Romania asks citizens for help to raise funds to buy back Brancusi sculpture
Bucharest trying to raise €6m from public to buy the Cumințenia pământului sculpture.
Indonesian hospital seeks family of Briton Scott Roddie who died in Batam three months ago
Hospital unable to contact Roddie's family and says has limited morgue storage facilities.
Malaysians who 'ridicule or discredit' government face three-year travel ban
Even those who disparage the government from aborad can be barred from travelling again on their return.
Crimea threatens to bring in Russia's Federal Security Services to stop theft of sand from beaches
Prison sentences await those who steal sand from beaches, warns the country's government.
Chinese President Xi Jinping says Marxism must be adapted for the 21st century
Xi says develop 'modern Chinese Marxism' and '21st century Marxism with Chinese characteristics.'
Malaysia Airlines MH17: Australian coroner rules downing of aircraft 'gross mass murder'
Families watched reconstruction of final moments of MH17 as it was shot over Ukraine.
Eight budget airlines in Asia Pacific form world's largest alliance of low-cost carriers
Under the alliance, customers can book connecting flights using a shared platform.
Russian safari park stirs controversy by naming newly-acquired black-haired goat 'Obama'
Obama the goat will be company to a female goat named Merkel at the Primorsky Safari Park.
Manchester United bomb scare: Security firm that left behind fake bomb may go bust
Chris Reid, head of Security Search Management & Solutions Ltd, apologises for mistake.
Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal unravels as Brussels blocks visa-free travel for Turkish citizens
Turkey accuses the EU of reneging on its visa promise.
Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte vows to bring back capital punishment
He is also ready to give security forces 'shoot to kill' enforcement powers.
Alibaba group kicked out of anti-counterfeiting coalition barely a month after admission
Group suspends category under which Alibaba admitted following concerns raised by members.
China 'secretly' drawing up plans to take over Hinkley Point project from France
China believes it can build its own reactors faster than EDF.
Chinese paper says UK media needs 'lesson in manners' over coverage of Queen's diplomatic gaffe
The state-run paper blamed the British media for blowing the incident out of proportion.
Three-year-old girl dies after left in school van for over seven hours in Thailand
Driver only realised girl was missing when she was not at school for pickup.
1MDB scandal: IPIC pays $52m interest on Malaysian state fund bond but warns it will recover payment
Abu Dhabi fund says it will seek full indemnity from both 1MDB and Minister of Finance over the payment.
'Allahu Akbar' phrase hijacked by extremists and associated with terrorist acts says Saudi Princess
Princess Amerah Al Taweel says true meaning of the hijacked term should be restored.
China to tighten tax reporting law for multinationals to end multi-billion dollar corporate tax loophole
Under the proposal, MNCs have to file extensive reports on internal pricing and costs.
Nicola Thorp: Outsourcing firm Portico scraps high heels policy for female workers after public backlash
Portico now allows women to wear plain flat shoes after client PwC raised concerns
President Xi warns China's economy is 'big but not strong'
Xi says China's main Achilles heel is its limited innovation.
Peruvian actor Ricardo Torres marries tree in Mexico as part of ecological awareness campaign
This will be the eighth 'marriage' to a tree for the environmental activist and actor.
North Korea: Foreign media invited to attend Workers' Party Congress but are taken sightseeing
Over 100 foreign journalists were allowed into Pyongyang for the first Workers' Party Congress in 36 years.
Panama and British Virgin Islands 'not invited' to global anti-corruption summit in London
The summit is the first gathering of international leaders to specifically tackle corruption.
Singapore Airline plane abandons takeoff in Seoul after plane crosses runway path unannounced
Aborted takeoff resulted in Boeing 777 tyres being deflated and flight had to be rescheduled.
UK should clamp down on unjustifiable tax havens say economists ahead of anti-corruption summit
The UK can reduce corruption as it has sovereignty over a third of the world's tax havens.
Malaysian student arrested in Australia after spending £2.4m mistakenly given to her by bank
The 21-year-old allegedly spent £43,500 of overdraft money per week on a luxury lifestyle including living in a penthouse.
Trump says Hillary Clinton to 'blame' for her husband's affairs
Trump drags Bill Clinton's infidelity into the US Presidential election spotlight.
Election results as it happened: It's official, Sadiq Khan is the new Mayor of London
Voters across the UK have elected Sadiq Khan as the first ever Muslim Mayor of London.
Canada rejects residency applications of 2 Huawei employees over spying concerns
Canada cites international spying concerns over immigration rejection.
Chinese see Trump as an entertainer and not a serious politician
Trump is more popular with Chinese population than Clinton, recent survey shows.