China has established its first diplomatic contact with the Taliban in Kabul after the militant group took control of Afghanistan and the two sides now have "unimpeded and effective communication",......
A woman is helped after being pulled out by divers from a sunken ship in Jianli, Hubei province, China. Photograph: Reuters Hundreds were feared dead on Tuesday after a cruise ship capsized in......
The race to commercialise driverless cars is far from over with experts predicting that a fully autonomous car will not hit the market until 2020 or later Chinese tech firm Alibaba's......
He is widely admired for maintaining an almost military like discipline and is not known to smoke or drink Last week, China’s Dalian Wanda group announced its intention to invest $10 billion......
Organisers hope a high-tech opening ceremony on Saturday will help drum up excitement for the Games. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony kicks off at 1600 IST. IMAGE: India's flag bearers Lovlina......
IMAGE: Sai Praneeth defeated Malaysia's Iskandar Zulkarnain. Photograph: BAI Media/Twitter Top Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and H S Prannoy advanced to the second round of the......
IMAGE: Saina Nehwal reacts. Photograph: PTI Saina Nehwal pulled out at the last moment to take some sheen off the Syed Modi International, beginning in Lucknow, on Tuesday, when the in-form......
Near perfect Froome claims fourth Tour title IMAGE: Chris Froome of Great Britain and Team Sky toasts a glass of champagne with his team. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Chris......
These athletes made India proud four years ago. The turn of the century has seen a marked improvement in performance by Indian athletes at the Olympics. From a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics......