BEIJING - A group of Uighurs who have fled China are seeking asylum through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an overseas activist group said, adding that other would-be refugees had been captured while fleeing China after ethnic r
MANCHESTER - Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong believes that Manchester City's League Cup quarter-final with Arsenal provides a perfect opportunity to make up for their recent problems. City have the chance to reach the semi-final of a major competiti
KHARTOUM - Discontented young Sudanese are campaigning for change in what will be for many the first multi-party elections in their lifetime, urging the opposition to unite against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. We're fed up! read thousands of
CARDIFF - Australia will look to end a tough year on a winning note when they face Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday. Although they remain third in the world rankings, the Wallabies have won just two of their past 10 Tests, albeit on
India was planning to face Iraq in a friendly at Delhi'sAmbedkar Stadium on December 12 but now they have to consider other options asIraq has been suspended by the world's governing body.Last Friday FIFAannounced the suspension of the Iraqi Footbal
PHNOM PENH - Prosecutors called on Tuesday for the former Khmer Rouge prison chief to get a lengthy jail term, saying he embodied the ruthless efficiency of the regime behind the Killing Fields atrocities. Kaing Guek Eav -- better known as Duch -
MPs must wrest control of the Commons from the government to restore people's faith in politics, says a committee set up in the wake of the expenses scandal.The cross-party House of Commons Reform Committee warns Parliament is in crisis following
LONDON - Arsene Wenger has told his Arsenal stars to forget about a looming showdown with Chelsea and the absence of injured striker Robin van Persie as they look to book their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League. A point at home to
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