Researchers at the Global Challenges Foundation in Stockholm have released a thorough scientific assessment of what threatens human civilisation, or even possibly, all human life. The assessment is......
That flash of light in the sky followed by thunder can be both mesmerising and scary. Rediff.com presents some amazing pictures of lightning captured by ace lensmen. Lightning bolts strike......
A plume of ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano headed for Britain on Tuesday, forcing flight cancellations and a change in United States President Barack Obama's travel plans. The eruption of......
We bring you some more of the Reuters' award-winning pictures from last year. Image: 2nd Place, Science. Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokul, Iceland.......
London's busy Hearthrow airport closed early on Monday after volcanic ash from Iceland resurfaced and drifted south, a report stated. Thousands of passengers are set to face fresh travel woes all......
Ash clouds from a new surge in Icelandic volcanoes caused fresh travel chaos in major European air routes shutting down key airports with Air India cancelling its Heathrow bound flights from Delhi......
Kingfisher Airlines cancelled its flights to London for the second consecutive day while Air India rescheduled its flights to London, Toronto and New York as airspace was closed over several North......
Patrick Swayze's co-stars and colleagues have paid high tribute to the star, who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Monday. Demi Moore, Swayze's co-star in hit film Ghost, posted two 'tweets'......
If Viswanathan Anand topples Veselin Topalov, then it will be an against-the-odds victory for the maestro. When Anand isn't working his way through obscure opening variations, he is often found......
Something old and something new distinguish the women's semi-finals at the US Open on Friday when young and seasoned rivalries will determine combatants for the singles crown. Champion Serena......
Formula One drivers leave the grid at the start of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix in Istanbul on Sunday. Jenson Button ran away with the title to stretch his overall Formula One lead to 26 points with......
Reader Narasimhan S L sent us these pictures from Sepang, Malaysia. 'Gokul and I were in Malaysia to watch the 2009 Sepang F1 race. We spotted Nico Rosberg of AT & T Williams at the airport the......