Pakistan may slip over nuclear weapons to the Taliban for use against India in the event of escalated tension or war between the two neighbours, a non-proliferation United States commission has......
A former US non-proliferation official has warned that South Asia and the Middle East are most likely to be the first point of a future nuclear attack. "I think the two most dangerous areas in the......
If the continued bold terror attacks in Pakistan remain unchecked, the nuclear-armed nation could be an unwitting source of a major terrorist attack on the US with weapons of mass destruction, a......
Warning that terrorists are "likely" to use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years if urgent action is not taken, an official US commission has said Pakistan is the weakest link in......
Rahul 'Richard' Verma has been appointed to the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Verma, a partner with the international law firm Steptoe &......
As US Federal authorities open criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill, British Petroleum is working overtime to control the 43-day-old oil leak which has extensively......
The latest upgrades may leave some investors and consumers underwhelmed. With its highly profitable iPhone due for an upgrade, Apple is expected to unveil a pair of new handsets at an event in San......
Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday that he has agreed to buy the newspapers owned by The Washington Post Co for $250 million. Here are some notable events in the history of the......
The US national debt crossed all time high of $16 trillion on the day the Democratic Party kicked off its three-day convention, during which President Barack Obama would accept nomination to seek......
By buying The Washington Post in his personal capacity, the Amazon founder and internet pioneer may just be looking to save an American institution. Two sudden actions in the past few days have......
Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......
The 72th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST MOTION......
Here is a list of people who will hate Bad Santa, a rollickingly funny and irreverent black comedy: Fans who think there should be only sweet and sentimental films like Love Actually; those who......
Critics of Miramax, the mini studio fabled for its award-winning medium budget hits, had to eat humble pie when its movies won at least 30 Oscar nominations this week. In addition, The Hours, which......
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......
Security at the Athens Olympics is a terrorist's dream, a British newspaper said on Saturday after an undercover reporter was able to plant three suspicious packages undetected.Greece, which has......
Geoff Marsh's unimpressive four-month stint as Sri Lanka coach is almost over with the SLC set to appoint former South Africa coach Graham Ford as the Australian's successor. Ford coached the......
Graham Xavier Ford Date of birth: November 16, 1960, Pietermaritzberg, Natal Ford coached South Africa between 1999 and 2001 and is currently Director of Coaching with Kent County Club. The......