JIANGYOU, China (Reuters) - Hundreds of troops carrying explosives trekked through a quake-devastated area in southwest China on Sunday, attempting to reach a “quake lake” that threatens a secondary disaster.

A woman hangs her laundry near the rubble of her house which was destroyed in earthquake-hit Xiange village, Sichuan province, May 24, 2008. (REUTERS/Reinhard Krause)

Concerned by [...]

CHICAGO (Reuters) - He struck back at George W. Bush, took on Hillary Clinton, and reacts rapidly when criticized by John McCain.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) listens to a veteran spokesperson during a campaign event at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, May 24, 2008. (REUTERS/Ana Martinez)

Democrat Barack Obama, [...]

PETALING JAYA: Criticising or pressuring the Umno president to step down does not mean one is disloyal to the party, said former party president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Dr Mahathir went on to question the rationale of some claims that those who were not loyal to current president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi were not loyal [...]

LONDON: Avram Grant was sacked as manager of Chelsea yesterday after less than one season in charge and in the immediate aftermath of the club’s heartbreaking Champions League final defeat.

Grant’s future at the English Premier League giants has attracted fierce speculation almost from the time he inherited the Stamford Bridge reins from Jose [...]

LONDON: Sir Alex Ferguson has given a tongue-in-cheek hint that assistant coach Carlos Queiroz could one day succeed him as manager of Manchester United, two days after winning the Champions League title.

Carlos Queiroz has been credited generally with organising the impressive array of fitness experts around the players which has ensured they have [...]

AUSTRALIA will be on guard tonight when they meet Nigeria in the Inter Continental Cup final tonight at the KLFA Stadium.

“Before the semi-final, I had picked Chile to win the clash but I was wrong. I guess the Nigerians raised their game, upped the tempo and look a stronger side,” said [...]

Kuala Lumpur team manager Datuk Izuddin Ishak (centre) poses with officials and players during the contract signing ceremony earlier this season.
AN insight into Malaysian football’s latest bribery scandal may be readily available if allegations by a group of 11 Kuala Lumpur players are taken seriously.

The 11 players, who requested anonymity, have come [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth yesterday lodged a police report demanding immediate investigations against the six prominent individuals identified in the Royal Commission of Inquiry report into the Lingam video clip.

Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohamad Ali said they were disappointed that no action had been taken by the [...]

EASY money… that was what led 19-year-old Noreen to become a part-time guest relations officer (GRO) at a karaoke outlet.

She begins work at 6pm daily and finishes at about 2am on weekdays and 4am on weekends. She earns up to RM150 a day, depending on the number of customers.
Noreen, who hails from [...]

PETITE Kim, from Muar, got into prostitution when her desire to live a luxurious life drove her to sell her body at 16.

She befriended a woman at a local hairdresser who promised her earnings of between RM500 and RM700 per night, depending on “how hard she worked”.
“I started working as a part-time [...]