RECAP: The big stories of the week

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week in images.  A person holds a placard next to a banner displayed inside a chamber, after protesters broke into the Legislative......

Dalai Lama's verdict on ISIS@Glastonbury: 'Unthinkable'

The Dalai Lama addresses a crowd gathered at the Stone Circles at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain.All photographs: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The real meaning of......

The WILDEST party of the year is here!

Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world, is underway. Held at the Worthy Farm in Somerset, the annual festival aims to encourage and stimulate......

The unbelievably wacky world we live in!

10 photos from an odd, odd world.   A couple fall as they take part in a high-heels race in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. The winning couple won a diamond ring after the 50 meter race.......

Bono's bad back derails 'biggest ever' world tour

For fans of Irish rock band U2,Tuesday was most definitely not a beautiful day. In a statement, the band said it will delay the North American leg of its 360 degreetour till 2011 and miss the......

'Can't believe I'm actually in a film with Aamir'

Kiran Rao's directorial debut Dhobi Ghat will see many first timers. One of them is Monica Dogra, a singer and composer who hails from Maryland. Patcy N speaks to Monica about making it in......

Blatter prankster charged by police after FIFA complaint

Sepp Blatter was showered with paper money. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images The British comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with fake dollar bills has been charged by Swiss......

Cameron auctions 'most valuable' Tendulkar bat

British Prime Minister David Cameron, who considered a bat signed by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as one of his 'most valuable possessions', has donated it to raise money for a cricket......

England holds its breath ahead of crunch game

Millions of England football fans will take a break from work on Wednesday to watch their must-win match against tiny Slovenia, praying their side lifts its game to avoid being dumped out of the......

Wenger downplays hooliganism problem in English game

IMAGE: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Hooliganism is not a problem in English football, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, despite a week in which......

Meadow, cows, cricket for Olympic opening ceremony

London's Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a British meadow complete with fields, cows, ducks, a horse-drawn plough and a game of village cricket for the opening ceremony of this year's......