It is widely accepted that the greatest literature is born when cultures, civilizations or worldviews come together. This often happens in case of diplomat-poets who often find themselves in exotic......
In a major security lapse, Spanish police stopped the Volkswagen car carrying the explosives used in the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, in which 189 people were killed, but let it continue......
J K Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, has earned 125 million pounds in the past year from the bestseller book, making her the richest paid author in history.Thanks to the novel, she takes the......
The trio introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty IMAGE: The portraits of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kreme, who......
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday announced that American Paul Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity." "What......
Barca overcome solid Bilbao challenge to scrape through 1-0 Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo duels for the ball with Sporting Gijon's Luis Hernandez during their La Liga match at Estadio El Molinon......
A video grab of Barca coach Luis Enrique celebrates with club president Bartomeu and players Xavi Hernandez (left), Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta. Photograph: FC Barcelona/Twitter The enduring......
Spain captain Iker Casillas and teammate Xavi Hernandez have been jointly awarded the nation's most prestigious sports prize, the Premio Principe de Asturias de los Deportes, the jury announced on......
David Villa, a miner's son from the northern Spanish region of Asturias, has struck a rich seam of goals in South Africa that may help lift the Iberian nation to a first World Cup triumph. The......
Sevilla claimed their second King's Cup triumph in four years when Diego Capel's early strike and a late breakaway goal from Jesus Navas fired them to a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.......