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Three impressive upcoming projects in Dubai

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:35:38 +0300

Dubai underwater hotel

Five unusual projects that were cancelled in Dubai

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:55 +0300

Hydropolis: An underwater hotel planned to be 66 feet underwater and the size of London's Hyde Park. (Artist impression: Joachim Hauser, Crescent Hydropolis Holdings LLC)

The 5 richest countries in the world

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:16 +0300

People walk in the old town of Zurich, April 12, 2013. Picture taken April 12, 2013. To match Special Report SWISS-BANKS/ REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/Files (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CITYSCAPE BUSINESS)

Massive tornado in Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:35 +0300

A shopping center and parking lot are filled with debris after a huge tornado struck in Moore, Oklahoma near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 20, 2013. The huge tornado that struck the town of Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday was given a preliminary rating of at least EF4, or the second highest strength level, with winds of up to 200 miles per hour (321 kph), a U.S. government agency said. REUTERS/Richard Rowe (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

The world’s 10 richest tech billionaires

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:47:39 +0300

Meet the cast of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:58 +0300

Aditya Roy Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin and Ranbir Kapoor. Sanish Cherian/Yahoo! Maktoob

Who holds most of the world’s gold?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:56 +0300

Lamborghini's wild new concept car

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:00:20 +0300

Lamborghini Egoista

Richard Branson dresses up as stewardess

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:00:58 +0300

British billionaire Richard Branson poses with a tray of drinks onboard an AirAsia flight bound for Kualu Lumpur while working as a flight attendant at Perth Airport on May 12, 2013. Branson honoured a losing bet with AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes over whose Formula One racing team would finish ahead of each other at the Abu Dhabi race during their debut 2010 season. AFP PHOTO / Tony ASHBY

Pakistan elections

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:38:41 +0300

Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) celebrate in front of a party office as results of the general election come in, in Lahore May 11, 2013. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday his PML-N party was the clear winner in Pakistan's general election and that he hoped for a majority to avoid a coalition. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Spectacular solar eclipses

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:08:38 +0300

GIVATAYIM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 04: (ISRAEL OUT) The view of a partial solar eclipse in the sky on January 4, 2011 in the town of Givatayim, Israel. Over parts of Europe it could be seen as much as two-thirds of the sun slipped from view behind the moon. An event like this hasn't occurred in the area since August 1999, and the next eclipse won't be until March 2015. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

PICS: Earth from space

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:45:41 +0300

The sun is about to come up over the South Pacific Ocean in this colorful scene photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station between 4 and 5 a.m. local time on May 5, 2013 and released on May 9, 2013. The space station was at a point above Earth located at 27.4 degrees south latitude and 110.1 degrees west longitude, a few hundred miles east of Easter Island. NASA/Handout via Reuters (OUTER SPACE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Inside Google's two magnificent offices

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:59 +0300

Google Munich office

Batman fans build real-life Dark Knight Tumbler

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:00:41 +0300

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Bollywood dreams

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:05:01 +0300

An audience watches a Hindi movie being screened during a festival celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in New Delhi April 30, 2013. Indian cinema marks 100 years since Dhundiraj Govind Phalke's black-and-white silent film "Raja Harishchandra" (King Harishchandra) held audiences spellbound at its first public screening on May 3, 1913, in Mumbai. Indian cinema, with its subset of Bollywood for Hindi-language films, is now a billion-dollar industry that makes more than a thousand films a year in several languages. It is worth 112.4 billion rupees (over $2 billion) and leads the world in terms of films produced and tickets sold. Picture taken April 30, 2013. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 20 OF 20 FOR PACKAGE 'BEHIND THE SCENES OF BOLLYWOOD'. SEARCH 'BEHIND BOLLYWOOD' FOR ALL IMAGES

The new King of the Netherlands

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:04 +0300

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, his wife Queen Maxima (R) and their children Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (front, L), Princess Ariane (front, R) and Princess Alexia (C) wave on April 30, 2013 to the crowd gathered on Dam Square from the balcony of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, following the official abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ROBIN UTRECHT

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa visits United Kingdom

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:33:40 +0300

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L), the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (C) and Prince Philip (R) leave following the inspection of the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle, in southern England April 30, 2013. The President is paying a state visit to Britain from April 30 to May 1. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS)

Reasons behind an increasing world demand for gold

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:31 +0300

2013 Sony World Photography Awards

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:36 +0300

Dubai police introduce Ferrari

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:00:27 +0300

Emirati female police officers pose in front of Ferrari (R) and Lamborghini (L) police vehicles at the foot of the Burj Khalifa tower in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on April 25, 2013. Dubai police showed off a new Ferrari they will use to patrol the city state, hot on the heels of a Lamborghini which joined the fleet earlier. AFP/PHOTO KARIM SAHIB

