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Fashion news: Pam shows off bikini, Marissa Miller dines naked and more

Fashion news: Pam shows off bikini, Marissa Miller dines naked and more

Rediff.com23 Dec 2011

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Tragedies that Dr Singh didn't react to

Tragedies that Dr Singh didn't react to

Rediff.com29 Jul 2010

What could be the reason behind the prime minister's silence over two tragedies, both in India and involving Indians?

Ronaldo, Zidane to play UN charity match

Ronaldo, Zidane to play UN charity match

Rediff.com26 Nov 2010

World champion footballers and United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zindine Zidane have announced that the 8th Annual Match Against Poverty will raise funds for the nearly 25 million people affected by the Haiti earthquake and Pakistan floods.

Congressman wants USAID chief Rajiv Shah demoted

Congressman wants USAID chief Rajiv Shah demoted

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

A powerful Republican Congressman has asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to demote United States Agency for International Development administrator Rajiv Shah, the co-coordinator of the US Government relief operations in Haiti, for not having enough African-American on his staff.

373 disasters killed 296,800 people in 2010

373 disasters killed 296,800 people in 2010

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Some 373 natural disasters killed over 296,800 people in 2010, affecting nearly 208 million others and costing nearly US$110 billion, according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).

Indian made asst secretary for UN peacekeeping

Indian made asst secretary for UN peacekeeping

Rediff.com1 May 2010

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed Atul Khare of India as assistant secretary-general for peacekeeping operations.

Pak floods, China landslides: Global warming effect?

Pak floods, China landslides: Global warming effect?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

Climate change experts are of the view that global warming predictions are correct and the world weather crisis that is causing floods in Pakistan, wildfires in Russia and landslides in China is evidences of that.

High heels and bikinis: The world's most beautiful women

High heels and bikinis: The world's most beautiful women

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

The latest line-up of gorgeous Miss Universe 2015 contestants!

Obama donates Noble prize money to charities

Obama donates Noble prize money to charities

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

US President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he would donate his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money among several charities, including $200,000 to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund and $250,000 to Fisher House, which provides housing to families of patients at military medical centers.

Bill Clinton undergoes heart operation

Bill Clinton undergoes heart operation

Rediff.com12 Feb 2010

Former United States president Bill Clinton was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pains and has undergone a heart operation, his office said today.

Chasing Carnivals: How the world celebrates spring

Chasing Carnivals: How the world celebrates spring

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

Beyond Holi: Spring celebrations around the world in pictures.

Pope's Easter message ignores child sex abuse row

Pope's Easter message ignores child sex abuse row

Rediff.com5 Apr 2010

Pope Benedict XVI failed to mention the child sex abuse scandal, which rocked the Roman Catholic Church, in his traditional Easter message in Rome.

Floods: Pakistan in neck-deep trouble

Floods: Pakistan in neck-deep trouble

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

The floods, which claimed more than 1600 lives so far, continued to unleash untold miseries and destruction all around Pakistan. Besides, at least left 2 million people have been left homeless.

Coach Dunga fired after Brazil's ouster from Copa America

Coach Dunga fired after Brazil's ouster from Copa America

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Brazil fired Dunga as coach on Tuesday, the national football confederation said, two days after his side failed to get past the group stages of the Centenary Copa America.

Copa America: Controversial Peru goal knocks Brazil out in group stage

Copa America: Controversial Peru goal knocks Brazil out in group stage

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Substitute Raul Riudiaz's hotly disputed goal earned Peru a shock 1-0 win over Brazil in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Sunday, the defeat knocking the five-time world champions out the Copa America at the group stage.

What is Obama's first-ever tweet?

What is Obama's first-ever tweet?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

US President Barack Obama hit the send button of a computer key board to have his first ever "tweet" as he along with the First Lady visited the office of Red Cross in downtown here serving as disaster operations centre to coordinate humanitarian aid to quake-hit Haiti.

Heinz feeds the needy

Heinz feeds the needy

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

HJ Heinz has committed $7 million to the Heinz Micronutrient Campaign, which has already benefited more than one million children in Mongolia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia and other countries. HJ Heinz has established the goal of helping 10 million children globally by 2010.

Gold Cup: Jamaica shock US in semi-finals

Gold Cup: Jamaica shock US in semi-finals

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes scored first-half goals to propel Jamaica to an upset 2-1 victory over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals in Atlanta on Wednesday.

