Former Telecom Minister A Raja, at the centre of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, has earned the dubious distinction of figuring in the list of Time Magazine's "an ignominious club of privileged......
The death of Korean leader Kim Jong-il has brought nuclear North Korea into the spotlight. The country today is desperately poor and heavily reliant on aid from China. Kim Jong-il death has......
Amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula, China called for "emergency consultations" between members of the six-nation talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament to bring peace and stability to......
The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea's latest nuclear test, terming it as a 'clear violation' of its 2006 resolution passed immediately after Pyongyang's first atomic test.......
As 2012 draws to a close, rediff.com takes a look at the international personalities who hit headlines around the world.We start off with the young Pakistani rights activist, Malala Yousafzai.......
A worker inspects a Panamera car at the Porsche plant in Leipzig. Around 600 Porsche employees work on the latest Panamera and Cayenne models in this plant that was built in 2002 in the eastern......
It doesn't long to figure out that Team America: World Police wants to skewer politicians and activists of all hues. There are no sacred cows in this fast moving political satire, though......
John Duerden, freelance football correspondent for the Pyongyang-based Korean Herald, who is covering the World Cup in South Africa, writes an exclusive for rediff.com on the fortunes and future......
The IOC said in a statement that the North and South have agreed to march under a single flag at the opening ceremony and would field a united team in the women's ice hockey. IMAGE: IOC president......
Three-time champions Pakistan became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the Asia Cup hockey tournament after defeating Malaysia 4-1 in their second Pool A match in Ipoh, Malaysia on......
North Korea beat Japan 1-0 in a tempestuous World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, the result largely academic with the visiting Blue Samurai already through to the final qualifying round for 2014. Pak......