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IS terrorist who killed French cops called to turn 'Euro 2016 into a graveyard'

The who man who knifed to death a French police couple posted a Facebook video from the scene of the murders, calling for further strikes during the Euro 2016 championships, a terrorism expert was......

Did Islamic State blow up Russian plane with bomb in bag?

British tourists returning from Egypt told to leave luggage behind as airport security is tightened in wake of disaster in Sinai The remains of a Russian airliner which crashed is seen in central......

Do you know these 10 famous Scots?

Scotland will vote on whether it will be an independent country or will remain a part of the United Kingdom on September 18. Independence will end a 305-year-old union with England and break up......

India may win a Physics Nobel Prize in the next decade?

Country's scientific community may be at the cusp of securing a Nobel in the physical sciences, says Devijyot Ghoshal After decades of losing out some of its finest minds to the West, India's......

Likely Nobel prize winners for 2014

The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and......

The billionaires' wives

Billionaires usually have their pick of brides and often chose to marry some of the world's most beautiful and glamorous women. Canada's richest man, media baron David Thomson, recently announced......

Isha Ambani, just 16, is worth $80 million

From the lyrics of Hall and Oates and Gwen Stefani to the lens of Andy Warhol, the entitled rich girl has long been fodder for artists and gossip mongers. These days that lens is turned on these......

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

There were thousands of posts about the deal within hours after the announcement. Microsoft Corp's $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn Corp on Monday invoked scorn from the professional network's......

The world's richest people

It has been a busy year for Forbes' team of fortune hunters. Strong equity markets combined with rising real estate values and commodity prices pushed up fortunes from Mumbai to Madrid. Forbes......

Weak oil dictates mutual fund winners and losers in 2014

Some managers caution, however, that Indian equities may start to lose some of their momentum in the coming year. Weak oil prices shaped the performance of mutual funds in 2014 and investors expect......

PIX: Beeba Boys, Julianne Moore, Clooney at TIFF 2015

The annual Toronto International Film Festival began on September 10.Several Bollywood and Hollywood stars made their presence felt over the weekend at the ongoing Canadian film festival. A look at......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

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......

ICC World Cup: The underdog triumphs we'll never forget!

In the world of sports, there's something truly captivating about the underdog triumphing against all odds. It's the story of determination, resilience, and the sheer refusal to be underestimated.......

How much will the Aussies miss Smith and Warner?

India will tour Australia for a four-Test series beginning December 6 at Adelaide IMAGE: Aaron Finch of Australia inspects his finger after being struck from a delivery by Mitchell Starc of during......

'America's Christ on a bicycle' Armstrong's disgrace revisited in film

The Program documents the dark side of professional cycling, which still struggles to shake off suspicions of cheating amid a culture of loyalty to a team's star IMAGE: Lance Armstrong.......

'Cook is not as forward thinking as Clarke would be as a captain'

Australia's captain Michael Clarke (L) shakes hands with his English counterpart Alastair Cook. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Mark Butcher has backed the hosts to come good against Australia......

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