MANILA, Philippines - Amnesty International called on the Philippine government Tuesday to end martial law soon in a southern province, where troops cracked down on a powerful clan and its armed supporters blamed for the massacre of 57 people. Presi
Manchester City defender Micah Richards believes that he and his team-mates must react positively to their weekend draw with Hull City by achieving a good result against Arsenal in the League Cup this week. City found themselves drawing for the se
TEHRAN - Russia's energy minister pledged Sunday a quick completion of Iran's first nuclear power station, two weeks after announcing the latest delay, but refrained from giving a specific time for its launch. The comment from Sergei Shmatko came a
NANJING, China - The € zone's top economic officials pressed China on Sunday to let the yuan resume its rise but said they were not counting on immediate results. China, for its part, did not budge from long-standing wording on its exchange rate po
GENEVA - Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. The nuclear physicists working on the Larg
Chelsea and England captain John Terry missed out on England's 1-0 loss to Brazil in Doha through injury, but the defensive stalwart wants to return to action for his club at the weekend. Terry was hurt in training after block
WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the U.S. economy has suffered a lot of damage in the current downturn and it's going to take time before it fully recovers. In an interview for broadcast Sunday, Geithner told NBC's Meet the Pres
SYDNEY - Australia on Wednesday said it wanted to bring its military involvement in Afghanistan to a quick end, despite US and NATO calls for more troops to shore up the campaign against a resurgent Taliban. Defence Minister John Faulkner said Aust
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