N. America

In this Sunday, May 31, 2009 file photo, floodwaters flow to a lower area as villagers rebuild an embankment at Protap Nagar in Shatkhira, Bangladesh, about 176 kilometers (109 miles) southwest of Dhaka after Cyclone Aila. The low-lying delta nation of 153 million people is one of Asia's poorest countries, and one that faces extreme risks from rising sea levels. Pavel Rahman / AP Photo

Losing fight vs. climate change, locales around the world find ways to live with it

KARL RITTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BONN, Germany — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are... (more...)

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Oprah Winfrey donates 12 million pounds for African American history museum

US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images IANS Los Angeles – Actress-talk show host Oprah... (more...)

Bollywood actress Rekha Rana revelling in praise for her breakout role, beauty of B.C. visit (with video)

Bollywood actress Rekha Rana took time out after the Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver, B.C., to chat with Vancouver... (more...)

Sikh youth show Vaisakhi pride through volunteering, taking action (with gallery)

An estimated 220,000 people took part in the 13th annual Surrey Khalsa Vaisakhi Parade in Surrey, B.C., Saturday, April 20,... (more...)

Tycoon widower splurges on advertisement seeking wife who is slim, not an ‘idiot’

A photograph of the advertisement Dinshah Vimadalal, a retired travel agency tycoon, placed in The Times of India’s... (more...)

Emirates, Etihad and Qatar — Middle East airlines becoming household names as they link East and West

SCOTT MAYEROWITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Passengers wait to board an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft parked at the new Concourse... (more...)

Family of smokers arrested after forcing plane to land

VANCOUVER DESI A family travelling from Halifax, N.S., to the Dominican Republic allegedly refused to adhere to the flight’s... (more...)

Record one billion tourists took international trips in 2012, says UN report

VANCOUVER DESI The Indonesian resort island of Bali remains one of the most popular destinations in the Pacific region for... (more...)

Air India ranked among world’s least safest airlines

An Air India aeroplane lies on the runway after its nose wheel collapsed, at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi,... (more...)

B.C. Premier Christy Clark announces first-ever Times of India Film Award

VANCOUVER DESI Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh poses at the announcement of the Times of India Film Awards – which... (more...)

EXHIBIT: Five Bollywood stars feature at Madame Tussauds in Washington

MACAU, CHINA – JUNE 11: Bollywood icon and Amitabh Bachchan (right) poses with a waxwork figure of himself during the... (more...)

Bangladeshi immigrants Kazi Hossain and his wife, Shamima Parvin, enjoy some rafting along the Saskatchewan River. Submitted photo

TELEVISION: Great Canadian wilderness explored through immigrants’ eyes

Bangladeshi immigrants Kazi Hossain and his wife, Shamima Parvin, enjoy some rafting along the Saskatchewan River. Submitted... (more...)

Blogs

Changing allegiance

SURESH KURL VANCOUVER DESI Just as the Quebec Finance Minister, Nicolas Marceau feels about the Charbonneau Commission, “It’s an awful spectacle. It is worse than…
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Tech Talk: Upgrade for Dad

This Father’s day – give the gift of a tech toy that is from this decade. Father’s always end up giving up their laptops to…
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Style Fyle: Boards and Hoards of Ideas

Do you Pinterest yet? Well you should if you like to treat your eyes to amazing, breathtaking images of the best cakes, dresses, shoes, interior…
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Event: Canada Day 2013 – Family, Fun, Fireworks

One of the biggest Canada day celebrations will be taking place in Surrey/Cloverdale at the fair grounds this year. Big bands like Sloan and Platinum…
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