A giant statue of a Buddha has been discovered in central Afghanistan, near to the ruins of the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas.

SWFC the highest occupied floor is 474 meters, the roof is 487 meters high....

For the 2,000-odd tourists at the Rohtang pass on Saturday, time froze. A foot-high carpet of snow, early and unexpected, left them stranded at a height of 13,500 feet....

Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength on Saturday as it traced an uncertain path that forced millions along an arc of coastline from the Caribbean to...

Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres, its developer real...

A new analysis done by researchers from the University of Michigan has determined that captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered Asian vulture, whose numbers...

Why would anyone give up a job so close to the centre of power and opt for the quieter confines of academia? Well, this is exactly what Sanjaya Baru, Prime Minister...

An analysis of new census figures has shown that Australia is suffering from an unprecedented “man drought”. The statistics have revealed that there are...

SNCF, a railway company in France, is trying out some new tickets. The tickets are part RFID, which was already a standard on France’s railway ticketing system, and...

The 10th Raid De Himalaya Rally will be held from 2nd to 9th October, 2008. Being India prominent motor sports event, Raid De Himalaya will cover a distance of 2050 kms...

Starting on Friday night, one of the country’s busiest railway stations will wear a deserted look for 10 days. At the New Delhi Railway Station, the stalls at the...

Crew on an Air India passenger jet discovered a snake coiled up under a seat and were unable to catch it as it slithered around the plane, the airline said on...

Palpa is the hilly district and queen of Nepal. It is nearly 300 km. far from Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal. Anyone can access there by road travel or flight...

Despite surge in the population, crime-rate in the financial capital Mumbai is actually falling, if one goes by the statistics provided by the police department.

This is probably one of the most famous squares in Italy and in the world: St Mark’s Square, one of the symbols of Venice. However, the 900-year-old piazza, which...

Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is...

Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is...

The State Department urged Americans on Saturday to be aware of the risks caused by Tropical Storm Hanna to people traveling to the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos...

Falling gas prices might not be enough to entice people to travel this Labor Day weekend, with some keeping a wary eye on dangerous Hurricane Gustav, which is...

The past few days has had me remembering places I have been to and the lasting impressions they made on me – people, food, atmosphere and all. Today, my mind goes to...