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IS terrorist who killed French cops called to turn 'Euro 2016 into a graveyard'

The who man who knifed to death a French police couple posted a Facebook video from the scene of the murders, calling for further strikes during the Euro 2016 championships, a terrorism expert was......

India may win a Physics Nobel Prize in the next decade?

Country's scientific community may be at the cusp of securing a Nobel in the physical sciences, says Devijyot Ghoshal After decades of losing out some of its finest minds to the West, India's......

Did Islamic State blow up Russian plane with bomb in bag?

British tourists returning from Egypt told to leave luggage behind as airport security is tightened in wake of disaster in Sinai The remains of a Russian airliner which crashed is seen in central......

Likely Nobel prize winners for 2014

The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and......

Do you know these 10 famous Scots?

Scotland will vote on whether it will be an independent country or will remain a part of the United Kingdom on September 18. Independence will end a 305-year-old union with England and break up......

The billionaires' wives

Billionaires usually have their pick of brides and often chose to marry some of the world's most beautiful and glamorous women. Canada's richest man, media baron David Thomson, recently announced......

How to build a billion-dollar business

There's no secret formula that will make your company the next Google. Or is there?David G. Thomson thinks there is. In his book, Blueprint to a Billion, Thomson identifies traits that fast-growing......

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

There were thousands of posts about the deal within hours after the announcement. Microsoft Corp's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp on Monday invoked scorn from the professional network's......

As oil plummets, how much pain still looms for US energy firms?

A closer look at valuations and interviews with a dozen of smaller firms ahead of fourth quarter results from their bigger, listed rivals, shows there are reasons to be nervous. With nearly a......

US multinationals to face more pain from strong dollar

The surging value of the US dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings since the 2008 financial crisis, hurting results at most US-based multinationals. Some on Wall......

PIX: Beeba Boys, Julianne Moore, Clooney at TIFF 2015

The annual Toronto International Film Festival began on September 10.Several Bollywood and Hollywood stars made their presence felt over the weekend at the ongoing Canadian film festival. A look at......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

ICC World Cup: The underdog triumphs we'll never forget!

In the world of sports, there's something truly captivating about the underdog triumphing against all odds. It's the story of determination, resilience, and the sheer refusal to be underestimated.......

How much will the Aussies miss Smith and Warner?

India will tour Australia for a four-Test series beginning December 6 at Adelaide IMAGE: Aaron Finch of Australia inspects his finger after being struck from a delivery by Mitchell Starc of during......

Ex-players call for Waugh's retirement

Former Australian Test players Jeff Thomson and David Hookes say Test captain Steve Waugh should retire to allow the team to build for the future, Australia's newspapers reported on Monday. "It's......

'Cook is not as forward thinking as Clarke would be as a captain'

Australia's captain Michael Clarke (L) shakes hands with his English counterpart Alastair Cook. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Mark Butcher has backed the hosts to come good against Australia......