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Apart from generating a resurgence of football fever down-under, in a competition that can always throw up surprises some are saying the green and golds are the team to watch. The Socceroos are benefiting from blossoming emerging talent, a new manager and, as with an increasing number of teams, they have not been shy to turn to technology to give them the edge. Time was when a stop-watch and whistle was about as technological as football got. Now things have moved on a bit. The Socceroos' te ...

Eating vegetables may prevent hardening of the arteries, research suggests. US researchers found 38% less build up of fatty deposits in the arteries of mice who were fed a mixture of vegetables, including carrots and peas. Evidence on the effects of diet on atherosclerosis in humans is not clear but eating fruit and vegetables is known to protect against heart disease. The study in the Journal of Nutrition said the average person only eats three portions of fruit and veg a day. The researche ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso warned North Korea on Sunday if it launched a missile that dropped on Japan, Tokyo would regard it as an attack on Japan. Aso made the comments amid reports North Korea could test fire an intercontinental ballistic missile as early as Sunday or Monday. "If it is dropped on Japan, it will complicate the story. It will be regarded as an attack," ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi witnesses say they saw two U.S. soldiers who survived an attack at a checkpoint near Baghdad being led away by masked insurgents to a pair of cars, The New York Times is reporting in its Sunday edition. One U.S. soldier was killed in the attack, and a massive search was under way Saturday for the two who are unaccounted for. The paper cited Iraqis in the area, who were interviewed by telephone from Baghdad, as saying the attack appeared to have been intended to lur ...