AFP

Syndicate content

Nadal back in training after layoff

rafael-nadal.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Former world No.1 Rafael Nadal has returned to training at his Mallorca base after nearly five months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

"Today was my first training session after so many weeks out

Swedish woman used skeleton for sex acts: prosecutor

A Swedish woman was charged on Tuesday with possession of human skulls and bones, which the prosecution claimed she used for sexual purposes.

The 37 year-old woman kept at least six skulls, one spine

Rebekah Brooks, Coulson face bribery charges in Britain

Britain Phone Hacking_Kand.jpg.crop_display.jpg

British prosecutors charged ex-News International chief Rebekah Brooks and the prime minister's former spokesman Andy Coulson on Tuesday with paying bribes for information on the royal family and the

Gaza toll passes 100 as truce efforts build

Israeli air strikes killed 24 Palestinians on Monday, hiking the Gaza death toll to 101 as global efforts to broker a truce to end the worst violence in four years gathered pace.

Australian 'collar bomber' jailed for at least 10 years

An investment banker who attached a fake bomb around the neck of a Sydney schoolgirl in a bid to extort money from her wealthy family was Tuesday jailed for at least 10 years.

Paul Peters, who was ar

HP seeks fraud probe at British firm bought in 2011

Earns Hewlett Packard_Kand.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Hewlett-Packard called on Tuesday for a probe into ‘willful’ financial misstatements by Autonomy, a British software firm it bought for over $10 billion, which HP now says was overvalued.

HP's share

Beckham to play last game with Galaxy

David.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Football legend David Beckham says he will play his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy when the Major League Soccer club hosts the league championship early next month.

The 37-year-old former Eng

Polish intelligence says thwarted attack on parliament

Poland Attack Thwarte_Kand.jpg.crop_display.jpg

Poland's security services said on Tuesday they had detained a right-wing extremist for plotting a massive car bomb attack on the country's parliament, prime minister and president.

"The man was plan

Defeated Black Caps labelled 'clueless'

NZ cricket.jpg.crop_display.jpg

New Zealand media on Tuesday labelled the Black Caps "clueless" and "awful" after they crashed to a 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.

"Black Caps self-destruct ag

Savita’s husband has no confidence in Ireland death probe

_64130792_savita2_5.jpg.crop_display.jpg

The husband of Savita Halappanava, who died in Ireland following a miscarriage will not cooperate with the inquiry into her death, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old denti

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.