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REWIND: 10 moments from the week gone by

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 10 images.

Fidel Castro, in pictures

Glimpses from the Commandante's colourful life.

Obama pokes fun at self, Biden at exclusive dinner

United States President Barack Obama was in his elements over a whopping $85 billion forced spending cuts his administration was facing, saying, "My joke writers have been placed on furlough."

'I have bought a nice sari for Rakhi, as shagun'

The Parujanwalas talk about their celebrity bahu, Rakhi Sawant.

PHOTOS: How the world celebrated Christmas

On this joyous occasion, rediff.com wishes all its readers 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,' as we a take a look at pictures of Christmas festivities from across the globe.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.

The spiritual guru who is pushing innovation

Mata Amritanandamayi's hospital has developed protein nanomedicines for drug-resistant leukemia and nano-structured wafers to prevent recurrence of brain tumours

The Week that Was

Here's a look at the events that shaped the world last week.

How Modi has been able to make big media notice him

Can Modi leverage global eminence to advance India's interests?

'You can see the essential contours of his new Pakistan strategy. Rather than keep engaging with or humouring them, he'd rather work on taking their four biggest supporters -- the US, China, the UAE and later Saudi Arabia -- away from them.' 'In his calculation,' says Shekhar Gupta, 'with the total support of all four of these, Pakistan will be forced to moderate its policies.'

Top 20 moments from the week gone by

Here are some of the most stunning moments of the week that was.

'Symonds abused by Indian fans'

The Australian officials confirmed that Andrew Symonds was racially abused by spectators at Baroda.

For Kolkata, Mother Teresa was always a saint

When Pope Francis canonizes the late Mother Teresa at the Vatican on September 4, she will officially be recognised as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. However, for her followers in Kolkata, the title is a mere formality.

Warne incident prompts Ashes TV coverage debate

Concussed Langer taken to hospital

Episcopal Christians apologise to Hindus

The apology, tendered by Right Reverend J Jon Bruno, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is arguably the first of its kind by a major Christian congregation, and was issued 'for centuries-old acts of religious discrimination by Christians, including attempts to convert them.'

Heal yourself first, your Holiness

'All in all, the Papacy would seem to be simply offering salvation with discounts and incentives without seeking redemption itself.'