From snakes to mould, the health dangers from Hurricane Harvey's floods

Thousands of people continue to face the lingering risk of environmental hazards in storm-hit state of Texas where Hurricane Harvey wrecked havoc, killing at least 60 people and costing up to $180......

REWIND: Best images in the past 24 hours

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours.   A child rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest is attended to at a clinic at the......

US, India have invested in bilateral relationship: Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference in Gandhinagar. Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said both India and United......

'50 percent of children's studies prone to bias'

Clinical studies on children have become a regular feature in medical journals, but a new review of such trials has found that about half of them, especially the industry-funded ones, appear to be......

Best investment advice from 15 legendary investors

Joseph Hachem kisses a stack of $100 bills after winning World Series of Poker. Photograph: Reuters As a small investor, the rules suggest that you must invest in stocks with a long term view of......

Cage's Book of Secrets picking up

It is no news that a film drubbed by critics goes on to become a smash hit but the way National Treasure: Book of Secrets has been growing at the box office has surprised many Hollywood observers.......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Old friends break the silence

Like old friends who once 'sat on the park bench like bookends', Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel put the sounds of silence of the last two decades behind them. The 1960s folk-rock duo seemed to forget......