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A couple who allegedly beat a young woman while keeping her locked up for years have been arrested in Bosnia, an official said Sunday.

Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of Georgia's capital on Sunday to show their opposition to President Mikhail Saakashvili, in the largest anti-government demonstration in three years.

Former world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis gave her hopes of winning Olympic gold in London a timely boost on Sunday by winning a combined events meeting here in a new British record points tally.

England captain Andrew Strauss made 141 before Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad joined forces to give the hosts a first innings lead against the West Indies in the second Test here at Trent Bridge.

Authorities in Bosnia say they have arrested a couple for physically mistreating and keeping a young German woman imprisoned for years.

State-run television says Kurdish rebels have killed a soldier in a clash in southeast Turkey, prompting the military to launch a large-scale offensive in the area.

The chairman of Britain's Conservative Party apologized Sunday for not properly declaring rental income on a London property, but rejected allegations that she had otherwise cheated on her expenses, in the latest revelation in Britain's long-running scandal over lawmakers' misuse of taxpayer funds.

Gay activists tried to stage two demonstrations in Moscow on Sunday to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade in the Russian capital, but they were blocked first by Orthodox Christian opponents and then by police, who detained a total of about 40 people from both sides.

The Vatican's inquisition into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See by revealing evidence of internal power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of the Catholic …

The chairman of Britain's Conservative party has apologized for not correctly declaring details of one of her central London properties.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Lloyd's of London insurance market has reduced its exposure "as much as possible" to the crisis-hit euro zone in preparation for a collapse of the bloc's single currency, its chief executive told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. Richard Ward said Lloyd's had put in place a contingency plan to switch …

British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has been forced to retire from athletics due to a back injury, wrecking her hopes of taking part in the London Olympics.

The Eurovision Song Contest once again proved a graveyard for British artists as veteran crooner Engelbert Humperdinck scored just 12 points in the final, coming second from last with his ballad "Love Will Set You Free".

Britain's Carl Froch stopped defending champion Lucian Bute of Romania in the fifth round to take the IBF super-middleweight title in Nottingham early Sunday.

Her face looms from the shelves on everything from biscuit tins to ashtrays; with celebrations for her diamond jubilee in full swing, the monarch reigns supreme over the souvenir market.

A classical music presenter for the BBC has been arrested and is in custody in Zimbabwe, the broadcaster reported.

England captain Chris Robshaw completed the first leg of what he hopes will be a perfect personal summer double by leading Harlequins to a first English title with a 30-23 win over Leicester in the final.

Roy Hodgson was left sweating on an injury to Gareth Barry after launching his reign as England manager with a 1-0 win over Norway at the Ullevaal Stadium.

Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness offered Saturday to meet dissident republican groups still seeking independence from London's rule through violent attacks.

Britain's men's gymnastics team flexed their muscles ahead of the London Olympics by claiming a first team gold ahead of Russia at the European championships on Saturday.

Huddersfield clinched promotion to the Championship after holding their nerve to defeat Sheffield United 8-7 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in the League One play-off final at Wembley on Saturday.

England captain Andrew Strauss struck his second hundred in as many matches to answer one earlier Saturday from West Indies skipper Darren Sammy in the second Test here at Trent Bridge.

Luke Donald is in pole position to retain the PGA Championship title and return to the top of the world rankings after overnight leader James Morrison suffered a third round meltdown at Wentworth.