after their 4-1 victory over South Korea in a World Cup Group B soccer match in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Israel said on Thursday it was easing a land blockade of the Gaza Strip that drew heightened international criticism after its deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Hamas-run territory.

A Turkish newspaper reported on Wednesday that Turkey would halt military cooperation with Israel and would not send back an envoy, withdrawn after an Israeli commando operation to stop an aid convoy

Iran is ready to resume stalled nuclear talks with major powers if conditions Tehran will announce soon are met, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a week after the country was hit by new UN sanctions

Switzerland’s Gokhan Inler (left) and other teammates celebrate after their 2010 World Cup Group H shock 1-0 victory over Spain at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Wednesday.

The legal drink-drive limit should be cut by more than a third to save hundreds of lives a year, a government-commissioned report urged on Wednesday.

There is far more water on the moon than just about anyone thought and it is likely widespread deep under its surface, according to a report released on Monday.

Landslides triggered by heavy rain in southeast Bangladesh buried dozens of houses and an army camp on Tuesday, killing at least 58 people, officials said.

US President Barack Obama will use an Oval Office address on Tuesday to outline his plan to restore the Gulf Coast following the disastrous BP oil spill and identify a person to lead the recovery effo