Chow Hang-tung, 36, was charged with "inciting others to knowingly join an unauthorised assembly" over her social media posts calling on Hong Kongers to mark the June 4 anniversary this year after it was banned. She has pleaded not guilty, and gave...

This was a victory that sent Madrid five points clear of their opponents, a healthy gap even at this early stage of a La Liga season that has 29 games to go. It was Madrid's fourth consecutive Clasico victory, the first time that has happened in 56...

Sportradar Integrity Services, a global supplier of sport integrity solutions and partner to over 100 sports federations and leagues, says it has detected more than 1,100 suspicious sports matches across the world since the pandemic started in April...

"This winter, millions of Afghans will be forced to choose between migration and starvation unless we can step up our life-saving assistance," said David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme. The crisis is already bigger in scale...

In an interview with US broadcaster CBS News' "60 Minutes", Saad Aljabri -- formerly a top spy and interlocutor between the kingdom's intelligence services and Western governments -- alleged he was targeted after he fled the country following a 2017...

The lira touched new historic lows ahead of a cabinet meeting that could prove fateful to Turkey's economic and diplomatic standing for the coming months -- and possibly years, analysts say. The cabinet session will address Erdogan's decision Satur...

China imposed the law last year in response to massive and often violent democracy protests, transforming Hong Kong's political, cultural and legal landscape and introducing mainland-style speech curbs. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, chair of Amnesty's bo...

Crime, mostly linked to drugs, has claimed almost 1,900 lives this year, just this Friday taking the life of Alex Quinonez, one of the country's most promising athletes. His death sparked an outpouring of grief in the Andean nation of 17.7 million ...

AFP Sport takes a look at three things we learned from the one-sided contest of the Super 12s stage. Afridi's new-ball magic -- Shaheen Shah Afridi justified his captain's decision to field first with a lethal spell of fast bowling that pushed Ind...

"I have seven coronavirus antibodies, they all know each other, it's like a family living inside me," he tells the audience of around 50 mostly young people. "Of course, I know they are from the government. Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin) gave us al...

Jennifer Wenisch, 30, faces a maximum term of life in jail if found guilty of committing murder and murder as a war crime. She is also charged with membership of a terrorist organisation and violations of the German War Weapons Control Act. German ...

The internet was cut across the country, AFP journalists said, as dozens of demonstrators gathered on the streets of the capital Khartoum to protest the arrests, setting fire to tyres. "Armed men have arrested a certain number of political and gove...

Charlotte, who trailed by eight points at halftime, shook off a slow start by outscoring the Nets 61-37 in the second half. The Hornets are 3-0 and off to their best-ever start to a season. "That just shows where our growth is," said forward Brid...

Now each morning, crowds of pilgrims line his path, hoping for a glimpse of the monk who has become an unwitting embodiment of hope and solace for thousands in the coup-wracked country. Myanmar has endured eight months of crisis since the military ...

Ahead of Wednesday's 100-day countdown to the Games, AFP Sport picks out five stars who look set to light up the Olympics. Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) Hanyu is still only 26, but the "Ice Prince" is already going after a hat-trick of Olympic figure-skating g...