As 2013 nears its end, rediff.com presents a selection of the most enduring images of year from around the world Also check out: Part I ' Part IIThis is the last of the three-part......
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images that show it's an odd, crazy world we live in. Participants hold smoke flares as they slide down along a chute to cross a pool of water and......
Here’s this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world. A visitor poses for a photograph in front of a 3D painting depicting China's late Chairman Mao Zedong at a 3D art gallery in......
The mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be named 'Tom' and 'Vinicius' after the singer-songwriters who wrote The Girl from Ipanema, organisers said on Sunday. The names won......
Residents play soccer at Ipanema beach ahead of the Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro. The Confederations Cup soccer tournament started on Saturday with the opening match between Brazil and......
FIFA have downplayed security concerns for fans travelling to Brazil for the World Cup despite violent clashes between police and local residents of a favela this week. Two people were killed in a......
- Taxi driver Vitor Hugo Alves is trying to rent out his three-bedroom apartment in the traditional neighborhood of Cosme Velho for 8,000 reais ($2,305) per night during the games. IMAGE: An......
Two Russian rowers to miss Rio despite winning doping appeal Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova will not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over her ban on running as an independent......