The stars of 'Shootout at Wadala'

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:46 +0300

The cast of 'Shootout at Wadala', John Abraham, Manoj Bajpai, Sophie Chaudhary, Tushar Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Sunny Leone pose for the camera. Sanish Cherian/Yahoo! Maktoob

Confederation Cup Brazil 2013

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:56:11 +0300

Question mark over Confederations venues

Scores killed in Bangladesh building collapse

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:58:06 +0300

Crowds gather at the collapsed Rana Plaza building as people rescue garment workers trapped in the rubble, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (BANGLADESH - Tags: DISASTER BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Historic London mansion on sale for $380 Million

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:08:54 +0300

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Bright sun shines on 18 Carlton House Terrace on April 23, 2013 in London, England. It is understood that 18 Carlton House Terrace is being placed on the housing market with an expected price of 250 million GBP. The Grade I listed Regency mansion, which is a short distance from Trafalgar Square, has six floors and 50,000 sq ft of living space. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Family of Boston bombing suspects

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:58:08 +0300

A photo, showing Tamerlan (C, bottom) Tsarnaev, accompanied by his father Anzor (L), mother Zubeidat and uncle Muhamad Suleimanov (R), is seen in this photo courtesy of the Suleimanova family in Makhachkala, April 22, 2013. To match Special Report USA-EXPLOSIONS/RADICALISATION REUTERS/Courtesy of Suleimanova family/Handout (RUSSIA - Tags: CRIME LAW) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A delectable tour inside a chocolate factory

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:55 +0300

Louvre Abu Dhabi displays first collection

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:00:03 +0300

Emirati visitors walk past paintings that are part of 130 artworks featured at the first large-scale presentation of the permanent collection of Abu Dhabi's planned Louvre Museum, at a venue on the Saddiyat Island where the museum will be built off the Emirati capital, on April 21, 2013. The Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened it's first permanent collection to the public on April 21, is the largest of France's overseas cultural project, Filippetti told AFP. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB

Bahrain Grand Prix 2013

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:44:07 +0300

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany kisses the winner's trophy during the victory ceremony of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit, south of Manama April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Cars galore at China auto show

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:00:52 +0300

This photo taken on April 20, 2013 shows a model posing next to an Icona design concept car on media day at the Shanghai auto show. The Shanghai auto show, which opens to the public on April 21, is expected to attract more than 800,000 visitors over the course of nine days. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS

Islands owned by the super-rich

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:00:33 +0300

The 24-year-old daughter of billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev acquired Skorpios for a rumored $150 million or so. Click the photo to go to a slideshow of other islands owned by the super-rich.

Margaret Thatcher's last journey

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:25:17 +0300

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: The Bearer Party, made up of personnel from the three branches of the military, transfer the coffin of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher onto a gun carriage to be drawn by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery during her ceremonial funeral at the Church of St Clement Danes on April 17, 2013 in London, England. Dignitaries from around the world today join Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as the United Kingdom pays tribute to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher during a Ceremonial funeral with military honours at St Paul's Cathedral. Lady Thatcher, who died last week, was the first British female Prime Minister and served from 1979 to 1990 (Photo by Carl Court - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Margaret Thatcher funeral: In Pictures

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:00:36 +0300

Mourners make their way up the steps of St Paul's Cathedral for the funeral service of Baroness Thatcher, at St Paul's Cathedral

Massive quake strikes Iran, tremors felt in Pakistan, India and Gulf

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:23:15 +0300

A medic attends to an earthquake survivor at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Quetta April 17, 2013. The powerful earthquake struck a border area of southeast Iran on Tuesday killing at least 35 people in neighbouring Pakistan, destroying hundreds of houses and shaking buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states. REUTERS/Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR)/Handout (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER HEALTH) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Dubai buildings evacuated as massive earthquake hits Iran

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:43 +0300

Many Dubai buildings have been evacuated

30 famous companies named after their founders

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:00:54 +0300

30 popular companies named after its founders

Explosions rock Boston Marathon

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:43:57 +0300

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 15: A woman is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two people are confirmed dead and at least 23 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

The 10 largest employers in the world

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:20 +0300

The 10 largest employers in the world

Newly born camel at Bioparco zoo

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:00:57 +0300

10 of the most boring Android and iOS apps

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:30 +0300

Why download a fireworks app when you can capture the whole shebang with your camera phone? It's not like you're going to be staring at your handset's screen the whole time. This is something that even the Department of Health shouldn't approve; it affects your mental health.

Red Bull X-Fighters International Freestyle Motocross 2013

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:00:52 +0300

Action from the Red Bull X-Fighters International Freestyle Motocross 2013 at Downtown Dubai. Photo: Karl Jeffs/Yahoo! Maktoob