Russian-born press baron to set up London TV station
Russian-born press baron Evgeny Lebedev has won a licence to run a new digital television station for Londoners.
Proud Russia remembers Stalingrad 70 years on
The city of Volgograd was renamed Stalingrad for a day Saturday as Russia marked the 70-year anniversary of a brutal battle in which the Red Army defeated Nazi forces and changed the course of World War II.
Hong Kongers turn to Obama over milk shortage fears
More than 12,500 people have petitioned US President Barack Obama to help Hong Kong avoid a baby formula shortage, saying infants in the city are facing malnutrition due to mainland Chinese "smugglers".
California Latinos to overtake whites within year
Latinos will outnumber non-Hispanic whites in California by early next year for the first time since it became a US state.
Head of National Security Committee’s Border Guard Academy allegedly shot himself
The investigation is under way.
Home from Afghanistan, Prince Harry steps back into glare
Britain's Prince Harry may be home safely from Afghanistan after five months as an army helicopter gunner -- but he has swapped the crackle of gunfire for the clicking of countless paparazzi cameras.
Singapore population half foreigners by 2030: govt
Foreigners could make up nearly half of Singapore's population by 2030, the government said Tuesday as it unveiled its politically sensitive projection for a city of up to seven million boosted by young immigrants.
Petropavlovsk citizen constructed a caroche with mini-bar and music player
It took Alexander Bondarevic one year to construct the caroche, but he doesn’t regret the time spent and say it was worth it.
Australian teen survives nine weeks in wild
An Australian teenager who went missing from his home in Sydney more than two months ago was discovered emaciated, exhausted and covered in leeches, but alive in bushland north of the city.