Serena Williams overcomes world number one Victoria Azarenka in three sets to win her fourth US Open and 16th Grand Slam title.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton said he was "grateful" to be in the fight for such a close title race after winning the Italian GP.

Britain's Andy Murray says winning gold at the Olympics will help inspire him to a first Grand Slam title on Monday.

Fugitive Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi rejects a guilty verdict imposed on him for allegedly running death squads as "politically motivated".

A study of rocks at an old French A-bomb test site in the Pacific has led a team of scientists to conclude that early Mars was not so warm and wet, as many argue.

Indian anti-corruption cartoonist Aseem Trivedi is remanded in custody on sedition charges, prompting widespread criticism.

The majority of people with diabetes are not controlling cholesterol levels effectively - putting them at increased risk of heart disease, a charity warns.

British Olympic medal winners Victoria Pendleton and Louis Smith will take to the dance floor for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.