Police reject Breivik prison 'torture' complaint
Police in Norway said Monday they closed a preliminary investigation into a complaint by mass murderer Anders Breivik that his prison conditions amounted to "serious torture".
Kyrgyzstan sells seized Kazakhstan jades for $2 million
Kyrgyzstan has replenished its budget with $1.9 million at the account of Kazakhstan's greenstones.
Subaru drifts on Shymbulak skiing slope
The Shymbulak ski resort administration claims the Subaru drift video that went viral recently to be staged by professional stunt men.
Man in China tries to feed himself to tigers
A man in China survived an unsuccessful attempt to feed himself to a pair of Bengal tigers and is being treated for depression.
Twin cars with identical plates discovered in Astana
Two identical cars with identical plates have been discovered in Astana.
Lace undies policy in Kazakhstan
Production, import and sales of lace undies has been prohibited by the Custom Union. Kazakhstan, along with Russia and Belarus, now has to obey the regulations concerning lace undies.
Furture Fast and Furious star 3 y.o Timofey drifting
Kazakhstan racer Anton Avdeev, Timofey’s father, took a video of a priceless reaction of the boy while drifting.
A Kazakh wins half a million dollars in one week playing poker
A man from Kazakhstan has won almost $500,000 in two poker tournaments held at the PokerStar website in one week.
Woman lay dead in Sydney house for nearly eight years
An elderly lady lay dead in her inner city home for nearly eight years before her skeletal remains were found, an inquest heard Thursday, in a case dubbed "the woman Sydney forgot" by local media.
Pacific castaway lands back in civilisation
Sporting a bushy beard and clutching a can of Coke, a castaway who says he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro.
Atmospheric magic: three suns in Atyrau
Residents of Atyrau observed an extraordinary natural phenomenon this week – three suns in the sky.
Argentine governor lays off 170 employees via YouTube
An Argentine governor has caused a kerfuffle in his province after using a YouTube video to lay off half of his 340 provincial officials.
Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river
A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan. Earlier a similar disc was spinning down the Sheyenne River in North Dakota.
HK tycoon doubles bounty to marry off gay daughter
A Hong Kong tycoon may double a "marriage bounty" to find a male suitor for his gay daughter to US$130 million, despite his initial offer attracting 20,000 candidates.
Man, 71, kills Florida moviegoer over smartphone use
A 71-year-old retired policeman was refused bail on Tuesday after allegedly shooting dead a fellow moviegoer in Florida for using text messages with his phone.
Rescuers get drunk man down from wires in Ust-Kamenogorsk
A men had a bet with his fiends and tried to climb from one high rise building to the neighboring one using electric wires.
Scientists apologise for failing to make girl a dragon
Australia's national science agency issued a rare apology to a seven-year-old girl for not being able to make her a fire-breathing dragon, blaming a lack of research into the mythical creatures.
Lion found hanging in cage at Indonesia 'death zoo'
A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at an Indonesian zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.
Naked Aussie gets stuck in washing machine
A naked Australian man was left red-faced after getting stuck in a washing machine during a game of hide and seek, after police had to grease him up with olive oil to get him out.