Marouane Fellaini earned Everton FC a draw against Manchester United FC to dent the champions' hopes of closing on leaders Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC but Sunderland AFC and Hull City AFC both celebrated wins.

National Armaments Directors from the 26 NATO member countries, invitees from Albania and Croatia, as well as 11 Partnership for Peace nations met at NATO Headquarters for the biannual Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD). The CNAD focused its attention

Catherine Zeta Jones is to star in a musical film about Cleopatra and her relationship with Anthony and Caesar , according to a report. The film is to be directed by Steven Soderbergh and will be set in 1920s America

Senior Iraqi politicians have warned that a crucial deal between Baghdad and Washington governing the presence of American troops in the country is doomed to failure after five months of talks. "The Sofa [Status of Forces Agreement] is dead in

The Royal Netherlands Football Association have announced their intention to re-form the national B team for the first time in 20 years, naming former midfielder and FC Barcelona assistant Johan Neeskens as head coach.

A massive rally has taken place in central Rome to protest against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government. It was organised by the country's biggest opposition group, the Democratic Party, which claims it drew more than two million people...

Asian and European leaders have called for comprehensive reform of the global financial system. They said they were moving towards consensus ahead of next month`s summit - which will bring together the 20 largest economies in Washington

FC Girondins de Bordeaux conceded twice in the final six minutes at OGC Nice to drop two valuable points in their pursuit of champions and Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyonnais who were also held, 0-0 at AJ Auxerre.

Goals from Karin Stevens and Kristen van de Ven helped the Netherlands to take a giant step towards qualifying for UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ as the visitors enjoyed a 2-0 play-off first-leg victory over Spain.

UEFA Cup hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur FC have parted company with manager Juande Ramos and his assistant Gustavo Poyet with the club without a Premier League win this season and bottom of the table.

The resurgence of FC Bayern München continued as Jürgen Klinsmann's side came from two goals down to defeat VfL Wolfsburg 4-2 while fellow European hopefuls Werder Bremen and FC Schalke 04 were both held.

FC Barcelona followed up their convincing success at FC Basel 1893 with another 5-0 rout, this time against UD Almería, as Samuel Eto'o scored three of the five first-half goals that propelled them to the Liga summit.

Amauri's fifth goal of the season handed Juventus a 1-0 win against Torino FC and their first Serie A victory in five matches, although by contrast Calcio Catania are unbeaten in seven games after a draw at AC Siena.

By his instruction, the Main State Inspector of the Veterinary Medicine of ...

Ukraine`s stance remains invariable: the Russian Black Sea Fleet must leave Ukraine`s territory ...

A negotiation process continues on release of the Faina ship captured by pirates

At 2am on Sunday 26th October, the clocks will be wound back an hour as British Summer Time ends. Enjoy the extra hour in bed!

The potential loss of £50 million by Conservative Kent County Council of investments in Icelandic banks is under even closer scrutiny after news that KCC's financial advisers, Butlers, had advised Shepway Council that investments in Iceland were risky due to

Britain's economy shrunk for the first time since 1992 as output contracted far more severely in the third quarter than analysts had expected. The pound plunged. So did share prices in London, as the prospect of a European recession, triggered

Kyiv— Within the framework of their visit to Ukraine, the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and the Under Secretary-General of the UN, Peter Piot, together with her majesty Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Merit, who is