UK's first Muslim MP renounces citizenship to become Pak guv

Britain's first Muslim MP, Mohammed Sarwar, has renounced his British citizenship to become the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province. Sarwar, a close aide of Pakistan's Prime......

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dies, suicide suspected

  IMAGE: Chef Anthony Bourdain poses at the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2015. Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters Renowned chef, food critic and writer Anthony......

The future of call centres

Muzak filters softly across the telephone wires. Your frustration builds. A woman makes promises she can't keep: "We will be with you as soon as possible."You've heard her voice a thousand times......

Cashless payments: quicker and safer

Quicker. More secure. More fun. Stores, credit card companies and banks are giving consumers new ways to pay in the latest evolution of cashless payments.Chase Bank recently rolled out credit cards......

Patterns in governance failures

Birders look for patterns and distinguishing marks -- the head, the wings, the underside and the tail, the size, the colour, the beak, whether it is the morning after an overnight rain in early......

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards are out. Hosts Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and......

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

Not Federer, not Ronaldo. Who is the highest-paid athlete of all time?

  IMAGE: Former Chicago Bulls' Guard Michael Jordan. Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport/via Getty Images A former basketball legend, a Chicago Bulls icon, Michael Jordan is the highest-paid......

Tiger still 'America's Favorite Sports Star'

His reputation might be in tatters after revelations of extra-marital affairs but America still loves ace golfer Tiger Woods, who jointly topped a sports popularity chart. Since 2006, this was a......

Agassi, Armstrong, Ali team up for charity push

A group of 12 elite sports stars including Muhammad Ali, Andre Agassi and Lance Armstrong on Wednesday launched a charitable organization aimed at helping athletes do philanthropic work. The......

Schumi for Race of Champions

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, already the most successful driver in Formula One history, can become a champion of champions on Saturday.The 35-year-old German, winner of an unprecedented seven......

NASCAR team plane crashes, 10 dead

A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.Neither Hendrick Motorsports owner, Rick......