PHOTOS: It's an ODD world out there!

Ten photos that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world!  A fan of singer Lady Gaga poses for a photograph as she waits for her arrival at Narita international airport, east of Tokyo. Lady......

The odd, odd world we live in!

Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.   A couple pose for a wedding photo at Erhai lake in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan province. Photograph: Jason......

US readies for relief mission in tsunami-hit Japan

United States President Barack Obama on Friday telephoned Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to discuss the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and killed over 360 people, as the Pentagon......

What will the baby-faced killer do next?

Why did Kim Jong-un order his brother's murder? IMAGE: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un at the Pyongyang Orphans Primary School. Photograph: Korean Central News Agency/Reuters   Tyrants don't......

JAL to cut flights to India due to swine flu

Japan Airlines Corp on Tuesday said it will cut the number of flights it operates on eight international routes, including to Delhi this summer due to flagging demand amid the global economic......

Star Alliance to develop Delhi, Mumbai airports as its hubs

Airports at Delhi and Mumbai would be developed as 'seamless hubs' by the 27-member airline grouping Star Alliance and work on it may start next year itself, a top alliance official has said. "We......

The world's busiest airports

Airports handle passengers and yes, freight. Gobs and bobs of freight. Everything from frozen partridges (and fresh pear trees) to multi-ton steam generators, an Orca or 700,000 bottles of wine by......

The price we pay for swanky airports in India!

Private airports are much better but because of poor regulation, the tariffs have shot up, notes Anjuli Bhargava.  Image: Private airports are much better but tariffs have shot......

Angelina-Brad's love story in pictures

Hollywood's famous couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have called it quits. The duo, who were together for over 10 years, surprised their fans when they got married in a private ceremony in 2014.......

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Masked and wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with "I RUN CLEAN" written on them, Tsimanouskaya had arrived in a police-escorted van at Narita airport east of the Japanese capital.......

Australia training camp locked down after COVID scare

IMAGE: Members of Australian team wait to take the quantitative COVID-19 antigen test after arriving at Narita International Airport ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph: Issei......

No quarantine for Indian shooters, boxers at Olympics

IMAGE: The Indian boxing team are headed to the Tokyo Olympics from Italy via Amsterdam. Photograph: BFI/Twitter The Indian shooting and boxing contingent at the Olympics would not be required to......

Messi punched River Plate fan after being spat at?

Madrid-based daily Marca added that the group of supporters were also heckling ex-River player Mascherano, criticising him for "forgetting" his roots IMAGE: Lionel Messi look out from the dug-out.......

Bobby Fischer detained in Japan

Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer was detained in Japan by immigration authorities for an apparent passport violation on Tuesday. Officials said he would be deported to the United......