May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for......
For this year, it would be "very, very difficult" to militarily eject the Russian forces from every inch of territory that they have occupied in Ukraine, a top American general said. IMAGE: An......
There is a need for someone who can bring Ukraine and Russia to the table for talks and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can play a key role in facilitating the negotiations between the two......
Death. Devastation. Destruction IMAGE: Galina Ivanenko, 77, sits in the central square in Izium. She never left the city because she was taking care of handicapped family members.Izium......
The 96th Annual Academy Awards saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet, as Hollywood's A-listers attended the biggest awards night of the year. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/ Reuters Charlize......
IMAGE: Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award for Oppenheimer. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a......
IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......
The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......
The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......
Images from the Euro 2024 quarter-final between Portugal and France, at Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Germany, on Friday. IMAGE: Theo Hernandez celebrates with goalkeeper Mike Maignan after winning......
Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between France and Poland, at Dortmund BVB Stadion, Germany, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe sends Poland's goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski the wrong way from......
IMAGE: France's Mike Maignan celebrates with Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez and Ibrahima Konate during their Euro '24 qualifier against Holland.Photograph:Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters France enters......
IMAGE: Dasun Shanaka excelled with bat and ball as Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 41 runs in their T20 World Cup warm-up game in Lauderhill (USA) on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Dasun......
IMAGES from football matches played across Europe on Wednesday. IMAGE: Juventus' Danilo celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the Coppa Italia final, beating Atalanta, at the......