SHORTLY after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian President Boris Yeltsin allowed a small number of academics to poke around in the previously secret Communist Party and KGB archives.

IF confidence counts for anything, then Graeme McDowell is a great bet at 14-1 to maintain the recent trend of home victories in the 3 Irish Open.

Rising food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million people into poverty, a watchdog group warned today.

Michael Jackson's pop comeback has taken another unusual turn - his new track features 50 Cent and his G-Unit talent.

Rapper Eminem has remarried his ex-wife a month after he announced they were getting back together.