M K Bhadrakumar on what the US and India should do to stabilise Afghanistan and rein in rogue elements in Pakistan. When we discuss the 'Af-Pak strategy', we tend to emphasise a 'regional......
Al Gore is a funny guy. And, for his $175,000 speaking fee, he tells this story: after leaving the White House and heading back to Tennessee sans motorcade -- "in a rented Ford Taurus," he sniffs......
The Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) has given two-year suspensions to 31 athletes for drug violations, it announced on Monday. At least three of the athletes competed at the 2012 London......
Violent protests across several major Turkish cities since the end of May have raised concerns for the safety of the upcoming Mediterranean Games in the country's coastal city of Mersin. In a......
A Madrid 2012 Olympics would promote peace and bring nations together, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday before they vote for......
Among the pine-scented groves of Ancient Olympia, along the marathon route traced by Phidippides and on the cycle course beneath the Acropolis, the 2004 Athens Olympics produced a stream of......
While 2004 is the Year of the Monkey in future Olympic hosts Beijing, in Athens it is most definitely the Year of the Olive.As the Greek capital gears up for the return of the Olympics to their......