Million-dollar gold stash found in aircraft toilet
Cleaners working on a commercial plane in eastern India have found 24 gold bars worth more than $1 million stuffed into a toilet compartment.
Indian temple to glitter with 300 kilos of Thai gold
India's Mahabodhi temple, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, is to have its dome inlaid with 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of gold donated by Thailand's king and other devotees.
Tethys Petroleum selling 50 percent of Kazakh assets to Chinese equity fund
Tethys Petrolium is selling 50 percent of its Kazakhstan assets to SinoHan Oil and Gas Investment.
Australian scientists strike gold in gum trees
Australian researchers have found tiny particles of gold hidden inside the leaves of eucalyptus trees, in a discovery they say could help prospectors discover new deposits of the precious metal.
Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rush
In a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.
IMF gold sales to fund lending to poor countries
The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it has harnessed windfall gold profits from member countries to fund loans to the world's poorest countries in the coming years.
Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500-year-old treasures
Gold and silver pieces as well as bones and pottery from 1,500 years ago were discovered in Lake Titicaca by underwater archaeologists.
Boxing: Kazakhstan female boxer wins gold at World Youth Championship
Gaukhar Yermakbayeva, a boxer from Kazakhstan, has won gold at the World Youth Championship in Bulgaria.
Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.
Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of gold
After a long drive from across the border in China, the white truck arrived in Nepal's capital at dawn with a seemingly innocuous cargo of Chinese-made clothes.
Paraguay watches odd urban gold rush
They appeared out of nowhere, making a mess, operating without a permit and disrupting the football season by luring gawkers.
Muay Thai: Two Kazakhstan fighters become European championsips
Kazakhstan's fighters Vadim Loparev and Yelaman Sayasatov have won muay thai champion titles in Europe.
Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Universiade
On July 16 Kazakhstan national team won the third gold at the Univarsiade in Kazan.
Cycling: Vinokourov may become two-time Olympic champion
German cycling racer Jan Ullrich, who admitted using blood-doping, might lose the medals he gained at the 2000 Olympics.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan's weightlifter wins gold at Asian Championship in Astana
Kazakhstan's weightlifter Anna Nurmukhambetova was the first weightlifter to win a gold medal for Kazakhstan at the Championship in Astana.
Weightlifting: Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Asian Weightlifting Championship
Kazakhstan weightlifter Alexandra Aborneva won the third gold medal for the team at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Astana.
Weightlifting: Zaichikov of Kazakhstan wins gold at Asian Championship
Weightlifter Alexandr Zaichikov brought the second gold to Kazakhstan national team at Asian Championship in Astana.
Wrestling: Kazakhstan wrestlers win 3 gold at Grand Prix in Germany
Kazakhstan free-style wrestling national team has won three gold medals at the Grand Prix in Germany.
Weightlifter wins first gold for Kazakhstan at Universiade
Weightlifter Farkhad Kharki has won the first gold for Kazakhstan at the Universiade in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
Chess: 9-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player is three-time world champion
Kazakhstan children have brought 3 medals -- one gold, one silver and one bronze -- from the World School Chess Championship.