Indian politicians and activists on Monday condemned the arrest of a 22-year-old climate campaigner accused of sedition for helping edit an online document that Sweden's Greta Thunberg had promoted in support of farmers protesting in the country.

Peaceful demonstrations against Myanmar’s military takeover resumed Tuesday, following violence against protesters a day earlier by security forces and after internet access was blocked for a second straight night. Groups of demonstrators turned ou...

Myanmar's military regime has hit deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi with a second charge, this time under the country's natural disaster management law, her lawyer said Tuesday.

The former head of the Central African Republic's soccer federation and an alleged rebel commander known as Rambo are going on trial Tuesday at the International Criminal Court, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Chad on Monday called for international support to help the beleaguered Sahel as five nations and ally France began a summit on the future of their anti-jihadist campaign. Opening the meeting, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno said the vast Sahel wa...

North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, according to reports. The impoverishe...

Veteran coach Craig Tyzzer said Ashleigh Barty's hot form after nearly a year out had surpassed his expectations, particularly after they were separated for six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Barty is on track to become the first Austr...

North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, according to reports. The impoverishe...

The final global boxing qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics is being scrapped, the Japan Boxing Federation said Tuesday, with places at this summer's pandemic-delayed Games likely to be determined by rankings. The qualifier was due to take place in Pa...

Five Islamist extremists were sentenced to death on Tuesday over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American writer and rights activist six years ago. Avijit Roy, a prolific blogger and the author of 10 books including the best-selling "Biswasher V...

Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links. 

Men's tennis has been dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic since Marat Safin was the last Russian man to lift a Grand Slam trophy at the 2005 Australian Open. But as the Big Three era draws inexorably to a close, it looks lik...

Spanish police on Tuesday arrested a rapper who barricaded himself inside a university after he was controversially sentenced to nine months in jail over a string of tweets, television images showed. Pablo Hasel had been given until Friday night to...

Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev extended his extraordinary Australian Open run to the semi-finals on Tuesday, as Japan's Naomi Osaka underlined her title credentials with an emphatic win. Karatsev, the world number 114, beat a hobbling Grigor Dimi...

The French parliament on Tuesday votes on a bill to battle Islamist extremism, which the state argues is needed to bolster the secular system but critics say breaches religious freedom.