Saddam Hussein issued a defiant threat today – on the anniversary of the Gulf War – that military action against Iraq would fail.

AN audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden threatening more terror against America and its allies has US officials concerned that the long-absent terrorist leader has re-emerged to direct new al-Qaida attacks.

Thousands of bikers rumbled out of Laughlin, Nevada, yesterday as police sorted out the details of a casino brawl that killed three people.