US On Diplomacy Road With Taliban?

There is growing acceptance in the international community that engaging the Taliban is a far better approach than ostracising it, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: US Senator Dan......

Out of this world! Jaw dropping entries in Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Thank heavens for these images! From a mesmerizing panorama of the aurora borealis in Iceland to a beautiful image of Comet Neowise, the Royal Observatory’s annual Astronomy Photographer of......

Robocalls urge voters to stay home on US D-Day

New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is actively investigating allegations that voters are receiving robocalls, spreading disinformation and encouraging people to stay home on......

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Duchess of Cambridge’s final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National......

How Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are related

Move over, Google. Another Web outfit is digitizing millions of documents and making them available online. That site is Ancestry.com, and its parent company is racking up nearly $200 million a......

The biggest CEO firings of 2008

The bloodletting in the c-suite started in 2007. It still hasn't stopped. Another year goes by and more chief executives get the ax--probably more than in any previous year. People shook their......

How James Bond saved the world

The name is Bond -- the spy who effortlessly enters secret laboratories and saves the world from nuclear destruction. But how does James Bond manage to slip in unnoticed?He needs more than just a......

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Review: Groot and gang save the world. And this film!

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 doesn't always escape the trappings of an obligatory sequel, but the disarming shenanigans of its screwball superheroes coax you to stay hooked on to that feeling,......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

The Departed: Film of the year

Breathtaking. And, like Cindy Crawford's face, it's all about the mole.The Departed marks Martin Scorsese's return to crime drama, and emphatically illustrates just how glorious a remake can be.......

Golden double for India's archers at World Cup

IMAGE: India's compound women's team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur survived a scare before prevailing over Mexico by one point to clinch the gold medal. Photograph:......

LeBron James Makes NBA History

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record in the NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The record is passed......

Olympics Swimming: More golds for Titmus and Ohashi

British men win relay. IMAGE: Ariarne Titmus of Australia poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's 200m Freestyle event on Wednesday. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Australia's......

When furious fans invaded the pitch

Chaos reigns as West Ham lose 3-0 at home to Burnley IMAGE: James Collins of West Ham United confronts a pitch invader during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Burnley at London......

EPL PHOTOS: Everton cruise to victory, Newcastle rout Saints

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Everton's Cenk Tosun scores their second goal against Brighton & Hove Albion at Goodison Park in Liverpool on Saturday.......