2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel

Award-winning Indian author Jeet Thayil will make up a five-member judging panel for the 2020 International Booker Prize, the world's leading literary award for translated fiction announced in......

Photo of drowned migrants makes the world cry

Shocking images of a drowned Salvadoran migrant and his 2-year-old daughter who died while trying to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico to the United States have sparked outrage world over.......

The Murderers who terrorised Britain

What led them to mass murder? London, June 3Khuram 'Abz/s' Shazad ButtAge at death: 27Born: Probably in Jhelum, Pakistan.Origin: He and his parents were from Jhelum, Pakistan, very close to......

Cannes: Urvashi Looks STUNNING

After turning heads in a white off-shoulder ruffled gown at the screening of the French film Coupez, Urvashi Rautela chose a black dress for the screening of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's Forever Young.......

PIX: Vidya Balan, Mallika Sherawat in Cannes

Jury member Vidya Balan picked out a stabdout red Sabya sari to attend the premiere of French drama Un Chateau En Italie directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. Rounding off the look with nude lips......

Weekend Watch: Amores Perros

Reading film subtitles for 150 minutes may not seem like the best thing to do on a weekend. If it were a film like Amores Perros, however, it would do well for you to make an exception.Some believe......

FIFA Women's WC: Japan crush Spain; Nigeria in knockouts

IMAGES from the Women's World Cup matches played on Monday. Japan hammer Spain on the break to top Group C IMAGE: Japan's Hinata Miyazawa scores their first goal. Photograph: Amanda......

Women's WC: Spain crush Costa Rica in group opener

Dominant Spain crush Costa Rica 3-0 in World Cup group opener IMAGE: Spain's Alexia Putellas and Alba Redondo celebrate after the match. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Spain began their......

COVID cases mount as athletes arrive in Beijing

IMAGE: People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters During the past four days China has detected 119......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Thursday, August 5

IMAGE: India's players pose with their bronze medals after the Olympics men's hockey victory ceremony, at Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, on Thursday. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images......

PIX: Silver for Dahiya; heartbreak for Punia, Phogat

IMAGE: India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya, left, in action against Zavur Uguev of the Russian Olympic Committee during the Olympics men's 57kg Freestyle final, at Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, on Thursday.......