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Winners of the 27th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.

The 27th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest was announced today. Selected from more than 17,000 entries, a photograph of divers swimming near a humpback whale has won the 2015 grand prize. Photographers submitted pictures from around the globe in four categories, including: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place; and Spontaneous Moments. Here's a look at the winning photos, comprising first, second, and third-place and seven merit winners, with captions written by them (merit... Читать дальше...

Britons Heather Watson and Aljaz Bedene lose their respective first-round matches to wildcards Louisa Chirico and Dennis Novak.

A 74-year-old widow living alone in the posh Lake area was robbed at gunpoint on Monday.

Rovio said its new game “Angry Birds 2” hit 10 million downloads after just days, much faster than the company expected. But not all players are happy with franchise’s embrace of in-app purchases.

Turnabout is apparently fair play in politics. A cellphone number purported to belong to the poll-topping Donald Trump was made public Monday by Gawker in "the spirit of open and fair political debate." The move came less than two weeks after the reality TV star and leading candidate for the Republican presidential nominee publicized the cellphone number of South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is also running for the Republican nomination.

A documentary on the Jain practice of santhara, where a person takes a vow of abstinence and starves to death, has won a Special Jury award at the recently concluded Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2015.

Russia’s Federal Security Service has killed 14 terrorists believed to be part of the Islamic State group in the North Caucuses region of Russia, according to details released by Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee. Security forces killed eight Sunday in the republic of Ingushetia west of Chechnya, while six were killed Monday in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, according to a Moscow Times reports.

A former executive director of the CIA under President George W Bush says he is comfortable with using the word "torture" to describe some of the techniques used to interrogate terror suspects

American International Group Inc. reported quarterly earnings Monday that were far better than analysts expected, and announced plans to buy back more shares. The insurer announced net income of $1.8B, or $1.32 a share, on revenue of $15.7 billion; after adjustments, profits reached $1.39 a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected AIG to report adjusted earnings of $1.22 a share on revenue of $14.9 billion. The company also detailed an increase in share buybacks, adding $5 billion to a current stock-repurchase plan. Читать дальше...

Israel has approved the detention of its citizens who are suspected of instigating violence against Palestinians. The Israeli security cabinet approved "administrative detention" Sunday as it searched for those accused of carrying out an arson attack in the West Bank. A Palestinian toddler was killed in the attack. The Israeli practice of administrative detention has typically been applied to Palestinian suspects accused of terrorism and has been the target of international criticism.

FDA clears 3-D printed tablet to treat epileptic seizures

The death toll due to floods in Bengal rose to 69 on Monday. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee called the situation “grim” with roads, villages and farms disappearing under swirling water.

Barack Obama plans to cut emissions from US power stations, which produce 5 per cent of global carbon pollution

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited the flood-affected villages in Habra-Ashokenagar in North 24-Parganas to monitor the relief work.

Living with filthy rainwater at their doorstep and the muck all around, residents of Thakurpukur are facing other water-borne evils too — snake bites, rashes and diarrhoea.

"Have you done this before?" asked a young woman standing outside a private Venice Beach residence Friday night. A growing group of people gathered around her, all waiting to get in the front door.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. on Monday reported a loss of $61 million, or 61 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with 27 cents a share a year ago. Adjusted for one-time items, the health care company said it earned 75 cents a share on sales of $4.49 billion in the quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected adjusted earnings of 45 cents a share on sales of $4.38 billion. Tenet revised its outlook to adjusted earnings of $1.32 to $2.21 a share this year and adjusted earnings between... Читать дальше...

When it comes to Caitlyn Jenner's new reality, there's a lot to get used to. Yes, there's the fabulous closet that features plenty of new clothes. And sure, there's the...

It seems bad news comes in threes for HBO. Their two David Fincher projects, "Videosyncrazy" and "Utopia," hit creative and budgetary roadblocks (respectively), and now another very high profile project needs some major retooling. READ MORE: HBO Halts Production On David Fincher Music-Video Comedy 'Videosyncrazy,' Series Might Not Be Moving Forward Produced by Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks, six-hour miniseries "Lewis And Clark", starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts, has been temporarily shut down, reports Deadline. Читать дальше...

An Ahmedabad-based organization was among the winners in National Productivity and Innovation Award for the year 2013-14 awarded on Monday in New Delhi.

Customs department on Monday morning held an Ajmer-based man for smuggling in 200g of gold, worth Rs 5 lakh, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport.

A hate-monger shouted slurs at the first gay men to be married at West Point Military Academy before punching one of them, police said.