During a trip to Germany, Kazakhstani minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev says the "mocumentary" Borat, simply doesn't make him laugh. The film, which depicts Kazakhstan as a backwards, antisemitic and misogynistic former Soviet republic, will likely be banned from theaters in the small Asian nation.

It's going to be a white Christmas in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines, as some businessmen from South Korea who have made the city their second home, have revealed plans of returning the favor by bringing snow during the holiday season. Acting city Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr said some Korean entrepreneurs have pledged to invest in snow-blowing machines that would be deployed atop buildings to produce snowflakes that would fall on downtown Baguio.

Robin, a 16-year-old boy from the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, got married to a hill so that he can save her mother from a 'curse'. Robin, in bridegroom's attire, garlanded the top of the decorated Laxmi hill and accepted it as wife.

An 80-year-old Indian woman has admitted eating a kilo of sand everyday to keep herself fit and healthy. Ram Rati, told the Asian News International she considers sand a vital part of her daily and eats a kilo of it before breakfast, lunch and after tea.

In a country where most of the people are living below the poverty line, gold teeth is certainly a no-no among government personnel. Tajikistani president Emomali Rakhmonov is set to ban state employees from wearing gold teeth to improve his country's image.