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These 'clownselors' heal patients one smile at a time

Volunteers dressed as clowns visit hospitals and old-age homes to spread cheer and dispel the gloom of ill health and old age. IMAGE: A clownselor entertains a child-patient at the cancer ward of......

Upset with newspaper, US gunman kills 5 in newsroom shooting

A white man with a long-standing grudge against a newspaper in the United States city of Annapolis massacred five people, four of them journalists, as he blasted his way through its newsroom with a......

2 TV journalists shot dead in US by a disgruntled ex-worker

A woman TV reporter and a cameraman were on Wednesday killed on live television when a "disgruntled" ex-employee of the TV station opened fire in the US state of Virginia before succumbing to his......

OMG! These images are simply BRILLIANT

All the action from around the world last week, in case you missed it Girls just wanna have fun: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta......

The professor who runs a cow sanctuary in the US

“Many people in America see animals, particularly cows, as meat…animals have a soul, personality, they interact,” says Sankar Sastri, who runs the Lakshmi Cow Sanctuary in......

Now, a device to guide drivers which way to go

American scientists have developed a new device which they say can help passengers draw the attention of cell phone yakking taxi drivers who often ignore their instructions to turn left or right.......

IT capital cries foul over free education for poor

Schools in the information technology capital and its surrounding areas see red over the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. They say it is against......

PM meets World Bank president, American CEOs

Giving an economic content to his visit to the US in the midst of high-profile diplomatic engagements, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met World Bank President Robert Zoellick and top American CEOs......

You can wash this PC keyboard

Look anywhere in the medical community -- hospital wards, operating rooms, clinics -- and you will see computers. And when you see computers, you also see keyboards. As the use of computers......

Yang Yuanqing: China's first global capitalist

On a bright September afternoon, a black Mercedes S320 pulls up to a curb in the middle of Beijing's bustling Zhongguancun, the consumer-electronics shopping district. Out steps a man in a......

It's a sweep for 1917 at Baftas!

IMAGE: Callum McDougall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Jayne-Ann Tenggren with their awards for Outstanding British Film for 1917. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Sam......

Meet The SEXIEST Man Alive!

Hollywood hunk Chris Hemsworth is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!Here's everything you need to know about this Australian hottie...That Chris Hemsworth is a major dreamboat in the crowded......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Watching The Clock at MoMa

New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcased The Clock, a meticulous effort showing clocks and watches from thousands of films from the last 100 years of cinema.It is 7.45 am when......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

PIX: Arsenal back on top; De Bruyne double for City

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday, April 6. IMAGE: Rico Lewis celebrates scoring Manchester City's second goal with teammates during the Premier League match......

EPL PIX: Arsenal levels Liverpool; tops Christmas table

IMAGE: Liverpool's Darwin Nunez in action with Arsenal's William Saliba. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Arsenal laid down their title credentials with an impressive performance in an intense......

Can India's bowlers bounce back to avoid series loss?

IMAGE: India will look to bounce back in the third and final T20I of the series. Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian bowlers will come under sharp scrutiny in the team's effort to merge the immediate......

2nd T20I PHOTOS: Proteas cruise to comfortable win over India

IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played at Gqeberha in South Africa on Tuesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: South Africa's Reeza Hendricks played a smashing knock to set up the win for the hosts. Photograph: Rogan......

Marsh, Sangha lead Australia to big win over South Africa

IMAGE: Australia's Mitchell Marsh bats during his 97-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Tim David in the first T20I against South Africa at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, on Wednesday.......

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