'Women make very good peacekeepers'

'Women make very good peacekeepers'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

'If you look at peacekeeping right now, it is fraught with accusations of sexual abuse or peacekeepers involved in deals that are outside their purview, human trafficking.' 'When a contingent of women walk through a camp, the women in the camp and the children respond to them, talk to them. Women are more open to talking about sexual violence and domestic violence to other women.'

Gold Cup: Jamaica, Costa Rica advance

Gold Cup: Jamaica, Costa Rica advance

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

Jamaica scored a late winning goal while Costa Rica needed only a scoreless draw as both teams advanced from Group B to the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Contaminated water? Use low cost 'drinkable book' as cleaner

Contaminated water? Use low cost 'drinkable book' as cleaner

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

The book is the brainchild of Theresa Dankovich.

Soccer PIX: Uruguay crush Ecuador; US in last 16

Soccer PIX: Uruguay crush Ecuador; US in last 16

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

Uruguay crushed Ecuador 4-0 in their Copa America opener on Sunday with help from an early sending off that deflated their opponents and assured the 15-times champions the simplest of starts to their campaign.

Houston trumped, PM arrives in New York for 74th UNGA

Houston trumped, PM arrives in New York for 74th UNGA

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

A total of over 75 Heads of State and Foreign Ministers will be meeting with Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan during the week across various platforms.

FIFA reveals proposed slots for 48-team 2026 World Cup

FIFA reveals proposed slots for 48-team 2026 World Cup

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Under the proposal, made by the FIFA Bureau, for the enlarged tournament beginning in 2026, Europe would get 16 direct places, Africa nine, Asia eight, South America six, CONCACAF six and Oceania one, totalling 46 teams.

Which nation has the most undernourished people?

Which nation has the most undernourished people?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

A map showing the percentage of undernourished people across various countries.

India, Pak among major illicit drug producing nations: Obama

India, Pak among major illicit drug producing nations: Obama

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

United States President Barack Obama has determined India and its three neighbours, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, among a list of 22 nations that are major illicit drug producing or transit countries.

Corruption on the rise

Corruption on the rise

Rediff.com1 Nov 2004

India is ranked 90th on a list of 146 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index, according to Transparency International ratings. India was ranked 83rd last year.

Why Modi should be worried about this data

Why Modi should be worried about this data

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Brazil drop Milan trio

Brazil drop Milan trio

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

Pak peacekeepers charged with rape

Pak peacekeepers charged with rape

Rediff.com23 Feb 2005

3 Pakistani peacekeepers in Haiti have been charged with rape, the UN said.

Gold Cup: Dempsey hat-trick helps US reach semis

Gold Cup: Dempsey hat-trick helps US reach semis

Rediff.com19 Jul 2015

Clint Dempsey recorded his first hat-trick for the United States in a dominant 6-0 win over Cuba on Saturday that put theAmericans into a CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final against Jamaica.

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

About one-third of the world's poor live in India but there are countries where 88 per cent of population is extremely poor.

Ebola unites football icons Zidane, Ronaldo

Ebola unites football icons Zidane, Ronaldo

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Football idols Zidane and Ronaldo team up in UN Ebola fundraiser.

Extras: Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion

Extras: Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Do you get clean water? Check out our map to see the improvement in water sources

Do you get clean water? Check out our map to see the improvement in water sources

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

Move the slider on the map above to see the change in percentage of population using an improved drinking water source over 1990 to 2015.

Hot curves ahead: Miss Universe 2016 hopefuls

Hot curves ahead: Miss Universe 2016 hopefuls

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

We're back... Round Two of the line up of Miss Universe 2016 contestants.

Copa America: U.S. win group after Costa Rica stun Colombia

Copa America: U.S. win group after Costa Rica stun Colombia

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

The United States beat Paraguay 1-0 and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Copa America as Group A winners on Saturday after Costa Rica stunned already-qualified Colombia 3-2.

Michelle invites Indian doctor for State of the Union Address

Michelle invites Indian doctor for State of the Union Address

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

US First Lady Michelle Obama has invited a prominent Indian-American doctor, who is playing a key role in fighting the dreaded Ebola disease in West Africa, for Wednesday's State of the Union Address.

World Cup Preview: Argentina must overcome own demons to beat Iceland

World Cup Preview: Argentina must overcome own demons to beat Iceland

Rediff.com14 Jun 2018

Argentina start as hot favourites to beat Iceland in their opening World Cup Group D match on Saturday but the toughest opponent for the runners-up four years ago may be themselves rather than the tiny tournament debutants.