China's top legislator voiced hope that North Korea and the United States will implement their nuclear summit agreement as he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese state media said Monday. Li Zhanshu, sent by President Xi Jinping to attend North Korea's 70th anniversary...

A Vatican commission on child protection set up by Pope Francis said Sunday that the fight against abuse must be the priority of the Catholic Church and emphasised the importance of listening to victims. "This must be the priority that we concentrate on right now," said commission head...

Sweden's center-left parties held a slim lead over the rival center-right Alliance in the Nordic country's general elections, a voter poll by national broadcaster TV4 showed Sunday. The Sweden Democrats, anti-immigration nationalists that have been shunned by all other parties, recorded...

Serena Williams's claims of sexism during her spectacular US Open final meltdown follows similar controversies at the season's three other Grand Slams. AFP Sport revisits the flashpoints: Australian Open -- Melbourne Park is famous for its late finishes. In 2008, Lleyton Hewitt and...