A rare pink diamond sells for over 45 million dollars, making it the most expensive stone ever sold at auction. more »
Clad in Santa suits, a family of penguins brings the holiday spirit to South Korean children. more »
An Australian man cozies up to hundreds of spiders for three-weeks in his shop front. more »
Two elephants in northeastern India fight a two-hour-long battle, injuring a local bus driver. more »
A remote-controlled android makes its stage debut in Tokyo. more »
Millions of Monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico's internationally renowned reserve as part of their annual migration to Mexico's forested mountains in Michoacan. more »
Lingerie maker Triumph unveils a bra it hopes will welcome tourists to Japan, including leaders of the upcoming APEC summit. more »
Kyrgyzstan Fashion Week brightens the capital Bishkek with colorful collections of mainly local designers as very few European countries dare to participate following recent violence. more »
Daring Jetman loops the loop The first man to fly with only a fuel powered wing in his back, performs his first loop, taking his quest to fly like a bird a step further more »
India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani's new billion dollar home is raising concerns about the model of economic growth in a country where more than 400 million people live in abject poverty. more »