July 22: Psychic octopus Paul — still basking in the glory of his perfect World Cup predictions — is heading off to a new job as a fundraiser for sea turtles. The eight-legged oracle was declared an “

Pay (France), July 20: Lance Armstrong lost a sprint finish and watched his chances of a glorious stage win in his final Tour de France slip away on Tuesday. He came in sixth in a sprint that was won

It’s a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey halfway around the world — but is anyone at the controls?

Buenos Aires, Jul 21: Diego Maradona will reportedly remain as coach of Argentina's national team, a decision he is expected to announce next week after meeting with Argentine Football Association pre

Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina playfully imitate a scene from the film Titanic in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Monday.

A publicist says Zsa Zsa Gabor is having surgery on Monday morning to replace the hip she broke over the weekend when she fell out of bed in her Bel Air home.

Twin suicide bombings killed 48 people on Sunday, including dozens from a government-backed, anti-Al Qaeda militia lining up to collect their paycheques near a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq

Sachin Tendulkar bowls during a practice session ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Saturday. PHOTO: AP

A guard and a prisoner were killed and 11 inmates escaped on Sunday after explosives were smuggled in and detonated at a prison in western Afghanistan.

The blast went off shortly after 2 am (local t

Engineers monitored a newly-capped oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday amid cautious optimism the months-long spill behind the worst environmental disaster in US history has been finally containe