Tearful Serena Williams saw her US Open preparation thrown into disarray Sunday as back spasms forced her out of the WTA Toronto final after just four games, handing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu the title. Andreescu, 19, was up 3-1 with a break of serve when 23-time Grand Slam...

Tradition dictates that Muslims slaughter a sheep during Monday's Eid al-Adha festival, and despite the military lockdown in Kashmir's main city Srinagar, Bashir Ahmad was determined to respect the custom. But after driving more than 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) from his home on the...

A Russian man with diabetes was in a serious condition in hospital Sunday after being detained over opposition protests and deprived of insulin, Russian media reported. Dmitry Vasilyev, a 43-year-old television director who was detained for "mass disorder" at a recent Moscow protest,...

Indian authorities on Sunday mounted major rescue and relief efforts as the death toll from monsoon floods which cut off roads in the country's south and west rose to at least 144. The southern state of Kerala -- a popular tourist haven known for its pristine beaches, hill resorts and...