Hillary Clinton may be ahead in the race for the White House. But she is still seen by many Americans as a distasteful choice.

Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the government's former deputy leader Rafael Hui have been found guilty of corruption in a blockbuster trial that shocked a city known for clean governance.

Jarryd Hayne fans were left scratching their heads when the 49ers refused to play the Australian in the second half of the Steelers' loss.

In the pitched political battles over freedom of choice in school cafeterias, New York’s “vegan-ish” mayor has triggered a nationwide furore over the sugary drink.

The head of Russia's influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, said on Sunday cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were "childish" compared to offences it had dished out to Christians.