Serena Williams storms into the Australian Open second round with a 6-0 6-2 victory over Germany's Tatjana Maria.

The president pays for hundreds of burgers with staff missing due to a government shutdown.

Jeanne Nutter says she discovered the missing 13-year-old girl asking for help in rural Wisconsin.

Rahaf Mohammed says fleeing her family in Saudi Arabia was "worth the risk" so she could live freely.

Sources in the group tell the BBC the arrest of a senior member is meant to push them to peace talks.

More than a third of women and a quarter of men think they got it wrong, research suggests.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola tells his players to forget about Liverpool in their pursuit of a second consecutive Premier League title.

The seeds, inside a sealed container, are the first plants ever grown on the Moon's surface.

Ronnie O'Sullivan admits to being "lazy" in snooker but praises the approach of "ruthless animal" Andy Murray who "broke the mould" in tennis.

Uefa opens disciplinary proceedings into alleged racist chanting by Chelsea fans in the Europa League game with MOL Vidi in December.

The video about toxic masculinity, bullying and men's behaviour sparks outrage online.

Europe's largest economy grew by 1.5% last year as global trade and car sales slowed.

After five days of debate, MPs will decide whether the UK government should push on with Theresa May's deal.

Laurent Gbagbo was the first former head of state to go on trial at the International Criminal Court.

Novak Djokovic starts his bid for a record seventh Australian Open title with a straight-set win over Mitchell Krueger.

Automakers are relying on the popularity of big, traditional vehicles to fund their electric ambitions.

Several people have been killed and hundreds arrested following violent protests.

PM Justin Trudeau had accused China of "arbitrary" justice in the case of a Canadian citizen.

Nottingham Forest name club legend and ex-Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill as manager, to succeed Aitor Karanka.

Turkey's president responds positively to Donald Trump's call for a "safe zone" in Kurdish-held Syria.

Simona Halep beats Kaia Kanepi to avoid becoming the first world number one to suffer back-to-back first-round Grand Slam exits.