Stunning Tokyo train designed to feel like a living room
Japan's love affair with trains continues to push the design envelope. The innovative country is consistently light years ahead when it comes to high-speed rail, and its newest train is no exception.
Hong Kongers mark Mid Autumn Festival with protests and a new anthem
Mid Autumn Festival is typically celebrated with lanterns, lion dances and mooncakes, but this year Hong Kong is adding a more recent tradition: protests.
You can silence Assam but not Bengal: Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee upped the ante against citizenship screening exercise in the state by alleging that NRC was a mere tactic to divert attention from the economic issues
Leonardo da Vinci may have painted another 'Mona Lisa.' Now, there's a legal battle over who owns it
With her straight dark hair and beguiling smile, the so-called "Isleworth Mona Lisa" bears an uncanny resemblance to her namesake in the Louvre.
Indonesian forests are burning, and Malaysia and Singapore are choking on the fumes
Malaysian authorities distributed half a million face masks to residents on Tuesday after large-scale forest fires in Indonesia spread smoke and thick smog to neighboring countries.
Water detected in atmosphere of potentially habitable super-Earth
For the first time, astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of an exoplanet -- a planet outside our solar system -- and discovered both water vapor and temperatures that could potentially
Death toll from dengue crosses 200
At least six more people died of dengue on Tuesday and Wednesday with the total death tally reaching 203, the latest casualty of the six was yet to be recorded by the government.
Typhoon leaves 100 flights canceled and 1 million without power in Japan
A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights canceled, 1 million households without power, and transport disrupted across major cities.
Boris Johnson had a torrid week. Now he's fighting to take back control
On a visit to Scotland late last week, Boris Johnson lost control of a bull -- which duly barged into a member of his security detail.
Concealing the truth
CONCEALING the truth from the people is not unusual in politics. It is perhaps more pronounced in global politics partly because it is more difficult to hold powerful global actors accountable. That
