Thousands of Palestinians and tourists have been flocking to Bethlehem to mark Christmas at the site Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.
Cheap rates and zen seating: spiritual tourism has taken off in South Korea, offering foreigner and tourists alike a taste of temple life.
The Vietnamese government’s war propaganda may no longer be enough to allay citizens’ anger over the ailing economy.
South Koreans have lit a Christmas tree-shaped tower near the tense border with North Korea for the first time in two years.
While millions of Japanese have protested the use of nuclear power, Japan handed an election landslide to the most pro-atomic option on offer.
He may not be much of a doctor but the children’s faces light up when Dush The Clown shuffles onto their ward.
Psy has hailed his ascent to "Billion Style", after the South Korean rapper’s viral hit became the first video to break a billion views on YouTube.
Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza.
Sudan’s war-torn South Kordofan state is to be divided, giving separate status to the western part dominated by nomadic Arab Misseriya tribesmen.
President Francois Hollande has acknowledged that French colonisation of Algeria was "brutal", but stopped short of apologising for it.