A luggage trolley that converts into a seat and a pole with pads that props up sleepy passengers are just a couple of the gadgets intrepid Chinese have devised to help make their annual New Year train trips home a little more comfortable. FULL STORY
China's hugely popular Lunar New Year television galas aim to woo even more viewers this year with foreign megastars including Celine Dion and "Gangnam Style" pop sensation Psy, state media said Thursday. FULL STORY
Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, is an ancient town dotted with Hindu and Buddhist temples, a riot of color and dust with clogged streets where stray cows and dogs vie for rotting leftovers beside swanky malls. FULL STORY
Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India's sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins on Monday. FULL STORY
