'There was panic in the streets': Syria returnees

A batch of Indian nationals, who returned to their homeland on Saturday after being evacuated from crisis-hit Syria, recalled the panic situation they faced in that country but praised the Indian......

Evacuated all citizens who wished to return from Syria: Govt

India has evacuated from Syria all its nationals who wished to return home after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad's authoritarian government in the Arab nation. IMAGE: Syrian refugee......

More Horrors From The Assad Regime

Different bones were found in Damascus' Tadamon district, an area strewn with remains that residents and human rights groups attribute to years of killings under Bashar al-Assad's regime.  ......

Sister's Search In Assad's Slaughterhouse

Hayat al-Turki, 27, along with many others, searches Sednaya prison, known as a slaughterhouse under Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime, in the hope of finding their missing relatives. IMAGE: Hayat......

PIX: China goes all out for Asian Games

IMAGE: A general view inside the stadium as people perform during the Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games......

PIX: All roads lead to Hangzhou for Asian Games Opening Ceremony

Organisers hope a high-tech opening ceremony on Saturday will help drum up excitement for the Games. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony kicks off at 1600 IST. IMAGE: India's flag bearers Lovlina......

'Asian Games is a cash-burning project'

With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games. IMAGE: Police officers walk on a street following the......

For Putin, World Cup shows Russia cannot be caged by hostile West

In the Russian president's eyes, it sends a message of defiance to the world and his own people which fits his favoured storyline: Russia is succeeding despite Western efforts to hold it back.......

Constrained by war, Syrian athletes dream of Olympic glory

- 'I chose to be an athlete who participates in the revolution. I know that might cost me my future athletic career, I understand that very well.' IMAGE: Gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas performs gymnastic......