The Bahrain Grand Prix will not go ahead after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone admitted the race could not be rescheduled without the support of the teams.

The head of Spain’s motor-racing federation has suggested beleaguered FIA president Max Mosley should have stepped down over allegations about his private life – but insists the Englishman retains his “sporting respect”.

THE Vatican held the biggest Mass beatification in history yesterday, putting nearly 500 Catholics killed during the Spanish civil war on the path to possible sainthood.

Renault boss Flavio Briatore has tipped his former driver Fernando Alonso to beat McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One drivers’ title, claiming the Briton is under more pressure.

Alan Garcia staged a remarkable comeback in Peru’s run-off election, beating a fiery nationalist backed by Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to regain control of the country 16 years after his first presidential term ended in economic ruin and rebel violence.

Once upon a time our screen priests were decent, ordinary citizens; now they are depicted as highly-sexed men of dubious character. Welcome to the real world!

Muslim extremists beheaded at least two of six Jehovah’s Witnesses they kidnapped in the southern Philippines and dumped their heads in a public market, authorities said today.

Helicopter gunships have fired rockets and troops bombed a suspected Muslim guerrilla camp killing at least 20 rebels in the Philippines.

A Muslim extremist rebel leader has threatened to behead an American couple before the Philippine president’s visit to the United States next month, if the army does not halt its offensive on the group.

A Muslim separatist group in the Philippines today said it believed an American hostage was alive despite claims of another rebel group that they beheaded him.

A Muslim extremist leader responsible for the abduction of dozens of hostages threatened today to kill more of them if the Philippine government does not accept his choice of negotiators.