2 weeks on, India condemns 'horrific attack' on Salman Rushdie

In its first reaction to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the "horrific attack" on the celebrated novelist and wished him a speedy recovery. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed in......

12 dead in attacks on Iran Parliament, Khomenei's mausoleum

Gunmen and suicide bombers on Wednesday launched twin assaults on Iran's parliament and the tomb of the country's revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, leaving at least 12......

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

Salman Rushdie loses sight in eye, hand movement after knife attack: Report

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in an eye and his one hand is incapacitated following the brutal knife attack on the acclaimed Mumbai-born author in August, his literary agent said. Rushdie, who......

Eight players of Iran's women's football team are 'MEN'!!!

Iranian women's national football team walk to the pitch. Photograph: Ali Jarekji /Reuters Eight players of Iran’s women’s national football team are apparently men. Iranian women's......