Kid Rock rocks out at Romney's final campaign rally
He may not be The Boss, but The Kid lent his high-octane rock & roll late Monday to the final rally of Mitt Romney's 18-month campaign, on the eve of the US presidential election.
Japan's Suzuki shutters US car business
Japan's Suzuki said Tuesday it would shut down its money-losing car business in the United States and file for bankruptcy, citing a strong yen and weak demand for its small cars in the US market.
S. Korea decorates Psy for 'Gangnam Style' success
South Korea has awarded one of its highest cultural honours to the rapper Psy for taking the world by storm with his "Gangnam Style" hit.
Kabul considers action against ICG over 'bias'
Afghanistan is considering action against the International Crisis Group, with officials on Monday accusing the respected think-tank of bias in its reporting on the troubled nation.
Mali Islamist group under pressure to break with Al-Qaeda
Burkina Faso led efforts Sunday to persuade one of the armed Islamist groups controlling northern Mali to cut ties with Al-Qaeda as a west African military intervention looms to end the crisis.
Russia, Arabs agree on need to move forward on Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Cairo on Sunday with Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi for talks about the Syrian conflict, agreeing on the need to move forward but finding little common ground.
Japan mulls gas pipeline from Russian far east
Japan is considering a $5.0 billion pipeline stretching from Russia's far east to an industrial hub near Tokyo, as it eyes new energy supplies following the Fukushima crisis.
Romney 'enjoying' US campaign's final days
As Mitt Romney's campaign bus rolled through the make-or-break state of Ohio earlier this week, the White House hopeful turned to aides in an unguarded moment to say how much he was enjoying himself.
Tokyo to host conference to boost Syria sanctions
Tokyo will host an international conference later this month aimed at increasing pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Two Japanese tourists die in Great Wall storm: state media
Two elderly Japanese tourists died and another was missing after being trapped in sudden, heavy snowstorms during a visit to the Great Wall of China.
People's IPO kicks off tomorrow
Kazakhstan residents will be able to submit the applications for participation in the People’s IPO on November 6.
Philippine communists kill four soldiers: military
The Philippine military said Monday communist rebels killed four unarmed soldiers in an ambush, further hurting efforts to revive stalled talks aimed at ending one of Asia's longest-running rebellions.
There will be 6 times less politics in Kazakhstan
The number of Kazakhstan’s political state workers will be slashed down to 538 people.
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Prince of Monaco Albert II
I hope that this visit will start the history of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Monaco: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
22 dead in floods, 60,000 displaced: govt official
Torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have killed at least 22 people and displaced tens of thousands of villagers over the past week.
Indian wardens bang drums to halt peeing in public
Volunteers in India armed with drums and whistles are to lead a crackdown on going to the toilet in public under a new scheme in the western state of Rajasthan.
Britain urges Myanmar to resolve Rohingya issue
Britain on Monday called on Myanmar to resolve the citizenship status of Rohingya Muslims caught up in deadly sectarian violence in a flashpoint western state.
Kazakhstan has chances to host winter Olympics: Prince of Monaco
Prince of Monaco Albert II believes that Kazakhstan has enough potential to host the Olympics.
Toyota ups full-year profit target to $9.7 billion
Toyota Monday hiked its full-year profit forecast to 780 billion yen ($9.7 billion) despite saying it expected to sell fewer cars due to weakness in Europe and China and a Sino-Japanese territorial row.
Afghan ghost village 'haunted by US soldier's rampage'
Najeeban in southern Afghanistan is a ghost village, deserted by the surviving inhabitants after a murderous rampage allegedly carried out by a rogue American soldier earlier this year.