Study of exhaust particles hints at Alzheimer's risk
Microscopic particles, possibly from air pollution, have been found in human brain tissue, according to a new study into Alzheimer's risk.
Strongman's death stirs uncertainty in Uzbekistan and region
The death of Uzbek leader Islam Karimov after 27 years in charge with no clear successor lined up plunges his homeland into uncertainty.
Kazakhstan cafe kicks stigma with mentally disabled staff
40-person staff is exclusively composed of patients from local psychiatric institutions in Training Cafe in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Crowdfunding site launches in Singapore and Hong Kong
Kickstarter made its Asia debut in Singapore and Hong Kong, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to raise funding from global investors.
EU Chamber urges China to lift foreign investment curbs
A European lobby group in China on Thursday slammed the country's unequal investment landscape.
New fossils show life on Earth at least 3.7bn years old
Life on Earth is even older than we though - fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years have been discovered.
Kazakhstan arrests 21 suspected of plotting terrorist attacks
Kazakhstan has arrested 21 members of radical groups plotting terror attacks in public places.
iPhone spyware spotlights Israel's secretive surveillance industry
The discovery of sophisticated spyware to infiltrate and remotely take control of iPhones put a spotlight on Israel's surveillance industry.
Goat polo, tug-of-war as Central Asia readies for Nomad Games
In a melee of hooves and hands, a scrum of horseriders on the plains of Central Asia wrestle to get control of the ball.
Singapore wages war on Zika-bearing mosquitoes
Singapore officials went door-to-door Monday to wipe out mosquitoes after the discovery of 41 locally transmitted cases of Zika virus.
Bogan, ranga, rurosexual added to Australian dictionary
Heading Down Under where locals are "dry as a dead dingo's donger" and beachgoers don "budgie smugglers"?
Italy quake death toll nears 250
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday amid fears many more corpses would be found.
Viral photos add fuel to French burkini debate
An angry debate over a ban on burkinis in France was further stoked by images of a veiled woman surrounded by police on a beach in Nice.
18 dead as Italy struck by powerful quake
A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake devastated mountain villages in central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 18 people dead and many more unaccounted for.
India cows get glow-in-the-dark horns to stop crashes
Police in central India are sticking glow-in-the-dark strips on the horns of stray cattle to prevent motorists from crashing into them.
200 people fall sick after ammonia leak in Bangladesh
An explosion at a chemical fertiliser factory left at least 200 people needing medical treatment after toxic gas spread.
Japan's first lady visits Pearl Harbor
The wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor, bombed by Japanese planes nearly 75 years ago.
Pokemon's a no-go on Bangkok's roads
Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown against Thai drivers playing Pokemon Go.
US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port
Two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for private spaceship traffic at ISS.
Aping jazz greats, orangutan makes music Down Under
An orangutan living in an Australian zoo has created a jazz riff.
