US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. Tehran, on its end, has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. Story by Charlotte H...

Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that rights groups say has left at least 3,428 people dead. The demonstrations were sparked by economic grievances but evolved r...

AFP Sports picks out five storylines to watch out for. Era-defining rivalry Without doubt the biggest rivalry in men's tennis today -- so much so that it has its own unofficial name, "Sincaraz". Spain's Alcaraz overtook the Italian to top the world...

Spain's Alcaraz already has six major titles but success on the Melbourne Park hard courts is a glaring hole in his resume. Should the world number one snap his Australia drought at the tournament starting on Sunday, he would become the youngest ma...

The Canadian world number 17 withstood a second-set fightback from Keys to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarter-final of the Adelaide International. Keys won the Adelaide tournament 12 months on her way to lifting her maiden Slam title in Melbourne. ...

Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that rights groups say has left at least 3,428 people dead. The demonstrations were sparked by economic grievances but evolved r...

Oil prices dropped three percent after Trump said Wednesday he would "watch it and see" on possible intervention in the Islamic republic, after he said he was told the killings of protesters there had stopped. Crude prices had surged over recent da...

AFP Sports picks out five storylines to watch out for. Era-defining rivalry Without doubt the biggest rivalry in men's tennis today -- so much so that it has its own unofficial name, "Sincaraz". Spain's Alcaraz overtook the Italian to top the world...

Spain's Alcaraz already has six major titles but success on the Melbourne Park hard courts is a glaring hole in his resume. Should the world number one snap his Australia drought at the tournament starting on Sunday, he would become the youngest ma...

The Canadian world number 17 withstood a second-set fightback from Keys to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarter-final of the Adelaide International. Keys won the Adelaide tournament 12 months on her way to lifting her maiden Slam title in Melbourne. ...