Melbourne (AFP) - Serena Williams won her sixth Australian Open and 19th career Grand Slam with a hard-fought win over bitter rival Maria Sharapova on Saturday, consolidating her place among the game's legends. The 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) triumph means the American world number one...

North Korean state media issued an aggressive statement from leader Kim Jong-un Saturday after U.S. President Barack Obama's recent suggestion that Pyongyang's leadership would collapse under pressure from outside. In an apparent reference to Washington, Kim accused "rabid...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of reconciliation committee in Yalda town in Eastern Ghouta escaped an assassination attempt on Friday, Zaman al-Wasl reporter said. Sheikh Saleh al-Khatib, who led reconciliation efforts with Syrian regime, escaped an explosive...

(Reuters) - The next meeting between some Syrian opposition figures and the Damascus government in Moscow will take place in about a month, Qadri Jamil, a participant in this week's consultations, said on Friday. The Moscow talks, which ended on Thursday, are not seen as...