Assad warns of 'regional war' if West takes military action: report
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad warned Monday that Western military strikes risked igniting a "regional war" in the "powder keg" of the Middle East, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro.
Laywer who led to Ablyazov arrested in Moscow
The 37-y.o. lawyer Yelena Tischenko has been arrested in Moscow. She was the one who involuntarily helped track down the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
Peru coca growers switch to coffee, battle fungus
Peru's anti-drug strategy hinges on persuading farmers to grow coffee instead of coca, the raw material of cocaine, but low prices and plant disease are getting in the way.
China graft fight goes higher, and more political
China's anti-corruption campaign is ensnaring ever more senior figures, with speculation now swirling about the powerful former security tsar.
ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant on fire again
A fire has happened at ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant in central Kazakhstan.
Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark: UN
More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from a year ago.
Dozens injured after tornado hits eastern Japan
Several dozen people were injured when a tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan on Monday, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings.
Death toll in Philippine ferry sinking now at 108
Philippine divers have recovered more dead bodies from a ferry that sank after colliding with a cargo ship, raising the death toll from the incident to 108.
Police identifies Prime Plaza fight instigators
Almaty police has identified the instigators who provoked the clashes at the concert in Prime Plaza in Almaty. They turned out to be three minors and three 18-y.o. young men.