Panetta maintains US officials 'will take whatever steps are necessary to stop it'.

A pair of doves seemed to prefer the company of Pope Benedict XVI to the great outdoors.

Bodies of the found in car submerged in a canal lock near Kingston, Ontario in June 2009.

Husain Haqqani given permission to travel abroad, will travel to UAE today. US 'gratified'.

Islam showed no serious injury from the blow during the game but suffered an internal haemorrhage overnight.

Serb crowned champion as Nadal outplayed in five-set thriller.

Ajmal rose one spot to number two, while Rehman is in ninth place.

Ghana duo Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew lit up day eight at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Asafa Powell won the 50-metre (m) event at the US Open indoor athletics meeting.

Report claims Liverpool were prepared to suffer a loss of around £10 million on Carroll.