Fidel Castro, in pictures

Fidel Castro, who symbolised revolution for close to 60 years, passed into the ages on Friday, November 25.Glimpses from the Commandante's colourful life: Fidel with Jawaharlal Nehru in New York.......

Obama, Castro hail 'new day' for US-Cuba relations

Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro vowed on Monday in Havana to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the US president called a "new day" for the relationship between the......

Barack Obama lands in Cuba as first US president

IMAGE: US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and their daughters Malia and Sasha, exit Air Force One as they arrive at Havana's international airport for a three-day trip, in Havana. All......

Top 10 world leaders who reap the power of hashtag

More than half of the world’s foreign ministers and their institutions are active on the social networking site. In short, Twitter has become an indispensable diplomatic networking and......

Soccer PIX: Barca claim epic win despite conceding three penalties

IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Pedri celebrates with teammates on scoring their second goal against Levante at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, on Sunday. Photograph: Pablo Morano/Reuters......

PIX: Ronaldo denied last-gasp winner by VAR; Real held

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo scores the third goal for Juventus before it was ruled offside by VAR during the Serie A match against Udinese at Dacia Arena in Udine, on Sunday. Photograph: Alessandro......

Football: Real stunned; Bayern stay top of table

Levante's Marti sinks 10-man Real Madrid IMAGE: Real Madrid's Eder Militao is shown a red card by referee David Medie Jimenez. Photograph: Javier Barbancho/Reuters Levante striker Roger Marti......

Sports Shorts: Mayer and Asher-Smith are European athletes of the year

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Kevin Mayer is the first Frenchman to hold the decathlon world record. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters World decathlon......

Real Madrid lose again. Will coach get sacked?

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale looks dejected after missing a chance to score. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Real Madrid's miserable run of results continued on Saturday as they fell to a......