6 most horrifying terror attacks on schools

As security forces fight terrorists that stormed the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Rediff.com takes a look at the worst terror attacks on schools.  1)......

Putin confirms bomb brought down Russian jet in Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday confirmed that a bomb attack had brought down a passenger jet, en route to St Petersburg from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, killing all......

9 bloody standoffs the world has seen

Two days after brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi barged into the office of French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo and slayed 12 people, including eight journalists and two cops, the French security......

Peshawar attack may signal coming collapse of Pakistan

'A collapsing Pakistan may well unleash its nuclear weapons as the last throw of the dice. With a nuclear arsenal of over 50 bombs, even a regional nuclear exchange can devastate the world,' points......

Mudranov predicts more gold for Russia

IMAGE: Beslan Mudranovof Russia after his gold medal triumph. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters. Beslan Mudranov won Russia's first gold medal at the Rio Games in judo and fired a warning shot that......

Kuznetsova takes swipe at Sharapova

Despite winning the U.S. Open, finishing the year at number five in the world and helping Russia to their first Fed Cup title, Svetlana Kuznetsova feels she is not getting enough respect back......

Kuznetsova wins US Open

Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her first Grand Slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. The 19-year-old ninth......

Sweden off to World Cup flier

Sweden made no mistake with a 7-0 flier over Malta but other big guns including European champions Greece, former champions France, England, Denmark and Turkey all failed to successfully take off......

Sharapova, Moya out of US Open

Roger Federer and Andre Agassi stayed on course for a quarter-final showdown at the U.S. Open on Saturday, but Maria Sharapova and Carlos Moya were heading home after shock third-round exits.As the......