The New York Marathon has been cancelled following concerns the event will divert resources needed to amend the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Shane Watson has become Australia’s latest injury scare ahead of a test against SA after pulling up with a sore calf during a Sheffield Shield clash.
Foreign companies in Britain owe around 5.5-billion pounds in taxes, figures unearthed by The Times newspaper have revealed.
Marilyn Monroe aficionados are flocking to Warsaw to see pictures of the bombshell and other stars snapped by celebrity photographer Milton Greene.
Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki has extended the country’s state of emergency through to January after a recent series of attacks by extremists.
Late British TV star Jimmy Savile, who has been accused of sex abuse, regularly took girls on late night trips to a hospital where he was a volunteer.
The IMF has relaxed restrictions on supporting Zimbabwe as the country moves toward constitutional reform and shows improvement in cooperation.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has said he expects fresh elections early next year, held under a new constitution, to choose a successor.
A day after picking up a Golden Boot awardy, Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi says he is not a ball hog.
Bestseller "Fifty Shades of Grey" will hit Japanese bookshelves this week in the hope of repeating the breathless success it has enjoyed globally.
US punk band Green Day has cancelled their upcoming tour dates as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong gets treatment for substance abuse.
Chelsea have filed a complaint over "inappropriate language", allegedly used by referee Mark Clattenburg during their 3-2 loss to Manchester United.
Human Rights Watch and other NGOs says Israel has turned back dozens of African asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, trying to enter from Egypt.
New York authorities have ordered subways, trains and buses to close and called for the evacuation of 375 000 people ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
Berlusconi’s warning that his party could withdraw its support for the government has been seen as a declaration of war against the Prime Minister.
Sebastian Vettel has stretched his Formula One championship lead over Fernando Alonso to 13 points by winning the Indian Grand Prix.
The New York Times has endorsed President Barack Obama on Saturday as he seeks a second term in the White House on November 6.
A rights group says more than 200 people have been detained and tortured in Cte d’Ivoire, urging President Alassane Ouattara to respect human rights.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Egyptians to restart their revolution to press for Islamic law and called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners.
The world’s biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, has agreed to rehire 12 000 strikers dismissed during wildcat strikes this month.
No major changes are expected to Zimbabwe’s draft constitution after two days of discussions between 1 000 civic groups and political parties.
Exam cheats in Bangladesh have been caught receiving answers on mobile phones disguised as wrist watches, police said after busting a criminal racket.
Guinea-Bissau has accused Portugal, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and a former prime minister of backing a coup bid.
QPR defender Anton Ferdinand emulated his brother Rio by refusing to wear a T-shirt in support of equality group Kick It Out’s anti-racism campaign.
Hundreds of residents of a northeastern Nigerian city were fleeing after three days of attacks that left at least 31 dead.
A French female television reporter was sexually assaulted during a protest in Cairo, the latest of ongoing attacks on women covering unrest there.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has appealed for cool heads from players and fans during Sunday’s potentially explosive local derby at Sunderland.
Apple has opened its biggest Asian store yet in Beijing, with hordes of shoppers descending on the three-floor complex.
Google has threatened to exclude French media sites from search results if France implements a proposed law forcing search engines to pay for content.
Sierra Leone kicked off a month-long campaign on Wednesday for its national elections but few women have featured as candidates in the race.
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has warned the Syria conflict risks setting the region "ablaze" as clashes broke out across with Lebanon.
British novelist Hilary Mantel has made literary history by becoming the first British author to be a two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize.