20-meter fountain cracks its way out on Almaty street
A 20-meter fountain is splashing in the middle of a roadway in Almaty.
3-y.o. boy survives fall from 5th floor in Shymkent
A 3-year-old boy survived a fall out of a fifth-floor window in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan.
Ukraine sending own aid convoys to war-torn east
Ukraine said it was sending its own aid convoys to the war-torn east of the country, as wrangling continued over a column of Russian trucks.
Pakistan prepares for anti-government protests
Islamabad braced for political unrest as two opposition leaders vowed to defy a court order and march on the city for a major protest
Malaysia teen's Facebook 'like' prompts sedition probe
A Malaysian teenager is being investigated by police for sedition after "liking" a pro-Israel Facebook posting
Israel, Gaza violence defies truce 'deal'
Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiralling violence.
Reporters 'arrested' in US suburb where police killed teen
Missouri police arrested two journalists reporting on the unrest about an unarmed black teenager that was shot dead by police.
Ukraine sets conditions for Russian convoy as death toll soars
Ukraine set conditions for letting in Russian aid shipments to rebel-held eastern regions.
'Prince of Pot' back in Canada from US prison
Canada's self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" returned home , vowing "political revenge" after spending more than four years in a US prison.