Munich - Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Sunday and move to second in the German Bundesliga, a point behind leaders Hoffenheim. Dortmund stunned Bayern with an early goal from Nelson Valdez but the German

Tehran - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami on Sunday confirmed press reports that he will run against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential election in June. I herewith announce my serious intention to take part in the June 12 pr...

London - Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League on Sunday as Ryan Giggs set them on their way to a 1-0 win over West Ham United. United had offered limited threat when Giggs hit the superb

Madrid - Abel Resino made a dream start as coach of Atletico Madrid on Sunday, with a 3-0 win away to lowly Recreativo Huelva. Abel took over from Mexican Javier Aguirre on Tuesday, and led Atletico to their first win

Berlin - John Rabe is an unlikely hero. He was a member of the Nazi party and the German electronics giant Siemens' man in China during the tense buildup to World War II. ...

Amman- Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday stressed the importance of a unified Arab front in the wake of the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The monarch made his remarks during separate meetings with the Arab League Secretary General

Berlin - German Economics Minister Michael Glos will be replaced by the secretary general of his Christian Social Union (CSU), a Munich newspaper reported Sunday. The Abendzeitung said Chancellor Angela Merkel had agreed to the choice of Karl-Theodor...

Munich - Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Sunday and move to second in the German Bundesliga, a point behind leaders Hoffenheim. Dortmund stunned Bayern with an early goal from Nelson Valdez but the German

Budapest - Romanian handball international Marian Cozma was killed and two of his teammates injured in a knife attack outside a Hungarian nightclub early on Sunday. The slaying has stunned international handball fans and sent shockwaves throughout Hu...

Cairo - Egypt's domestic intelligence service, State Security Investigations, has detained a German-Egyptian graduate student after a march in support of Gaza, witnesses and his sister said Sunday. State Security briefly detained a group of 15 protes...

Madrid - Majestic Barcelona scored their 10th successive Spanish Liga win on Sunday, 3-1 at home to spirited Sporting Gijon - with two goals from top scorer Samuel Eto'o. The latest exhibition keeps Josep Guardiola's team 12 points ahead of

Berlin - German Economics Minister Michael Glos will be replaced by the secretary general of his Christian Social Union (CSU), a Munich newspaper reported Sunday. The Abendzeitung said Chancellor Angela Merkel had agreed to the choice of Karl-Theodor...

Islamabad - Pakistani militants on Sunday released what appeared to be video footage of a Polish engineer's beheading, local media reported. Selective shots broadcast by the private Duniya news channel showed the Polish national, Peter Stanczak, squa...

Sydney - Australia's worst forest fires on record left at least 108 people dead Sunday, with grave fears for many more. The inferno that started Saturday in south-east Australia is the worst in the nation's history, surpassing the Black Friday

Los Angeles - This year's Grammy Awards got off to a spectacular start when soul diva Whitney Houston made her comeback at a gala event ahead of the biggest night in the US music industry. Houston, who has struggled with

Sydney - The death toll in Australia's worst-ever forest fires was set to soar Monday as burned out cars and smouldering logs were shunted aside and rescuers finally broke through to villages cut off by the inferno. Authorities in the

Wellington - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday rejected calls for a review of the country's top security agency after it was revealed that it had spied on opposition Green Party legislator Keith Locke. Locke, a well-known left-winger

London - Slumdog Millionaire, the Mumbai-based rags-to- riches movie, won top honours Sunday at Britain's most prestigious film awards. The Mumbai drama beat four other contenders - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk and The Reade...

Madrid - Barcelona scored their 10th successive Spanish Liga win on Sunday, 3-1 at home to spirited Sporting Gijon, with two goals from top scorer Samuel Eto'o. The latest exhibition keeps Josep Guardiola's team 12 points ahead of Real Madrid,

Sydney - The death toll in Australia's worst-ever forest fires was set to soar Monday as burned out cars and smouldering logs were shunted aside and rescuers broke through to villages cut off by the inferno. Authorities in the south