PHOTOS: It's an odd, odd world out there!

These 10 images prove that we live in a crazy, bizarre world. Image: Women drink wine as they sit in a hot bath with coloured water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort......

22% world's workers toil for over 48 hours a week

Nearly a century after adopting its first international standard on working time, a new study by the International Labour Office estimates that one in five workers around the world -- or over 600......

Check out the hottest jobs in India

India is growing fast. China is growing faster. Together, they will account for more than a quarter of world gross national product by 2025. That's all old news. Yet why are India's bosses more......

And you thought Paris was the best

We will always have Paris. And Rome is, after all, the eternal city. But if your heart is set on strolling the Jardin des Tuileries, or nursing a campari on the Spanish Steps, rest assured you will......

Competition, open skies...and bust?

Ten years ago, Fortune magazine carried an article questioning the free market paradigm for airlines ("Why Air Travel Doesn't Work," Timothy K Smith with Ronald B Lieber, April 3, 1995). In India,......

Football Extras: Mourinho defends Kane's record

  IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/Pool via Reuters Jose Mourinho launched an impassioned defence of Harry Kane's form under his playing style at Tottenham......

2014 World Cup: What's in store for the 32 finalists

Hosts Brazil will get the ball rolling against Croatia, holders Spain face 2010 runners-up Netherlands and US coach Juergen Klinsmann is up against compatriots Germany after Friday's World Cup......

Pot luck: FIFA to go ahead with controversial WC draw procedure

FIFA will go ahead with its controversial decision to stage World Cup matches at midday in tropical venues, president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday as soccer's governing body announced a bafflingly......

Woods loses to O'Hern to end Tour title run

Tiger Woods came close to pulling off a Houdini-like escape against Australia's Nick O'Hern before his run of seven consecutive PGA Tour titles ended at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship......

Canas wins first title since ban

Argentina's Guillermo Canas won his first ATP tournament since completing a 15-month doping ban when he beat top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets to claim the Brazil Open on Sunday. Canas,......