Traditional art replaces graffiti

Traditional art replaces graffiti


Artists in India's eastern Orissa's state capital paint walls in traditional motifs in an attempt to beautify the city as well as promote the art form.

Prime Minister Putin's painting

Prime Minister Putin's painting


A painting by Russia's Prime Minister Putin is sold for more than one million U.S. dollars at a charity auction in St Petersburg.

Villagers turn to solar power

Villagers turn to solar power


Villagers from Jaunpur district in India are using solar power as a source of electricity.

The solar powered lamps cost around 60 U.S dollars, and international organisations are helping villagers from Uttar Pradesh state to power up their homes.

Chinese chill out at ice show

Chinese chill out at ice show


Festival of ice sculptures brings cheer to Beijing ahead of the Chinese new year.

The theme of this year's annual festival in greater Beijing is prosperity and harmony as the nation steels itself to face the realities of a cooling economy in the grip of the global financial crisis.

Icy trout fishing

Icy trout fishing


More than a hundred thousand people from all over Korea, and beyond, brave sub-degree temperatures to fish for trout at a frozen lake.