The French Spiderman's Latest Conquest

Alain Robert, also known as the 'French Spiderman', climbed the GT International Tower -- 712 feet tall and 47 storeys high -- in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 5, 2024. The 61-year-old......

Eiffel Tower, Coliseum, Sphinx... now all in China

China brings the world to its doorstep with scale replicas of famous tourist destinations from across the world. A Chinese worker walks past a replica of the leaning Tower of Pisa in Shanghai. In......

Let there be light! Sydney shines at Vivid festival

Bright lights, big city, and even brighter music and ideas -- that’s Sydney’s winter festival, Vivid. Landmarks across the city have been bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights,......

PHOTOS: Welcoming 2019 in style

Happy New Year! Stunning fireworks displays welcomed the New Year across the world. Take a look.   People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio......

The 30 most beautiful skylines in the world

Can a mathematical formula capture the beauty of a city? Building data website Emporis certainly thinks so. It has ranked the best skylines in the world using statistics that assigns point to each......

World's 10 best cities to live in

Image: Five-month old African elephant calf Tuluba and its mother Numbi eat some snow in their enclosure at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Photograph: Reuters     Vienna is the......

Lodha relaunches $350-mn overseas bond sale plan

It had earlier called off the bond issue after tepid investor response Premium realty developer Lodha Group has relaunched its $350-million five-year dollar denominated international bond issue,......

India among top 10 FDI destinations in 2014

Image: School children holding tri-coloured balloons take part in the Republic Day celebrations in Chandigarh. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters India was 15th on the list in 2013. India moved up......

'He flustered India, there's no doubt about that'

  IMAGE: Sam Konstas did enough to impress the Australian selectors and confirm his ticket to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test tour beginning at the end of this month. Photograph: ICC/X Former......

High Drama On Day 1 At SCG

A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test. Scorecard IMAGE: Scott Boland celebrates Rishabh Pant's wicket. He finished with figures of 4 for 31 in......

Paris 2024's Wow Opening Ceremony Plan

Unlike earlier Olympic opening ceremonies, where artistic performances precede the athlete procession, Paris 2024 will commence with athletes gracefully floating down the Seine river. IMAGE: Paris......

The Greatest Olympians!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Michael Phelps/Instagram   Every four years, the world holds its breath, as the Olympics bring the world together. Athletes, trained to peak perfection, compete for......

Del Potro's comeback bid ends in Sydney quarters

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro's comeback from a lengthy injury layoff was cut short by Kazakhstan qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin in the quarter-finals of the Sydney international on......