Irma devastates Caribbean islands, Florida braces for 'most powerful storm'

IMAGE: People pick up debris as Hurricane Irma howled past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Photographs: Alvin Baez/Reuters......

World's top 10 currencies

In the world of foreign exchange, currency trading is the name of the game. The term 'top currencies' is subjective and depends on the method used to trade and the investor's risk tolerance.......

India must regain higher growth: FM

India must return to the higher growth path at the earliest, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. The economy grew at 6.7 per cent in 2008-09, which is a sharp downward......

The peak GM never scaled

Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn, AM General -- Hummer, Saab, Opel, Isuzu, Suzuki, Subaru, Fiat, Daewoo, Holden -- all GM owned brands or companies where GM had a stake......

Jobs you can do in paradise

It's the ultimate dream job: serving as "caretaker" of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The responsibilities--if you want to call them that--include exploring the islands for six......

Priyanka reveals her fight with depression

'I didn't know exactly how to move from a world of gray back into a world of vibrant colour, but one day I figured out one simple thing I could do: I could stop hiding and re-engage with life.'......

Brangelina 'may have tied the knot' on X'mas

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly got married in a Christmas Day ceremony in the Caribbean. According to the Telegraph, the Hollywood power couple wed in an intimate ceremony on the Turks and......

Eva Longoria's Desperate again

The hottest of the Desperate Housewives is done with her honeymoon. Eva Longoria is back at work on the Universal Studios lot following her wedding to San Antonio Spurs basketball star Tony......

Ben Affleck weds Jennifer

Hollywood stars Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, expecting their first child together this fall, surprised their fans and friends on Wednesday, when they tied the knot at a resort in the Caribbean......

'I almost died,' says Osaka after paddleboard mishap

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka on vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Photographs: Naomi Osaka/Twitter Tennis players typically use the off-season to rest and recover from their punishing schedules......

Peekaboo: Road to FIFA elections is full of surprises

FIFA President Joseph Blatter leaves the room after a press conference. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images CONCACAF's congress witnessed an outburst of support for incumbent Sepp Blatter......

2014 football World Cup circus gets kicking

Less than one year after Spain beat the Netherlands to win the World Cup, the circus starts again on Wednesday although the opening match of the 2014 qualifying tournment will cause barely a......

Let us Waka Waka one last time

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis 5th:......

Billionaire gives US$100 million to WI cricket

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has given West Indies cricket US$100 million over three years in what he described on Wednesday as a bid to bring the game into the 21st century. Stanford told a......