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...

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...

Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev became the first man in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam semi-final on debut Tuesday, overcoming an injured Grigor Dimitrov in four sets at the Australian Open. The 27-year-old's dream run continued with a 2-6, 6-...

A former Australian government staffer has said she was raped in a minister's office in parliament and failed by her bosses after coming forward, prompting an apology from the prime minister Tuesday. Brittany Higgins alleged she was sexually assaul...

Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite hailed the desire, discipline and depth of talent in West Indies cricket after a depleted squad derided as a B-team blew away Bangladesh 2-0 away from home. "I never thought it was a second-string team. It just goes to sho...

Jordan Clarkson erupted for 40 points off the bench as the Utah Jazz overpowered the Philadelphia 76ers 134-123 in the NBA's clash of the conference leaders on Monday. Clarkson produced a dazzling display of long-range shooting, making eight of 13 ...

The panel charged with finding a new Tokyo Olympics chief after a sexism row will begin talks Tuesday, local media said, as campaigners urged more transparency in the selection process. The panel is convening for the first time to choose a successo...

A former Olympic swimmer who won a silver medal for Australia was arrested Tuesday and charged with running a syndicate trafficking in the drug "ice", police said. Scott Miller, 45, and an accomplice were arrested in police raids in two Sydney subu...

The Organization of American States expressed "concern" Monday over Ecuador's election, and urged the country's top electoral body to "provide guarantees of certainty and transparency" to the political parties involved. It comes after Ecuador's Na...

Myanmar's generals imposed a second straight overnight internet shutdown into Tuesday, ignoring international condemnation as they worked to grind down a popular uprising against their coup. In the two weeks since troops ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and...

Veteran Hong Kong activists went on trial Tuesday for organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019, part of a sweeping crackdown targeting Beijing's critics over the last 18 months. The nine defendants include some of...