Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili has accused "Russian special services" of stirring up the civil unrest in the capital, Tbilisi. Mr Saakashvili was speaking after riot police used tear gas and ...

Percy Montgomery became the highest Test points scorer in South Africa's history as the Springboks beat the Pacific Islanders 38-24 in Sydney. Montgomery scored 18 points to eclipse Naas Botha's ...

The US state department has released documents from 1973, shedding light on relations with China - and on then leader Mao Zedong's attitudes to women. The papers include transcripts of talks between ...

Large queues of motorists developed at some petrol stations in Greater Manchester early on Tuesday morning. The Shell garage on Princess Parkway in the city had to shut because it ran out of petrol.

The tide has gone in and out many times on the halcyon days of summers by the British seaside, but are they about to enjoy a revival? We get to the heart of the coastal pleasures in Littlehampton to ...

Vulnerable people could be facing hardship because of mistakes in benefit processing, says a report by MPs. One in five benefit decisions were made in error during ...

Kris Radlinksi will miss the Tri-Nations series after pulling out of the Great Britain squad with a back injury. The Wigan star is to see a specialist and may need an operation to cure the problem ...

A founding member of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party, Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, 60, was forced out of the party after a bitter feud with President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a probe ordered ...

The waterway closed 1967 due to the Six Day War, reopened 1975 About 7.5% of world sea trade is carried via the canal today Receipts from the canal July 2005 to May 2006 totalled $3,246m In 2005, ...

Tony Blair has won Commons backing to send UK forces into battle with Saddam Hussein - but also suffered another major backbench rebellion. Amid dramatic scenes in the Commons on Tuesday night, 217 ...

Featuring impressive boxing archive from Sullivan's incredible 75-round title fight with Jake Kilrain in 1889, to Mike ...

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