The Spell of Sylvia Dyer

Sylvia Dyer’s life began nearly 90 years ago in a forgotten, untamed land. She spent her childhood on a plantation along the Bihar-Nepal border in pre-Independence India, lived through the......

Singapore police shoot dead man near Asia security summit venue

A high-profile Asia-Pacific security summit being attended by top leaders and officials from the region was briefly put on lockdown on Sunday after police shot dead a man near the venue as he tried......

Multi-coloured window dressing for Athens

The grey concrete Athens cityscape is set to go a dramatic electric orange, blue and green makeover one-month before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.Buildings, bridges and 370 kilometres......