Xi may not be all powerful

'He still has to deal with party norms and traditions and has been careful to follow the order of seniority,' points out Claude Arpi. Nearly thirty years ago, Belgium-born Simon Leys, one of the......

Tokyo Games: FABULOUS Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Athletes compete during round one of the Women's 100m heats. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images IMAGE: Team Great......

The biggest surprises at Tokyo Olympics

US gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event after a single vault at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, ramping up the drama at Games that have already seen a number of shocking......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 6 at Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medal winners on Day 6 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on  Thursday: Oleksiak and Manuel tie for women's 100m freestyle gold IMAGE: Simone Manuel, left, and......

Indian challenge ends at World Junior TT

The Indian challenge at the Volkswagen 2012 World Junior table tennis championships came to an end when Ayhika Mukerjee and Suthirtha Mukherjee lost their respective pre-quarterfinal matches in......

Sharath Kamal storms into semis

Defending champion Achanta Sharath Kamal stormed into the men's singles semi-finals after a cakewalk against Cai Xiao Li of Singapore in the 17th the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in......