US, Japan, South Korea vow to take on reckless Kim Jong-un

The United States, Japan and South Korea have decided to launch a united and strong international response to North Korea's claim of a successful hydrogen bomb test. US President Barack Obama made......

N Korea has option to enter into negotiations: Kerry

Categorically ruling out the possibility of accepting North Korea as a nuclear power, the United States said that Pyongyang has the peaceful option to enter into negotiations for the......

N Korean ship's cargo to be off-loaded, searched

The cargo on board the suspect North Korean vessel MV Mu San will be off loaded in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday and searched for any suspect material onboard. Sources said central security......

Tata, Mittal among world's 30 best CEOs

Two Indian steel tycoons -- Ratan Tata of Tata Group and NRI Lakshmi Mittal of global powerhouse Mittal Steel -- have made it to the world's best CEOs list compiled by US stock market weekly......

6 Indian firms in Asia's 50 best

Six Indian companies figure in the BusinessWeek list of Asia's 50 best firms. These are ONGC, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro and Infosys Technologies.With the specter......

4 Indians among Asia's most powerful bizmen

Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, Infosys Technologies CEO Nandan Nilekani, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani are the four Indians in Asia's 25 most powerful......

U-17 WC: Knock-out berth in Brazil's view as they face North Korea

IMAGE: Brazil’s Lincoln scores against Spain. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter Having pocketed their opening marquee match against Spain, hot favourites Brazil would seek to seal an early knock-out......

Asian Games: South Korea beat North to win soccer gold

South Korea players celebrate after claiming the Football Men's Gold Medal match against North Korea at Munhak Stadium in Incheon on Thursday. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images South Korea's......

Exclusive: How North Korea perceives its WC team

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......

North Korea's Jong living the dream at World Cup

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with his North Korean teammates as the national anthem echoed around Ellis Park, proud striker Jong Tae-se let the tears flow as it dawned on him his World Cup dreams......

Brazil overcome stiff North Korean resistance

Defender Maicon produced an astonishing goal out of the blue to set Brazil on their way to a 2-1 win over a stubborn North Korea and spare their blushes after a shockingly bad first-half......