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'The greatest war photographer in the world'

Robert Capa's vintage prints on show To mark what would have been the 100th birthday of photographer Robert Capa, the Atlas gallery in London is holding an exhibition of his work. It comprises a wide...

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Lina Sinjab: Emotional farewell to Damascus

 Lina Sinjab (right) and her BBC colleagues in the city of Deraa The BBC's Lina Sinjab explains her deep emotion as she leaves her ruined home city of Damascus, where she has been reporting on the...

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Pakistan cabinet led by PM Nawaz Sharif sworn in - bbc.com

 Pakistanis are hoping that Mr Sharif (right) and new finance minister Ishaq Dar will be able to revive the economyTwenty-five members of the cabinet of new Pakistani Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif have...

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Obama and Xi: Meeting of minds

By Celia Hatton & Tara McKelveyBBC NewsWhat will Barack Obama and China's new President Xi Jinping find to talk about at a special summit in California on Friday?During their two days together at...

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Karachi murder: Shahzeb Khan's killer gets death sentence

 Shahrukh Jatoi and his fellow defendant Nawab Siraj Talpur are expected to appeal against the sentencesA young man from an influential family has been sentenced to death over a high-profile murder...

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Xbox One: Microsoft defends pre-owned games rules

 More will be known about the Xbox One at E3 in Los Angeles next week Microsoft has clarified its position on selling and buying pre-owned titles for its new Xbox One console.Confusion arose after it...

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Ranil Can Try His Luck Later, Six Months Later

By Kumar David -Kumar David Colombo TelegraphProf Kumar DavidUNP Returns To Liberal-Democracy: More Than A Whiff Of DonoughmoreIn political science, keep the mind razor sharp and tongue as piercing as...

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In Indian Ocean, threat is from U.S., not China, says Gayoom Sandeep Dikshit

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Disembowelling The 13th Amendment?

By Tisaranee Gunasekara -“Nemesis, the goddess of measure and not of revenge, keeps watch. All those who overstep the limits are pitilessly punished by her”. -Albert Camus (Helen’s Exile)One of the...

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Shake-up at top Jet management as CEO Kardassis quits

10inShare                  Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3Shake-up at top Jet management as CEO Kardassis quitsWithin two months of Jet Airways clinching a deal to sell 24...

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China’s new Premier leaves behind an aura of goodwill but border tensions...

On May 19, at the 7 Race Course Road private dinner hosted by Manmohan Singh for visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the dignitary told his host how much he had enjoyed Amir Khan’s ‘Three Idiots’...

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Sayur Masak Lemak (Curry vegetables) Singapore

IngredientsServes : 4 1 large yellow onion, roughly chopped1/2 teaspoon belacan (shrimp paste)1 fresh red chilli50g small prawns, shelled1/2 teaspoon sugar2 tablespoons vegetable oilsalt1 small...

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Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken( Ayam Masak Merah)

About this recipe: This is known as Ayam Masak Merah in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is spicy and sweet at the same time using a wide range of fresh herbs and spices. phoenixfyre IngredientsServes : 4 1...

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Betting against the house

 | by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka( June 7, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) As the Sinhalese and Tamils, or more precisely the Sinhala and Tamil nationalists, will eventually learn, there were rather good...

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Why we need 202-story skyscrapers

In 10 years, 221 cities in China will hold a million or more residents. We need to be smart about building urban real estate.By Brian Dumaine, senior editor-at-largeMovin' on up.FORTUNE -- Today, for...

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This is the suburb of the future

Panasonic is on course to finish a "smart town" from scratch this year.By Michael FitzpatrickFORTUNE -- Despite its high-tech reputation, Japan has some of the dumbest homes and communities among rich...

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America's Best-Paid Banker Last Year Wasn't Jamie Dimon

Wells Fargo WFC+1.3% Chief Executive John Stumpf is the best-paid U.S. banking CEO, according to an analysis of 2012 regulatory filings by SNL Financial.Stumpf brought home $22.9 million in...

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High profile killings after Thimpu fiasco

  *RAW hand in TELO killings alleged*War on terror revisitedJune 11, 2013, 7:51 pmPart-144Various demands submitted by the TULF and Tamil groups were meant to cause suspicious and angst among the...

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Editorial - Island.lk

   Guarding the guardsJune 11, 2013, 8:07 pmRoman poet of the Satires fame, Juvenal, asked circa 2nd Century AD: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Who will guard the guards?) This is the question most...

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Arunima Sinha: Indian is first woman amputee to climb Everest

 By Vineet KhareBBC HindiArunima Sinha has achieved what is unthinkable to manyIn 2011, 26-year-old Arunima Sinha lost one of her legs after she said she was thrown off a moving train when she resisted...

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