Torch relay completes Aussie leg
Torch relay completes Aussie leg
Runners have carried the Olympic torch unimpeded through crowd-lined streets in Australia's capital.
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Megan Fox sexiest woman alive, say FHM readers
Megan Fox sexiest woman alive, say FHM readers
Transformers actress Megan Fox is the sexiest woman in the world - at least according to FHM magazine.
Rugby: Injury rules Wilkinson out of tour to NZ
Rugby: Injury rules Wilkinson out of tour to NZ
Jonny Wilkinson will have shoulder surgery at the end of the season and has been ruled out of England's tour of New Zealand in June.
Maradona throws punch in scuffle
Maradona throws punch in scuffle
Diego Maradona threw a wild punch and some insults at a crush of local television reporters who crowded him as he left a courthouse following an arbitration hearing with his former manager today.
Obama limits Clinton 's Pennsylvania win
Obama limits Clinton 's Pennsylvania win
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won the most delegates in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary, but Senator Barack Obama limited her gains.
Yoko Ono sues over use of song in controversial film
Yoko Ono sues over use of song in controversial film
Yoko Ono is suing the producers of a movie that challenges the concept of Darwinian evolution, saying they used the song Imagine without her permission and led the blogosphere to accuse her of "selling out."
US woman lived with dead sister's body for years
US woman lived with dead sister's body for years
Detroit police say they found the partially mummified body of a woman in her 80s on the kitchen floor of a house where her mentally troubled sister was living.
Football: Riise own-goal hands Chelsea priceless draw
Football: Riise own-goal hands Chelsea priceless draw
John Arne Riise scored an injury-time own-goal to give Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
Thais taking no risks over Olympic torch
Thais taking no risks over Olympic torch
The Olympic flame arrived under tight security in Thailand yesterday for the latest leg of its round-the-world relay and was quickly taken to a luxury hotel to await an official welcome by the country's crown princess.
Texas court hearing likened to circus
Texas court hearing likened to circus
A court hearing to decide the fate of the 416 children swept up in a raid on a West Texas polygamist sect descended into farce, with hundreds of lawyers in two packed buildings shouting objections and the judge struggling to maintain order.
Golf: Major winner masters the media
Golf: Major winner masters the media
For someone who is on top of the world, Trevor Immelman has lately spent a lot of time looking up.
Indonesia endangering world by keeping bird flu samples - expert
Indonesia endangering world by keeping bird flu samples - expert
The world is less safe because Indonesia is withholding samples of the bird flu virus from the international community, the top US health official said Wednesday, adding that he is hopeful the issue can be resolved soon.
Bardot on trial for insulting Muslims
Bardot on trial for insulting Muslims
Former French sex kitten Brigitte Bardot has gone on trial for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of "inciting racial hatred" over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers.
King present during leaflets talk
King present during leaflets talk
Justice Minister Annette King has revealed she was present at a Labour Party congress workshop where delegates discussed using government department brochures as campaign material.
Jackie Chan calls for peace not politics at Olympics
Jackie Chan calls for peace not politics at Olympics
Jackie Chan says the Olympic games represent "unity, love and peace" and should not be used as a platform for people to express their opinions.
Golf: Even Woods isn't immune on Augusta's back 9
Golf: Even Woods isn't immune on Augusta's back 9
If the millions watching from their living room couches weren't paying close attention Sunday, they might have thought this was quite a Masters golf championship.
Rowling to testify to block Potter book
Rowling to testify to block Potter book
Author JK Rowling is eager to tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is living in fantasy land if he believes a Harry Potter encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights.
Mischa Barton pleads no contest to drink driving
Mischa Barton pleads no contest to drink driving
Mischa Barton has pleaded no contest to drunken driving for a December arrest in West Hollywood.
54 migrant workers suffocate in back of truck
54 migrant workers suffocate in back of truck
Fifty-four migrant workers from Myanmar suffocated in the back of a seafood truck in southern Thailand while being smuggled to the popular resort island of Phuket, police said.
Becks cops penalty in Hollywood
Becks cops penalty in Hollywood
David Beckham has been given a penalty, but not the kicking kind.