Death toll rises as hopes fade in Brazil buildings collapse
The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 15 Friday night as rescuers found two more bodies, state media reported. Rescue efforts will continue until Sunday but some were More...
Rihanna to produce UK fashion competition show
Rihanna has signed on to be the executive producer of a new fashion competition show being developed for British television. The show, More...
Review: ‘The Grey’ is a walk on the wild side
Writer-director Joe Carnahan wisely gets back to basics in “The Grey” after the over the top CGI heroics of “The More...
‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ mom sues media outlets for ‘sexualizing’ her daughter
It seems the controversy surrounding TLC’s “Toddlers & Tiaras” and its pint-sized stars is never-ending. After one contestant More...
Mean girls: Fighting on reality TV
Table flipping. Hair pulling. Name calling. Glass chucking. Fist throwing. Who needs scripted dialogue when women are willing to physically More...
Review: ‘Man on a Ledge’ is convoluted
For a film with such a straightforward title, “Man on a Ledge” turns out to be remarkably convoluted. Poised precipitously More...
Seal on breakup: ‘It doesn’t really make sense’
Seal admits to Piers Morgan that the hardest thing he ever had to do was sit his children down and tell them that their parents were More...
U.S. economy growing faster, but still struggling
The United States economy picked up speed at the end of 2011 as businesses substantially built up their inventories and consumers increased their spending. Gross domestic product, More...
Web economy in G20 set to double by 2016, Google says
The value of the web economy in G20 countries will nearly double by 2016, according to Boston Consulting Group. Driving the spurt from $2.3tn (£1.5tn) to $4.2tn (£2.7tn) will More...
US to cut almost 100,000 troops
The US will cut almost 100,000 troops as part of its plans for a “smaller, leaner” military, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has announced. Unveiling a restructure More...
Spanish unemployment hits almost 23%
The number of Spaniards without jobs rose by more than half a million last year to reach 5.27m, or 22.85 per cent of the workforce, in the final quarter, according to the National More...
Supreme Court suspends bail for Kobad Ghandy
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday suspended the Andhra Pradesh high court order granting bail to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of conspiracy in a bomb attack and the More...
Is the Navy’s newest sub worth the price?
Not much of a sea-based deterrent, says Pravin Sawhney; Chakra is the filler of strategic space says Vijay Shankar Not much More...
Railways to procure high-speed trains that will reduce travel time by half on Delhi-Mumbai corridor
NEW DELHI: Going ahead with its ambitious high-speed train proposal, Railways have joined hands with Japan to begin More...
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers...
Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill
Working out regularly may brighten the mood of people with chronic health problems like cancer, heart...
How to break bad habits
Middle-School flashback: You’re slouched in your chair, biting your nails and yakking to Susan about Katie—that...
Australia close on India whitewash; Panesar has Pakistan in a spin
India are on the brink of a 4-0 series defeat against Australia More...
Police accuse 2 teens of planning to bomb school
Police arrested two Utah high school students and accused them of planning to explode bombs during a school More...
Cocaine sent to U.N. headquarters
More than 35 pounds of cocaine was discovered in at least one bag that turned up at the United Nations headquarters..Hollywood arson suspect pleads not guilty to 100 counts
A German national accused of setting one of the worst arson sprees in the history of Los Angeles entered a plea..Brothers to a TT!
The Rao Brothers are synonymous with table tennis in Chennai. Prince Frederick shoots the breeze with Srinivasa More...
Riveting show by young dancers
The Music Academy Dance Festival served as a platform to bring to the fore the proficiency of the artists as well..Reasons why you should get married
Marriage is one of the longest surviving institutions in the world. In practise since times immemorial, it has come to be..Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries
Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility announced on Thursday is..
Death toll rises as hopes fade in Brazil buildings collapse
The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 15 Friday night as rescuers found..
Black tea may help lower blood pressure: Study
Suffering from blood pressure? Then, drink at least three cups of black tea daily which may help you lower your pressure,..
Volunteering with victims of Japanese tsunami
Digging my hands deep into my pockets, I tucked my chin into my fleecy neck warmer and wriggled my toes to..
