Who owns the most cars in the world?

Despite its aggressive renewable energy policies, Europe's economy is getting more dependent on oil. The reason: cars. And Europe is hardly alone. Although industrialised nations have less than 20......

Chinese, Indian economies 'smaller than thought'

The economies of China and India are 40 per cent smaller than previously thought, according to new estimates published by the World Bank this week. The ranking of 146 economies by buying power in......

India among unhappiest nations; Denmark happiest

Feeling sad? Researchers at Britain's University of Leicester reckon you might just be in the wrong country. According to Adrian White, an analytic social psychologist at Leicester who developed......

China slips a notch in GDP ranking

China's gross domestic product rank dropped to number 7 from number 6, while GDP per capita jumped one place to 110th rank from 111th rank, the International Monetary Fund has said.The top ten GDPs......

Magnus Carlsen's Last Gambit

A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting together a team of seconds, etc. Carlsen just says he lacks the motivation to do this again. IMAGE: World......

Croatia World Cup final penpix

A guide to the Croatia starting 11 ahead of the World Cup final against France. IMAGE: Croatia player Luka Modric and coach Zlatko Dalic attend a news conference on Saturday. Photograph: Maxim......

World Cup: How technology is helping minnows strangulate big teams

Coach Roberto Martinez with Belgium's players during a training sessionPhotographer: Albert Gea/Reuters New tech and resources for studying opponents are letting World Cup minnows cramp the style......

World Cup PIX: Messi misses penalty as Argentina held by Iceland

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group D match played between Argentina and Iceland at at Spartak Stadium in Moscow on Saturday   IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi wears a dejected look during the......

Who will win 2018 FIFA World Cup? Here's a prediction... by a wealth manager

The predictions by the world's biggest wealth manager were based on a statistical model using the results from the previous five tournaments and controlling for factors such as team strength and......