It's bright and sunny, tweets PM Modi as he arrives in Brisbane

As India attempts to unearth black money stashed abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion......

PHOTOS: Inside the deadly world of Ebola

West Africa is in the midst of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that some 9,000 people have contracted the disease so far. Heath......

Cherie Blair sues Murdoch's company over phone hacking

Cherie Blair, barrister and wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, has sued the now-defunct News of the World over hacking of her phone, joining a host of celebrities and others who have......

British PM won't receive Dalai Lama at home

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not receive the Dalai Lama at 10 Downing Street, a move seen by many as an effort to appease China, which has accused the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader of......

Legal fight steps up against Adani's coal mine in Australia

An Australian environmental group launched a legal challenge against Adani Enterprises' $7 billion Carmichael coal mine project in the Galilee Basin, renewing the focus on a key issue in a......

Biz leaders echo Modi's view on growth triggers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion at the G20 summit Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's......

Global oil shortage looms large

A multitude of world issues are converging and manifest themselves around future fossil fuel, energy resources, carbon dioxide, oxygen depletion, including water and mineral depletion. All combined......

The 400 richest Americans

One billion dollars is no longer enough. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary edition of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion (53.1 billion rupees), up $300 million (RS 12.3 billion)......

PIX: Priyanka Chopra dines with the Obamas!

Priyanka Chopra, who is making waves in the West, recently attended the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and many other......

Saying goodbye to America's best TV show

Image: Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men. 'That Mad Men is currently the best-written show and quite unlike anything else out there is an understatement.' As Mad Men draws to a close after eight......

Why BCCI boss Ganguly is giving ICC sleepless nights

Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI's demand is for a tournament involving the 'Big Three' of India, Australia and England plus another country to be slotted into an already bursting schedule, putting it on......

Bury expelled after 125 years in English Football League

Bury joined the Football League in 1894, nine years after they were founded, and won the FA Cup in 1900 and 1903. IMAGE: A Bury FC fan drapes himself with the club flag outside the stadium.......

Wenger hails Arsenal's continued improvement

‘After we scored the first goal it was all us and there was only one winner on the pitch. Our technical level took over’ IMAGE: Olivier Giroud, centre, of Arsenal celebrates scoring......

Touring Pakistan remains an unacceptable risk, FICA warns Zimbabwe

As Pakistan gets ready to host Zimbabwe in its first proper home series in six years, the Federation of International Cricketers' Association warned against international teams touring the country,......

EPL PHOTOS: Willian strike keeps Chelsea; City thumps Stoke

Willian of Chelsea, left, celebrates scoring with Kurt Zouma during the Premier League match against Everton at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Willian's late strike snatched......