Lanka lifts night curfew; attacks insult to humanity, says cardinal

'What happened last Sunday is a great tragedy, an insult to humanity' IMAGE: People light candles during a vigil in memory of the victims of a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on......

215 killed as blasts rock Sri Lanka on Easter

Seven persons had been arrested in connection with the blasts. IMAGE: The blasts have been described as one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history. Photograph: Dinuka......

Malcom Turnbull's new cabinet sworn in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new cabinet was sworn-in on Monday with five women ministers including Marise Payne, who became the country’s first female defence minister, a......

Nurse death: No charges for DJs involved in hoax call

No charges will be brought against two Australian DJs over a hoax call to a British hospital treating Prince William's wife Kate that led to the suicide of a Indian-origin nurse, the Crown......

What does 2017's cinema hold for you?

Ranjita Ganesan lists the movies we should look forward to. There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year. We break it up for you. Bollywood: Masala mix IMAGE: Shah......

Clockwork Orange's Blu-ray edition out

One of the most provocative films of the 1970s, as gripping and thought provoking today as it was 40 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, now has Blu-ray editions released through......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Wales hoping to double gold tally at Delhi Games

Wales Chef de Mission Chris Jenkins on Saturday said he was impressed with how the Commonwealth Games Village had shaped up after being caught in a mess just a few days ago and rated all the......

Chambers stripped of 100m title

Sprinter Dwain Chambers has been stripped of his 2002 European 100 metres title after admitting he took the steroid THG (tetrahydrogestrinone) that year.A statement from the International......

Sprinters stripped of silver

Four athletes have been stripped of the silver medals they won in the 4x100 relay final at the 2003 world athletics championships after Dwain Chambers decided not to appeal against his two-year ban......

Greece lightning strikes out at home

Costas Kenteris's withdrawal from the Athens Olympics on Wednesday over a drugs scandal caps one of the most dramatic rise and falls of modern athletics.The 200 metre runner, dubbed Greece......

Greene beaten again in 100 metres

Olympic 100 metres champion Maurice Greene was defeated for the second time in eight days at the London Grand Prix on Friday in a potentially significant victory for Jamaican Asafa Powell.Powell......