PART III: The moments that defined 2014

From the Syrian civil war to the Ukrainian crisis to the terror unleashed by the dreaded Islamic State, there was no lack of news in 2014. In this five-part series, rediff.com presents a......

Awesome PHOTOS of the month: October

Here are some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of October. Jiejin Qiu, who is six months pregnant with her first baby, poses underwater during a photo shoot at a local......

Living under the shadow of a volcano

Tragedy struck last week after the volcano rumbling inside the belly of Mount Sinabung in the Karo plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted once again. The volcano, which is one......