AFP Sport picks out five of those: Aaron Rodgers The Green Bay Packers legend and Super Bowl winning quarterback has been a leading voice against vaccination. The 38-year-old has cast himself in the role of a victim of a "woke mob" and "cancel cul...

Djokovic's predilection to turn to the unusual -- from hyperbaric chambers to meditation with Spanish guru Pepe Imaz, a former journeyman player who extols a "love and peace" philosophy -- makes him stand out from other tennis stars, who tend to emb...

The polarising Australian was due to play his first match of the season at the Sydney Classic but pulled out just hours before his evening clash with Italian Fabio Fognini. "Hey everyone, I just want to be open and transparent with everyone, the re...

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov opened their meeting at the US mission in Geneva at 8:55 am (0755 GMT), a State Department spokesperson said. A convoy of black vehicles w...

The boy's father handed two-month-old Sohail Ahmadi to a foreign soldier among jostling crowds desperate to flee the Taliban after the Islamists seized the capital in mid-August. The pair were separated, and what happened next is unclear -- but tax...

Some 15 million pupils have not attended school in Uganda since March 2020 when classrooms were shuttered as Covid-19 swept the world. Education Minister John Muyingo said all students would automatically resume classes a year above where they left...

The former leader has been held since a coup that ousted her government in the early hours of February 1 last year, ending a brief democratic interlude for the country. The daughter of an independence hero, Suu Kyi spent nearly two decades enduring...

The appointment comes as Beijing is remoulding the international business hub in its own authoritarian image after huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019. Under the city's mini-constitution, Hong Kong has its own police force but Chi...

But the bride, who comes from Bulgaria's Pomak minority, can see none of it. Her eyes must remain tightly closed until a Muslim priest blesses the couple. The pair are following an age-old traditional winter wedding rite that their tiny community ...

As a German court prepares to issue the verdict on Thursday in the first trial worldwide over state-sponsored torture in Syria, Mustafa is one of many Syrians still looking for relatives missing since a brutal government crackdown on dissent began i...

The 49ers, who started the season 3-5, were down 17-0 in the first half against the Rams before they orchestrated one of the biggest comebacks of the NFL regular season, which wrapped up Sunday. "We are dangerous, real dangerous. It is about to get...

Almaty, the country's former capital, had been nearly completely offline since Wednesday, but local and foreign websites were accessible again Monday morning, following the worst unrest in the ex-Soviet republic's independent history. The Collectiv...

The last wicket fell in the last over of the day in Christchurch as the Bangladesh innings ended inside a session and a half, and 395 in arrears. The hosts must win the Test to square the two-match series after losing the first Test by eight wicket...

The Nobel laureate has been detained since February 1 when her government was forced out in an early morning coup, ending Myanmar's short-lived experiment with democracy. The generals' power grab triggered widespread dissent, which security forces ...

The emergence of the fast-spreading variant is yet another test of China's zero Covid strategy, with authorities already battling several outbreaks -- including in Xi'an where 13 million city residents were in their third week of lockdown. Fears gr...