Germán Abraham Loera Acosta kidnapped a woman and demanded a Bitcoin ransom for her release.

Cofidis riders are being "held against their will" and "treated like plague victims" in the United Arab Emirates, says team president Thierry Vittu

Japan's Olympic minister says the Tokyo 2020 games could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak.

Russia's revised basic law would define marriage as a heterosexual union and include faith in God.

How good are the current heavyweights? Which belt means most? Mike Costello and Steve Bunce have the answers.

Owners said the 85-year-old company - Australia's only national newswire - was "unsustainable".

The head of the European Commission says the EU's first priority is to keep order on Greece's border.

Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine, while the US is the world's largest consumer.

The storm was so fast-moving that many people didn't have time to take shelter, officials say.

Football authorities hold talks with the UK government and public health experts over contingency plans to play matches behind closed doors if the coronavirus outbreak escalates.

Prop Mako Vunipola is training with his club Saracens, despite being stood down by England over coronavirus fears.

After a blizzard hit New York state huge amounts of water, carried on the wind from Lake Erie, covered homes in Hamburg town with beautiful icicles.

Britain's Dillian Whyte, the mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title, will meet Russian Alexander Povetkin on 2 May.

America's central bank makes the biggest interest rate cut since the financial crisis.

A judiciary spokesman says the inmates were granted furlough after testing negative for Covid-19.

If the coronavirus has you worried about shaking hands, here are some novel ways to greet people.

England will face Belgium, Denmark and Iceland in League A of the 2020-2021 Nations League.

A bug in digital certificates means millions need to be revoked, leaving well-known websites insecure.

Indonesian village blanketed in Mount Merapi's latest impressive eruption.

Fighting resumes as President Trump and a Taliban leader talk on the phone following the peace deal.

Team Ineos say they are 'overcome with grief' after the death of directeur sportif Nicolas Portal at the age of 40.