Sutino Hadi, also known as 'Kinong', is a moving library for the poor children of Jakarta. He drives his 'bemo', a sputtering three-wheeled vehicle, carrying picture books and short stories

A moving library for the less privileged

The troops carried her through the 7 kms stretch laid with thick jungles, hillocks and rivers with high current as it is monsoon season in those areas

CRPF carries woman for 7 km to save her life

Delights tourists as it clatters through bucolic countryside -- but its days are numbered as the Southeast Asian nation plans a railways overhaul.

Cambodia's one-of-a-kind "Bamboo Train"

Elvis Summers hopes to establish tiny house communities, where groups of homes can be set up next to bathroom and laundry facilities. To help in the effort, the school has raised almost $6,000 of a $19,00 target.

This man builds houses for the homeless

At a hip Bangkok diner, foodies with an adventurous palate tuck into a bug-based menu that includes watermelon salad sprinkled in bamboo worms, nachos with silkworm cherry tomato salsa and pasta made from ground crickets

Thai fine-diners explore insect cuisine

Thousands have fled the country as Rohingya insurgents battle the army

All you need to know about the Myanmar crisis

The institute that started with 125 students is now shaping the future of 25,000 tribal students

First tribal university of the world is located in India

A leadership and development workshop in Austria promises participants a chance to develop their 'animal self' by bringing them in close contact with the animals.

Ever dreamed of meeting the big bad wolf?

The three-day Notting Hill carnival celebrates Afro-Caribbean culture in what has become Europe's biggest street festival.

Watch a cop dazzle the crowd with dance moves at London's Notting Hill carnival

Rains have submerged cars and turned freeways into rivers, with more flooding expected when the storm shifts back in the direction of Houston.

Hurricane Harvey is the most powerful hurricane to strike Texas in more than 50 years

Khattar Abu Merhi had an original idea to make a profit turning his brand new van into a "pet taxi" specialised in the transportation of domestic animals, a novelty in Lebanon where roads are often gridlocked with traffic.

Taxi service for pets in Lebanon

Beer yoga originated at the Burning Man festival in the US. The idea is that the alcohol allows yogis to let themselves go and relax properly.

Beer yoga is the latest fitness fad to have hit London

Dressing up as a mascot, called "kigurumi" in Japanese, is a popular art form in Japan. Komaki has taken it to a new level by creating a body suit that looks like a doll and lets you move like a human.

Meet 'Lulu Hashimoto' from Japan -- a human in a full-body doll costume

Weighing more than 153kgs, the world's largest samosa was cooked by Muslim Aid in the United Kingdom

What does the world's largest Samosa look like?

Madhya Pradesh's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan declared an honorary reward of Rs 50,000 for Abhishek Patel, who ran for almost a kilometre with a 10 kilogram-bomb to save the lives of 400 children

Cop runs with bomb in hand to save lives of 400 students

All the restaurants will have to stop using McDonald's name, branding, and recipes within 15 days of the termination. The decision will dent McDonald's share of India's booming quick service restaurants market.

McDonald's to shut 169 restaurants in north and east India: What will the impact be?

Meet the Kung Fu nuns - women from an age-old Buddhist sect who are using their martial arts expertise to challenge gender roles in this conservative culture and teach women self-defence, as reports of rapes rise in India.

Kung Fu nuns strike back at rising sex attacks on women in India

In China's southwestern Sichuan province, people use live bamboo trunks to age alcohol, a method reputed to confer a unique aroma and even medicinal benefits.

Bamboo trees are being used in China to age & prepare alcohol

A 14-year-old boy was arrested for dancing to the tunes of 'Macarena' at a busy intersection in Saudi Arabia

Saudi police detain 14-year-old boy for dancing on the street

Muslims living in Spain seem to be having a bitter time these days, following an attack that resembled recent assaults in Paris and Brussels.

Barcelona attack casts shadow on Spain?s Muslim community

As Myanmar hurtles into the 21st Century after decades of junta-imposed isolation, a handful of tech entrepreneurs are using virtual reality to preserve the country's heritage and shape young minds for the future.

Myanmar's startups map ancient pagodas of Bagan among other popular tourist sites with virtual reality

A college student in India's eastern Kolkata city has come up with a unique initiative of designating separate toilets for transgender community

21-year-old?s concept of 'Tridhara' i.e. separate toilet signage for transgenders in Kolkata, India

Police in India's eastern Kolkata city has upped its game by inducting five Harley Davidson bikes in their squad.

Police in eastern India get customised Harley Davidson

The Sun briefly vanished behind the Moon on Monday as the so-called Great American Eclipse got under way, inducing awe and waves of emotion among eager sky-gazers witnessing a total eclipse cross North America for the first time in nearly a century.

For those who missed out solar eclipse watch it here:

Donald Trump warns Pakistan that Washington will no longer tolerate Pakistan offering "safe havens" to terrorists

Colombians in the city of Itagui hauled mattresses and hammocks into the streets Sunday to mark the annual "World Laziness Day," a quirky effort to urge over stressed workers to slow down.

Did you know there is a day dedicated to laziness?

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