The extraordinary image of the crowd on Mount Everest, which is a far cry from the splendid isolation that Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Norgay Tenzing experienced when they became the first to reach the

Danny Boyle has revealed that he used the story of Frankenstein as his inspiration for the Olympics celebrations.

The Oscar-winning Brit, who directed a stage version of the monster tale last year,

Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen today bid adieu to international limited overs cricket with immediate effect citing a hectic international calender but said he would remain available for Tests.

NEW DELHI-BASED former cricket journalist Rahul Bhattacharya was on Monday night awarded the Ondaatje prize, administered by the Royal Society of Literature, in London.

Gold today declined for a second day as concern about Europe’s debt crisis strengthened the dollar and curbed the metal’s appeal as an alternative asset.

The tomb, which originally contained the remains of “King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Presely, is up for sale.

Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media i

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out on Wednesday whether he can be extradited from Britain to Sweden, as the Supreme Court hands down its judgement at the end of a marathon legal battle.

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Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee reach their climax on June 3 when a flotilla of 1,000 boats sails up the River Thames in a spectacle that presents formidable security challenges.

A British priest has apologised for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says.

Canon Paul Shackerley, Vicar of the Minster Church of St. George in Doncaster in northern England, rais