India's monkey men keep marauding macaques at bay
A troop of marauding monkeys stops tearing up a New Delhi garden, as one of the Indian capital's sought-after "monkey men" swings into action.
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions: PM
Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, as Prime Minister warned President V. Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine.
Hawaii braces as hurricanes close in
Tourists and locals braced for double trouble in Hawaii on Thursday as a rare pair of hurricanes took aim at the holiday paradise.
Tiny chip mimics brain, delivers supercomputer speed
Researchers unveiled a powerful new postage-stamp size chip delivering supercomputer performance using a process that mimics the human brain.
Latvia's former KGB headquarters gives up its dark secrets
The "House on the Corner" was one of the most feared places during Soviet times, but now people are keen to uncover its dark secrets.
Russia okays $150 mn to subsidise World Cup venues
The Russian government approved rules on subsidising construction of infrastructure for the 2018 football World Cup.
Air pollution at critical level in Ust-Kamenogorsk
Kazakhstan’s National Hydrometeorological service reported a high level of hazardous air pollutants that appeared to look like a fog.
Apple never on China government procurement list: report
Apple's devices have never appeared on a Chinese list of products eligible to be bought with public money.
Two French journalists arrested in Indonesia's Papua
Indonesian police have arrested two French journalists who were reporting on the separatist movement in the restive eastern region of Papua.
Mountain life key to longevity for Kashmir's centenarians
The village of Chattah with around a dozen men and women claiming to be at least a century old.
State fund to take over crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines will be taken over by a state investment fund under plans.
Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa
States of emergency were in effect across overwhelmed west African nations Friday with the death toll from the Ebola epidemic nearing 1,000.
Gaza rockets hit Israel as truce deadline looms
Two rockets fired by Gaza militants slammed into southern Israel, heightening fears that a 72-hour truce would not be renewed
Hollywood uses sequels to cash in big on the cheap
Hollywood is relying more than ever on the cash cow that is the safe-bet sequel
Russia food embargo creates golden opportunity for Brazil
Brazilian meat exporters said that Moscow's ban on food imports provide a golden opportunity to sell more of their products to Russia.
US child migrant crisis: one family's story
It took Dora and Elias six weeks before finally reuniting with their 13-year-old daughter in Los Angeles after she fled El Salvador.
Facebook buys cybersecurity startup PrivateCore
Facebook announced it was buying California-based cybersecurity startup PrivateCore, in a move to boost defenses of its vast server network.
Kazakhs actress plays main role in Chinese drama
Ethnic Kazakh actress from China Reyizha Alimjan also known as Re Yi Zha will play the main part in a Chinese romantic drama.
Gennady Golovkin named WBN Fighter of the Year
Kazakhstani undefeated boxer Gennady Golovkin received WBN Fighter of the Year 2013 award.
Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to join Eurasian Economic Union in due course
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to launch the Eurasian Economic Union May 29, 2014 in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city. The Union comes into force January 1, 2015.