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Hard-line Myanmar monk to battle 'jihad threat' A controversial Buddhist cleric from Myanmar announced he is linking up with hardline monks in Sri Lanka.
29 September 2014
©Reuters/Luke MacGregor Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools Turkey's Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools.
29 September 2014
Volcano erupts in central Japan; hikers reported injured A volcano erupted in central Japan, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured.
27 September 2014
New Zealand opposition leader David Cunliffe . ©Reuters New Zealand opposition leader quits after poll rout New Zealand opposition leader David Cunliffe bowed to mounting pressure and quit.
27 September 2014
Australia PM Abbott applauds FBI partnership Australian Prime Minister hailed international police cooperation during a threat briefing at the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York.
27 September 2014
Protesting Hong Kong students storm government complex Dozens of protesters took part in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.
27 September 2014
Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years, blasted off on schedule.
26 September 2014
Photo courtesy of migom.by Kazakhstan interested in Chinese anti-corruption measures A Chinese delegation has come to Kazakhstan to discuss governance and corruption.
26 September 2014
Indonesia votes to scrap direction elections for local leaders Indonesia's parliament voted to scrap direct elections for local leaders, despite angry protests against the move and criticism.
26 September 2014
Chinese migrants. Photo courtesy of wotanjugend.info Chinese migration to Kazakhstan - threat or myth? Experts were divided on the question of Chinese migration to Kazakhstan at a round table discussion in Almaty.
26 September 2014
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe. ©REUTERS Japan PM vows to work against 'war culture' Japanese Prime Minister pledged to eliminate "war culture" from the world as he highlighted Tokyo's aid in crises from the Middle East to Ukraine.
26 September 2014
©REUTERS Women's tennis team from Kazakhstan wins bronze at Asian Games, men triumphant at finals Kazakhstan women's and men's team have shown great results at the Asian Games in South Korea.
25 September 2014
India's spacecraft beams back first Mars photos India's spacecraft has beamed back its first photos of Mars, showing its crater-marked surface.
25 September 2014
Indonesian parliament to vote on controversial election plan Indonesia's parliament was set to decide whether to scrap the direct election of local leaders.
25 September 2014
S.Korea leader urges world to 'tear down' Cold War frontier South Korean President urged the world to help bring down the world's last Cold War frontier with the North.
25 September 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ©Reuters Modi woos global manufacturers with 'Make in India' campaign Prime Minister Narendra Modi will urge the bosses of some of the world's biggest manufacturers to set up shop in India.
25 September 2014
Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. ©Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar Doctors say Nepal PM free of cancer: minister Doctors have given a clean bill of health to Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, following successful radiotherapy for lung cancer.
24 September 2014
Samsung launches Note 4 'phablet' ahead of schedule South Korea's Samsung launched the latest version of its oversized Galaxy Note smartphone earlier than expected.
24 September 2014
Indian spacecraft on course to enter Mars orbit India is on course to become the first nation to reach Mars on its first attempt.
24 September 2014
China jails Uighur scholar for life for 'separatism' A prominent academic from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority was jailed for life Tuesday for "separatism".
24 September 2014

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