It could take years and possibly even a peace settlement for Afghanistan to reap profits from nearly $1 trillion in mineral resources that US geologists say lie beneath its rugged terrain some in area

A six-storey-tall statue of Jesus Christ with his arms raised along a highway was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm and burned to the ground, the police said.

Two people were killed after their light plane crashed in a Sydney neighbourhood on Tuesday, narrowly missing houses and an elementary school.

Iraq’s new Parliament convened for just under 20 minutes on Monday in what was little more than a symbolic inaugural session because of unresolved differences over key government positions, a precario

The UN says more than 5,900 Afghan children were smuggled into Europe in 2009.

Previously secret FBI records released on Monday show there were death threats against then-Senator Edward Kennedy, even five years after his failed 1980 White House bid.

Kyrgyz mob burned Uzbek villages, slaughtered their residents and stormed police stations seeking to loot more wea-pons on Sunday as ethnic rioting engulfed new areas in southern Kyrgyzstan.

Tough on and off the field, Brazil defensive midfielder Felipe Melo is a lot like his coach Dunga, the man who excelled at the same role with the national team for nearly a decade.

Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the second time in four years, holding off McLaren teammate Jenson Button on Sunday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to take the season points lead from Mark Webber.

Cars packed with explosives and roadside bombs killed 15 people in Baghdad on Sunday in what officials said appeared to be an attack targeting Iraq’s central bank by militants who wanted to rob it.