Protesters claimed victory over police guarding the G8 summit in Germany after three days of blocking roads, defiantly demonstrating at the security fence protecting the world leaders and even leading police on a spectacular high-seas boat chase.

Proponents of debt relief for Africa were harsh in their assessment today of nearly two-year-old promises by the G8.

Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised nations are gathering in Germany today for their annual summit.

The leaders of the G8 industrialised nations were heading to Germany today for the group's annual summit.

HUNDREDS of protesters clashed with police yesterday ahead of this week’s Group of Eight meeting, as anti-globalisation activists challenged attempts by security officials to keep them away from the summit town of Heiligendamm.

Protests against this week’s Group of Eight meeting continued for a third day in Rostock, Germany, as anti-globalization activists mounted a legal challenge against a ban on demonstrations outside the summit town of Heiligendamm.

Hundreds of masked protesters hurled stones and bottles at police during a demonstration today by tens of thousands of people against the upcoming Group of Eight summit in Germany.

Protesters clashed with riot police today as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the German city of Rostock to protest the upcoming Group of Eight summit.

A dead whale was on display as Greenpeace members protested against whale-hunting in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin.

Lance Armstrong is within touching distance of a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title this evening after a drama-filled time-trial won by Britain’s David Millar.

GERMANY'S Jan Ullrich is confident he can still win his second Tour de France and deny Lance Armstrong a record-equalling fifth in what is proving one of the closest ever editions of the 100-year-old cycle race.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was today seeking a second term in national elections dominated by tensions with the US over Iraq and a minister’s comparison of President George W Bush with Adolf Hitler.

Four people have been killed after a double-decker bus crashed into a metal roof at a passport checkpoint in Denmark.

Bayer Leverkusen will be without influential captain Jens Nowotny for the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Anfield tomorrow night.

Luizao scored the only goal of the game as Brazil gave their World Cup hopes a boost with a victory over Yugoslavia in Rio de Janeiro.

German scientists have developed an electric force field which stops sea shells, mussels and algae growing on ships' hulls.