70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

After 9/11, Bush suddenly had political capital

George Bush's presidency didn't begin well. Nor did it proceed well. Gone was the kinder, gentler America. Bush and his administration clearly believed in unilateralism, and didn't mind flexing......

Former NATO commander to join US presidential race

Former NATO commander Wesley Clark is on Wednesday expected to join the race to unseat George W Bush in the 2004 US presidential election.Clark is an outspoken critic of the US led war in......

Bush didn't think terrorism was urgent: Ex-adviser

The administration did not consider terrorism an "urgent issue" before the September 11, 2001 attacks, despite repeated warnings about the Al Qaeda, US President George W Bush's former......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Game of Thrones enters Guinness World Records 2016

A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood. Image: Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Games of Thrones Popular television series Game of Thrones has found a place in the new......

Emmy 2016: Aziz Ansari wins his first, Games of Thrones wins big

 The 68th annual Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 18. A look at the big winners of the night. IMAGE: Writer-producer Alan Yang and......

FA Cup PIX: Manchester City survive; Chelsea crash out

A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup IMAGE: Kevin De Bruyne scores the winner for Manchester City against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fourth round match at Brisbane Road, London, on......

McSweeney 'devastated' after axing from Australia squad

IMAGE: Australia opener Nathan McSweeney, who made his Test debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series-opener in Perth, struggled at the top with scores of 10, 0, 39, 10 not out, 9 and 4 in his......

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

IMAGE: Mercedes's George Russell poses after qualifying in pole position for the British Grand Prix with second and third-placed teammates Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris at Silverstone Circuit,......

EPL PIX: Haaland strikes again! City top the table

Man City move top as early Haaland strike secures win over Southampton IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. Photograph: Lee......

Australia captain Clarke re-injures hamstring

Australia captain Michael Clarke has re-injured his hamstring and will take no further part in Friday's one-day match against South Africa, governing body Cricket Australia said.  Clarke......