When Hungarian journalist Gabi Horn was called in by police last October about her investigative news site's drone footage of a business tycoon's estate, at first she thought a corruption probe had been opened. "It turned out instead we had been re...

A Hong Kong internet radio host was arrested on Sunday under a little-used colonial era sedition law that authorities have begun to wield against Beijing's critics. Officers from the police's national security department arrested 52-year-old Wan Yi...

An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy. Residents of Jenggot, near the town of Pekalongan, were seen wading through blood-red water on...

Novak Djokovic likened his relationship with the Australian Open to "a love affair" Sunday, admitting he still gets nervous walking on court despite his years at the top. The 33-year-old opens his campaign for an unprecedented ninth title at Melbou...

Rafael Nadal admitted Sunday he had been "suffering" for 15 days with a sore back and could not guarantee he'll play the Australian Open, with the injury threatening to derail his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam. The world number two sat our Spai...

An escaped tiger that killed a keeper at a zoo on Borneo island has been captured alive after a day on the loose, police said. The white Bengal tiger was found wandering in a jungle surrounding Sinka Zoo in the town of Singkawang, West Kalimantan ...

Kyle Mayers closed in on a century as the West Indies kept alive their victory hopes in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Sunday. Mayers remained unbeaten on 91 from 153 balls with fellow debutant Nkrumah Bonner on 43 as the West I...

World number one Novak Djokovic said Sunday he had little respect for Nick Kyrgios's off-court antics after the polarising Australian recently called him "a tool". Kyrgios has waged a running battle with the Serb in recent times, sparked by Djokovi...

Britain's Dan Evans broke through to win his first ATP Tour title Sunday after 14 years of trying, upsetting Canadian young gun Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Murray River Open. The 30-year-old veteran, who had the best season of his career in 2020, ...

Sadistic teachers and murderous levels of competition: from "Black Swan" to "Tiny Pretty Things" the world of ballet seems a place fit only for psychopaths if its screen incarnations are to be believed. Real-world dancers in France take some excep...

Surrounded by violins hung from the ceiling and lined up on shelves, Vasile Gliga looks proudly on the fruits of his labours. From his factory in the central Romanian city of Reghin, Gliga has been one of the city's world-famous instrument makers f...

World number four Daniil Medvedev heads into the Australian Open on an ominous 14-match win streak, but played down his chances Sunday of lifting a maiden Grand Slam title. The Russian 24-year-old has been in blistering form and led his country to ...

Novak Djokovic is targeting a record-extending ninth title at Melbourne Park with Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem shaping as his biggest challengers while six-time champion Roger Federer is sidelined for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the ...

An aging Serena Williams aims for a 24th Grand Slam title, four years after her last, faced with an ever-growing coterie of young talent taking over at the top of the game. Here are five women to watch at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday...

Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders. Last month, Google unveiled the results of tests showing an alternative to the l...