Australia\'s Nikki Garrett has stumbled in the second round of the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open tournament in Austria, dropping to a share of fourth position.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will play former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the fourth round of the US Open after both scored easy wins.
The British newspaper whose allegations of a betting scam have rocked the world of cricket said on Saturday a fourth Pakistan player was involved in the claims.
French Open runner-up Robin Soderling moved closer to a possible US Open quarter-final showdown with second-ranked Roger Federer by reaching the fourth round.
An last-gasp penalty from Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale has given Australia an amazing 41-39 victory over the Springboks in a thrilling Tri-Nations Test.
The 33 men trapped deep below ground in a Chilean mine face a grim milestone Sunday -- a month since the cave-in that stranded them -- as officials warn it could take months more to rescue them.
The Macondo well, which spilled an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has been secured and no longer constitutes \"a threat\". \"
Roger Federer and Robin Soderling, who broke Federer\'s streak of 23 Grand Slam semi-finals in a row, moved closer to a US Open quarter-final showdown with straight-set triumphs on a windy Saturday.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will play former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the fourth round of the US Open after both scored runaway straight set victories on Saturday.
The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shi\'ite Muslim procession rose to 65 on Saturday as critically wounded people died in hospitals.
Brussels should be able to reach agreement on how to regulate speculative hedge funds in the coming weeks, European commissioner Michel Barnier said Saturday.
A long range penalty goal by fullback Kurtley Beale with the last kick of the match enabled Australia to defeat South Africa 41-39 in a thrilling Tri Nations match on Saturday.
An 18-year-old Victorian man was among nine people killed in a light plane crash near a popular tourist attraction in New Zealand - hours after an earthquake stunned the nation.
Buildings crumbled, roads buckled and shattered glass showered the streets of Christchurch yesterday when a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand\'s second-largest city.
COPIAPO, Chile: The 33 miners trapped in an underground mine in the country\'s north were to receive a message of unity yesterday from four survivors of the 1972 Andes Mountains plane crash, whose story is told in the movie Alive.
VENICE: Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo accepted a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival, dedicating the honour to his \'\'dear mother\'\'.
DUBLIN: Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former British prime minister Tony Blair, (pictured), as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his autobiography, police said.
PYONGYANG: North Korea is preparing its biggest political gathering in 30 years, fuelling speculation Kim Jong-il may use the forum to legitimatise a transfer of power to his youngest son, Kim Jong-u, as his own takeover was ensured at a 1980 summit.
Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi apologised Saturday for the scandal engulfing his side\'s tour of England after British police questioned three players over an alleged betting scam.
Brussels will say in November if it is to extend support for troubled European banks, but will move more quickly on the troubled Anglo Irish Bank, the EU\'s competition commissioner said Saturday.
Afghan officials sought Saturday to head off a run on the country\'s biggest bank, reassuring customers of Kabul Bank that their money was safe following corruption allegations in US newspapers.
Resilient Tropical Storm Earl raked over eastern Canada Saturday, leaving nearly one million people without power, the last gasp of what was once a monster storm that menaced the US East Coast but left it largely undamaged.
Earl roared ashore in Canada\'s Nova Scotia as a hurricane on Saturday, with winds of up to 120 kilometers (74 miles) per hour, drenching the province with rain, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said.
Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday as mass burials took place for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 59 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.
The most damaging earthquake to hit New Zealand in almost eight decades flattened buildings, opened giant chasms in roads, buckled roads and railway lines and left hundreds homeless in the South Island.
A German Islamic radical held by American forces in Afghanistan has revealed details of planned terror attacks in Germany and other European countries.
Passengers and crew were evacuated by slide from a Slovakian airliner after it landed on a Greek island with its engine on fire, airport officials said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday announced that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency in Afghanistan for almost nine years.
The German government will lift this year\'s growth forecast to 3.0 per cent, from the previous 1.4 per cent, due a stronger than expected recovery, reports say.
French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu came together again at the Venice film festival on Saturday as the oddest of couples in a farce with attitude: \"Potiche\".
Philippine officials left their posts to fill up on coffee and food as a gunman who had seized a busload of tourists began shooting, an inquiry has heard.
Pakistan\'s scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus on looming tour matches against England after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.
Branches of Afghanistan\'s biggest private bank were crowded Saturday morning with government employees queuing to be paid and customers wanting to withdraw their money following corruption allegations.
Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.
British oil giant BP has spent eight billion US dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the company has revealed as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed.
Lacking enough of the anesthetic essential to the cocktail of lethal drugs used in executions, several US states are being forced to postpone the procedure.
Brazil\'s Petrobras unveiled one of the world\'s biggest share offerings, a sale of up to 64 billion US dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.
With a clientele that includes crowned heads, Archimede Seguso Vetreria, a stalwart of Murano\'s storied glassmakers, has no need to change its formula for success.
Rafael Nadal\'s bid for a career Grand Slam and Andy Murray\'s quest for his first Grand Slam title moved a step closer to a US Open semi-final collision course with impressive triumphs on Friday.
New Zealand\'s most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion US dollars\' worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.
Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, in the nation\'s worst air accident in years.
An 18-year-old Victorian man has died in a plane crash on Fox Glacier, on New Zealand\'s South Island, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.
A suicide bomber killed at least 53 people at a Shiite Muslim rally in the latest sectarian violence to hit Pakistan as the country struggles with the aftermath of massive floods.
The security company Blackwater formed a network of 30 shell companies to try to get millions of dollars in government business, a US newspaper has reported.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan on Saturday offered to resign after being accused of nepotism over the controversial hiring of his daughter, a spokesman for the ministry said.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan on Saturday offered to resign over the controversial hiring of his daughter, a spokesman for the ministry said.
A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused widespread devastation in New Zealand\'s second largest city of Christchurch Saturday, with officials saying it was \"extremely lucky\" no one was killed.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to a fourth-round matchup with fellow former world number one Ana Ivanovic at the US Open on Friday while third seed Venus Williams also rolled into the last 16.
A long-standing friend of William Hague has called on the press to \"back off\", branding coverage of the Foreign Secretary\'s personal life \"contemptible\".
Experts say earthquakes similar in size to Saturday\'s 7.0 magnitude quake have affected New Zealand in recent years, but not in areas as densely populated as Christchurch.
Pakistan\'s scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus Saturday on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.
Tropical Storm Earl barreled toward Canada past the northeastern US state of Massachusetts early on Saturday after it weakened further and lost its hurricane status.
Floyd Landis, former teammate of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, has filed a federal \"whistle-blower\" lawsuit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to a fourth-round matchup with fellow former world number one Ana Ivanovic at the US Open on Friday while third seed Venus Williams also rolled into the last 16.
Geologists say Canterbury is riddled with more earthquake-generating fault zones than previously thought - some as close as 20km to central Christchurch.
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro completed a return to public life, leading his first mass rally since an illness forced him from the presidency four years ago.
British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport\'s governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.