Sanskrity Sinha

Before the most-awaited 84th Academy Awards unfold, here are a few pictures of most memorable Oscar dresses worn by Hollywood hotties so far.

Some climate scientists believe that a massive drought struck the regions of Classic Mayan Civilization and persisted for 200 years from AD 800 to 1000, around the same period when the civilization collapsed.

Among the younger lot of royals from across the world who tied knots in the past two years, including the famed Prince William and Kate Middleton of Britain, Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has come up with the good news first.

Twelve soldiers of the Indian Army were killed after being trapped in avalanches that hit two army camps in Kashmir, an army official told media Thursday.

The island’s western province recently held the two-day traditional Pasola war festival in the remote village of Kodi Pangedo, where spectators gathered to watch highly skilled Sumbanese tribal men, in two groups, on horseback flinging spears at each other.

Archaeologists have discovered ruins of two huts at Kharaneh IV, one of the largest Late Pleistocene sites in southwest Asia, located about 70 km east of Jordan's capital Amman.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, undertook her first visit to a school in Oxford as a royal patron Tuesday.

Two expert committees appointed by the Indian Supreme Court began documenting the wealth of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple complex in Thiruvananthapuram.

The two-week-long Mardi Gras annual festival kick started in New Orleans, Louisiana, Monday with celebrities, entertainers and revelers taking part in parades.

Marked by folk dance, parades and more cultural activities, the three-day Carnival of Oruro in Bolivia started on Saturday with fanfare and feasts.

Three skiers were reportedly trapped and killed in an avalanche near the Stevens Pass area in the Cascade Mountains in rural eastern King County, Wa. on Sunday.

While the Brazil Carnival observes various street parades by Samba groups from across the country, check out a few pictures of the annual block parties held in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on the opening day of the carnival.

The latest fourth quarter 2011 global consumer confidence report by Nielsen has found that India is the most optimistic market in the world.

Hues of grey and pink, tints of blue and shades of black gowns and dresses of novel designs dominated Oscar de la Renta's display during the New York Fashion Week on Valentine's Day.

In one of the world's worst prison fire incidents, a killer blaze swept across a prison in Honduras Wednesday, killing about 359 inmates in their cells, and injuring at least 21, the authorities said.

An ancient goldmine discovered on a hill on the Gheralta plateau in northern Ethiopia is said to be the treasure trove of Queen of Sheba.

Anorexia experts can now heave a sigh of relief as Kate Middleton, now titled Catherine, does not look as thin and lean as she looked during her Canada trip last July that sparked rumors of her being at the risk of anorexia.

A five-year-old girl was pulled alive from 10 meters (33 feet) of deep snow following a massive avalanche that hit houses in the remote mountain village of Restelica, southern Kosovo, on Sunday.

A recent video, supposed to be a hoax, showing a giant animal crossing a river in Siberia’s Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region has surfaced, creating furor over an extinct species of mammoth.

Europe’s bitterly cold weather has claimed hundreds of lives so far, and has left many cities and villages without water and electricity.

Just in time before Valentine’s Day, TripAdvisor, a leading travel site, has announced the ten the most romantic hotels in Europe.

A new revelation about the fashion world suggests that Kate Middleton, now called Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, tops the fashion buzzword list of 2012, along with her sister Pippa Middleton.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to be living like a king, as a new book claims that he splurges about $16,000 per day on food and owns 21 cars that are kept at his Elysee Palace.

Jyoti Amge, who shot to fame after being recognized as the world's shortest living woman recently, has been campaigning for the forthcoming municipal elections in Mumbai, India.

Masked revelers in colorful makeovers thronged to the Venetian streets and the city's St. Mark's Square as a preview of the Venice Carnival 2012 was held Feb. 4 and 5 in Venice, Italy.

Actors and actresses nominated for the forthcoming Oscar Awards 2012 attended the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oscar Nominees Luncheon at Beverly Hills in California on Monday.

The Material Girl put on a sizzling performance during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.

Sixty years later, Queen Elizabeth has become the only second monarch after Queen Victoria to celebrate diamond jubilee of her reign.

Sea cucumbers can save coral reefs from the impact of ocean acidification on their growth, a group of scientists working on the impact of climate change on coral reefs have revealed in a recent study.