Novak Djokovic's third-round struggle with defending champion Grigor Dimitrov was halted by rain, forcing the pair to come back on Friday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.Officials called a halt to a frustrating day on which Roger Federer was never able to t

Aretha Franklin, the music icon, legendary singer and "Queen of Soul" loved by millions whose history-making career spanned six decades, died at her Detroit home on Thursday. She was 76.She influenced generations of female singers with unforgettable hits inc

The US warned Thursday it would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara does not soon release a jailed American pastor described by President Donald Trump as a "hostage."Deepening a spat that has rattled financial markets and threated t

A schoolboy who "dreamed" of working for Apple hacked the firm's computer systems, Australian media has reported, although the tech giant said Friday no customer data was compromised.The Children's Court of Victoria was told the teenager broke into Apple'

A military parade ordered by US President Donald Trump for later this year has been postponed until at least 2019, a defense official said Thursday, following reports the cost had soared to over $90 million."The Department of Defense and White House have been

Nepal introduced a new criminal code Friday that makes sharing confidential information a jailable offence, sparking concerns among journalists that the laws could be used to muzzle the press.Media have warned that the Communist-led government, which has shown

Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles, who guided the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory over New England in February, suffered a shoulder injury Thursday in a pre-season rematch with the Patriots.Foles was forced out of his team's 37-20 loss in Foxboro, Massachuse

A year after jihadist attacks in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort killed 16 people, Spain's King Felipe VI will on Friday preside over a ceremony in memory of the victims.Fourteen people died -- including two young children aged three and seven -- and ov

Indonesia is about to open the Asian Games but its traffic-clogged capital Jakarta remains shrouded in a haze of air pollution that threatens to mar the world's second-biggest multi-sport event.Jakarta's toxic skies have been stuck at unhealthy levels for we

Hundreds of Google employees have signed a protest letter over the company's reported work on a censor-friendly search engine to get back into China, The New York Times said Thursday.The employees are demanding more transparency so they can understand the mor

Australia aim to make a flying start against the All Blacks in Sydney this weekend and kick-start their quest to end New Zealand's 15 years of Bledisloe Cup domination, captain Michael Hooper said.The Wallabies head into Saturday's fixture, which also double