BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled plans to travel on Wednesday to Ramallah after both the Israelis and the Palestinians announced moves likely to scuttle the peace talks. "We are no longer travelling tomorrow," a senior State ...

BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled plans to travel on Wednesday to Ramallah after both the Israelis and the Palestinians announced moves likely to scuttle the peace talks. "We are no longer travelling tomorrow," a senior State ...

Researchers have suggested that eating at least seven daily portions of fruit and vegetables could be the best chance to stave off death from any cause. According to the data, vegetables may pack more of a protective punch than fruit. The authors analysed ...

KUALA LUMPUR: In the wake of the crash of flight MH370, Malaysian authorities have issued new security instructions ordering that the pilot and co-pilot are not allowed to be left alone in the cockpit, even when one of them is taking a toilet break. Under the ...

DHAKA: After an emphatic victory against Australia, an elated Indian captain MS Dhoni said: "We all know what kind of a player Yuvi is. I think this format suits him (for getting back into form). He decided to give himself time to play himself in. In the middle overs ...

NEW YORK: Microsoft's India-born CEO Satya Nadella, while signalling a new course for the firm, said mobile and cloud are "two facets" of the same thing, a belief that found place in his maiden speech as chief executive of the software giant. Nadella, who ...

PCs are not selling as they used to, though. iPads and other tablets have become attractive substitutes for many PC functions, like web browsing, watching videos and reading emails. Last year, global shipments of PCs fell 10% from the year before, while ...

PCs are not selling as they used to, though. iPads and other tablets have become attractive substitutes for many PC functions, like web browsing, watching videos and reading emails. Last year, global shipments of PCs fell 10% from the year before, while ...

CHENNAI: Differing with his government's stand of abstaining from voting in UNHRC on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka, finance minister P Chidambaram said New Delhi should have supported it. "It is my personal opinion. Twenty three ...

CHENNAI: Differing with his government's stand of abstaining from voting in UNHRC on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka, finance minister P Chidambaram said New Delhi should have supported it. "It is my personal opinion. Twenty three ...

NEW DELHI: On Thursday, not only did Microsoft unveil three new Office apps for the iPad, it also made its Office apps for iPhone and Android, completely free to use. The Redmond giant updated the apps on respective app marketplaces to implement the ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court installed batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of India's troubled cricket board on Friday after forcing the scandal-tainted incumbent N Srinivasan from office. Three days after warning Srinivasan they would order ...

There are already several Office apps for iOS, from the OneDrive and OneNote apps to the simplistic Office for iOS (now renamed Office Mobile); Office for iPad is a different and more impressive beast. What you get are versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint ...

NEW DELHI: It is no secret that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to see the whole humanity connected to the web. Unfortunately internet connections are just not available in many places. But Zuckerberg believes he has a solution for this pesky problem ...

CHENNAI: The resolution passed at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting on Thursday ordering a war crimes probe in Sri Lanka may have come at the right time for the Dravidian parties who have been pushing for a strong resolution. Their poll ...

PERTH: Australian authorities on Wednesday resumed the search operation for the wreckage of the crashed Malaysian jetliner from the west Australian coast. The search led by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was suspended on Tuesday due ...

The WHO announced on Tuesday that 1 in 8 global deaths were linked with air pollution. It recently categorized outdoor air pollution — caused by car exhausts, power stations, emissions from agriculture and industry as well as heating in people's homes ...

BERLIN: Five quick facts about Bayern Munich, who were confirmed German champions for the 24th time on Tuesday: FIVE - Pep Guardiola can claim a maximum of five titles at the end of his first season in charge at Bayern Munich. The 43-year-old won 14 ...

MIRPUR: West Indies today brought their campaign back on track with a 73-run win over Bangladesh and skipper Darren Sammy said the huge victory will give a boost to their net runrate in the group of death of the ICC World Twenty20. West Indies had lost ...

ROME: Pope Francis called on the mafia to "stop doing evil" as he met relatives of their victims on today to demonstrate the Catholic Church's opposition to organised crime. Over a thousand people attended prayers with the pope at a church near the Vatican, ...