The odd, odd world we live in!

Here are 10 photos that prove we live in an incredibly bizarre world.  A woman wearing a carnival costume attends the Flight of Angel in Saint Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. The theme for......

Trump, Abe enjoy golf in Tokyo

United States President Donald Trump was seen enjoying golf with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama at the Kasumigaseki......

What cities look like during the coronavirus quarantine

Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures due to the coronavirus have cleared public squares, roads, and travel destinations across the globe. Photographers have been capturing the......

An Indo-Japanese strategic alliance

The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to India, slated for April 28, promises to be far more useful than the recent visits of China's and Pakistan's dictators. But because the......

World's most expensive addresses

An address is more than a location. It's a brand. That's what the CEOs of Tiffany & Co, Bergdorf Goodman and Harry Winston presumably know. Their flagships are situated on Fifth Avenue between......

Apple Watch goes on sale worldwide amid supply shortage

Apple is directing people to order online, which should prevent the lines around stores that generally greet new iPhone and iPad launches. A customer looks over an Apple Watch in Palo Alto,......

i-Road: Toyota's amazing electric car-cum-motorbike

Smart mobility is set to become a new battleground for automakers. Image: Toyota i-Road electric vehicle in Tokyo. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters     Tokyoites will get a chance to......

India gets better for doing biz globally but still far behind China

In a big jump, India has moved up 16 positions to rank 55th on a global index of the world's most competitive economies but is way behind China which is holding steady at rank 28. Amongst SAARC......

Tokyo area comes to halt for Beckham visit

Helicopters whirred overhead and normally industrious office workers poured onto the streets on Friday as a downtown Tokyo area came to a halt for a rare visit by football icon David Beckham.The......

Photos: Lionel Messi golden left foot on sale in Japan

That Lionel Messi is worth his weight in gold was reaffirmed on Wednesday when a pure gold replica of the Argentina and Barcelona star's left foot was unveiled in Tokyo. The 25cm tall and 28cm......

Safina plans 'choke-free' 2010

While the computer tells Russia's Dinara Safina she is the leading player in women's tennis, the crushing pressure to win a grand slam title is sucking all the fun out of being world number one. A......