The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London. American photographer Karine Aigner was announced as this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional President Joe Biden urging lawmakers to 'turn this pain into action' to control the powerful gun lobby.

Julian Wood saw it coming before anyone else and the pioneering power-hitting coach reckons the role of cricketers with brute power will only increase in the rapidly evolving Twenty20 format, forcing the "touch and skill" batters to reinvent their game.

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United States Air Force colonel.

After going through more than 78,000 photographs from over 4,700 photographers, the expert judges of the World Press Photo contest have announced the finalists of the 2019 competition. The panelists have selected 43 photographers from 23 countries to represent the best in photojournalism.

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.

At least 50 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas - the deadliest mass shooting in the history of United States. Here's a look at other such incidents that have struck the country in recent times.

Raja Chari is in training to go to space in 2019. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel presents the story of his journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to NASA. A Rediff.com Exclusive!

Rediff.com takes a peek at this fanboy magnet that brings in geeks from around the world.

Captain Kristen Griest and 1st Lt Shaye Haver are the first women ever to graduate from the United States army's Ranger School, designed to produce elite and tough leaders.

The winners of the annual US Military Photographer of the Year competition showcase the compelling body of work military photographers compiled in 2014.

A French doctor treating former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher said on Thursday that the German driver was making progress, but will need years to recover.

Attorney David Finn said he has no idea what led to the death of Pallavi and Sumeet Dhawan, but he knew they were under tremendous stress over accusations that the mother killed their 10-year-old son, Arnav. George Joseph reports

The two bodies found in a house in Texas were on Friday identified as those of the parents of a 10-year-old Indian-origin boy who was found dead in a bathtub in January, a death for which the mother was charged with murder.

The Lone Ranger does provide more than a handful laughs but takes too long to get to the point, making you wish you'd left it alone.

The Blu-ray editions of True Grit, Platoon and Usual Suspects are a must watch.

Star Indian woman basketball player Geethu Anne Jose, the first from the country to be invited to the WNBA for a tryout, managed to impress the coaches of all three teams she trialled for with her "fundamentals".

While revenge and God's grace on the right-doers are the dominant themes of True Grit, one could say the film is equally about special relationships that you forge along the way.

The Westerner may just grab some Oscar nominations.

The last of the major Oscar nomination contenders this year, True Grit is often discussed as a remake of the 1969 hit Western that fetched an Oscar to John Wayne. But Coen brothers insist while the plot line is same as in the previous True Grit, and both films are based on a well-reviewed novel by Charles Portis, they went directly to the source. Their film is seen through the eyes of the young girl, unlike in the 1969 film.

Shareholders accepted the takeover of the club by US sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks.

George Gillett and Tom Hicks have pledged to keep Liverpool true to tradition after agreeing to pay $340 million to takeover the Premier League football club.

The Premier League football club has agreed to be taken over by US sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks for 174 million pounds.

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