Conquerors of Europe and then the world, Spain will be seeking to complete an unprecedented treble when they embark upon their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

Police escorted three fans out of Arthur Ashe Stadium after a fight caused a delay in Novak Djokovic's match against Philipp Petzschner at the US Open.

The European Union says it would press China to do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe.

The bodies of the four victims of this week's plane crash in PNG will be sent to Brisbane for autopsies, after being released by a PNG coroner.

A fresh batch of US unemployment figures will on Friday provide Americans with a crucial litmus test for the sputtering economic recovery and President Barack Obama's policies.