West Asia is where all the action is, diplomatically

From being on the verge of war and violence, West Asia has actually got a sudden reprieve. Seema Mustafa explains The United States has finally given West Asia a reprieve. Given the fiasco in Syria......

Hoping for breakthrough, Iran-US hold historic, 'ambitious' talks

The United States and Iran held their highest level of talks in over 30 years, during which Tehran put "possibilities" on the table to resolve the longstanding dispute over its nuclear programme,......

525 killed in deadliest crackdown on Morsi supporters in Egypt

Egypt's defiant Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday vowed to bring down the military-backed government as it called for a massive anti-regime rally, a day after over 525 people were killed in the......

Egypt Islamists arrested, protesters call mass demonstration

Daring the military-backed government, supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have called for a "million person march" tomorrow against his ouster, even as police today arrested......

India, EU to reach trade deal in a year

With an ambitious target to more than double their bilateral trade to $200 billion in the next four years, India and EU hoped on Friday they can resolve differences and reach a free trade agreement......

Nath reiterates India's stand in WTO talks

Commerce minister Kamal Nath told World Trade Organizationchief Pascal Lamyon Monday that India had no intention of showing any flexibility in the ministerial meeting beginning December 12. The......

Leaders push for progress in Doha meeting

The chance of ministers meeting next month to push forward the so-called Doha round of trade talks increased yesterday after diplomats said they had made progress on setting goals for the......

2010's top celeb couple -- Mike Douglas-Catherine Zeta Jones

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! A poll has crowned Catherine Zeta Jones and husband Michael Douglas as this year's favourite celebrity couple.  ......

'I get angry when people laugh at me'

We don't see the badshah of comedy Johny Lever on screen too often these days. The actor has limited his work to just one or two films like last Friday's Paying Guest. Lever has made us laugh in......

What India could try out in final warm-up vs Australia

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli with Mohammed Shami during their warm-up match against England on Monday. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Their preparations for the T20 World Cup off to......