December2017

The experimental R&B singer Solange has revealed a struggle with an autonomic disorder as she canceled a New Year’s Eve performance in South Africa. Solange, the younger sister of pop superstar Beyonce, said doctors had advised...

Paulo Dybala should avoid worrying about comparisons with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo if he wants to become the best player in the world, said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri Saturday. The 24-year-old Argentine linked with a...

Former world number one Novak Djokovic on Saturday withdrew from next week’s Qatar Open, casting doubt on his participation at the Australian Open later in January. Qatar is the second tournament Djokovic has pulled out in...

Celebrations will be held across Taiwan on New Year’s eve, but with less fireworks amid air pollution concerns. One of the most famous celebrations on the island is the New Year’s eve firework show and countdown...

A 25-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested in the city on suspicion of making a hoax phone call that led a police officer in Kansas to kill an unarmed man at a home where the caller...

South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday. The seizure was the second to be revealed by...

Indian film superstar Rajinikanth, who has a huge following in the country and is one of Asia’s highest paid actors, has announced he is entering politics. The 67-year-old, who works mostly in Tamil cinema, said that...

Labour is “staking out the centre ground in British politics”, Jeremy Corbyn has said in a new year message. Mr Corbyn said the prospect of a “new Britain” was “closer than ever” and he was leading...

Erica Garner, who became a civil rights activist against police brutality after the death of her father in 2014, has died aged 27. A video of Eric Garner, in a police chokehold complaining he could not...

The investigation into possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign began after a tip-off from Australia, the New York Times reports. Trump adviser George Papadopoulos allegedly told Australia’s top UK diplomat that Moscow had...