Pakistan's cricket team prepared to face England in a one-day match Sunday under the shadow of fresh claims about an alleged betting scam and reports that a fourth player was being investigated.

An explosion has rocked an Iraqi ministry of defence complex that three weeks ago was the site of a suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of army recruits.

Pakistani authorities were on Sunday trying to protect another town from floodwaters in southern Sindh province, as the nation continues to grapple with its worst natural disaster in living memory.

The response among New Zealanders to the most devastating quake in decades has been "tremendous", politicians and media say.

The Wallabies' dressing room was dripping with determination as much as joy or relief after Saturday's historic victory over the Springboks.

Wallabies hero Kurtley Beale knew the 80th minute kick of his life was going to make history the moment it left his boot.

Australian rugby boss John O'Neill has hailed a big step forward for the young Wallabies side a year out from the Rugby World Cup.

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa won his eighth career title on Sunday, defeating Shunsuke Sonoda on the fourth playoff hole at the Fujisankei Classic.

The Indian government is reportedly looking at proposals to legalise the country's underground gambling market to tackle corruption in cricket.

Pakistan's cricket team prepared to face England in a one-day match Sunday under the shadow of fresh claims about an alleged betting scam and reports that a fourth player was being investigated.

An explosion has rocked an Iraqi ministry of defence complex that three weeks ago was the site of a suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of army recruits.

Pakistani authorities were on Sunday trying to protect another town from floodwaters in southern Sindh province, as the nation continues to grapple with its worst natural disaster in living memory.

The response among New Zealanders to the most devastating quake in decades has been "tremendous", politicians and media say.

The Wallabies' dressing room was dripping with determination as much as joy or relief after Saturday's historic victory over the Springboks.

Wallabies hero Kurtley Beale knew the 80th minute kick of his life was going to make history the moment it left his boot.

Australian rugby boss John O'Neill has hailed a big step forward for the young Wallabies side a year out from the Rugby World Cup.

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa won his eighth career title on Sunday, defeating Shunsuke Sonoda on the fourth playoff hole at the Fujisankei Classic.

The Indian government is reportedly looking at proposals to legalise the country's underground gambling market to tackle corruption in cricket.

UPDATE 12:11pm: A SUICIDE bombing at a military installation in Russia has reportedly killed five people and wounded 39.

TWO women who were arrested at a British airport while trying to take a dead relative onto a plane will not face any criminal charges.

CLASHES in a refugee camp in Sudan's restive Darfur region left six people dead, days after violence elsewhere claimed the lives of at least 37 people.

AN AUSTRALIAN student at university in England has been jailed for 14 months after torching his friend in a drunken prank.

AUTHORITIES in eastern China covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days out of fears that publicising the disease would shock the population.

WHALE meat is on the menu at about a sixth of Japan's state-run primary and junior high schools, a survey released today showed.

AUSTRALIAN survivors of the Christchurch earthquake have told how hotels swayed precariously as the earth shook.

TROPICAL storm Earl's worst damage in the US has been in New England where seasonal businesses hoped to end their summer on a high note.

A MUTILATED and badly burned body with a missing foot has been found in undergrowth at a seaside British golf course.

The response among New Zealanders to the most devastating quake in decades has been "tremendous", politicians and media say.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber on Sunday attacked an army base in Baghdad where dozens of army recruits and soldiers were killed by another suicide bomber just over two weeks ago, security officials said.

A suicide bomber has rammed into a Russian firing range killing five people and wounding scores in the volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan.

MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The message in black Urdu lettering on a white sack of supplies for flood relief says it all.

SYDNEY, Sept 5, 2010 (AFP) - - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard urged people to prepare for evacuation as river levels rose in the country's flooded south on Sunday, threatening hundreds more homes.

SYDNEY, Sept 5, 2010 (AFP) - - Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott told three minority MPs who will decide if he should become prime minister that he was offering a "fresh start" in an 11th-hour plea for their support.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan in April has been freed, media reports said on Sunday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Sept 5, 2010 (AFP) - - The response among New Zealanders to the most devastating quake in decades has been "tremendous", with an "astonishing atmosphere of resilience" among affected communities, politicians and media said Sunday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Sept 5, 2010 (AFP) - - New Zealand prepared for further destruction on Sunday as aftershocks and an approaching storm threatened an area hit by the most devastating earthquake in decades.

TWENTY-THREE years after Dirty Dancing made her a worldwide star, Jennifer Grey is making her return to the dance floor.

AIRLINE boss says air stewardesses could be trained to take over from pilots to land planes.

BLAST throws workers into sea and raises pollution fears just months after massive oil spill.

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AUTHORITIES in eastern China covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days out of fears that publicising the disease would shock the population.

WHALE meat is on the menu at about a sixth of Japan's state-run primary and junior high schools, a survey released today showed.

AUSTRALIAN survivors of the Christchurch earthquake have told how hotels swayed precariously as the earth shook.

TROPICAL storm Earl's worst damage in the US has been in New England where seasonal businesses hoped to end their summer on a high note.

A MUTILATED and badly burned body with a missing foot has been found in undergrowth at a seaside British golf course.