India: Jewelry Designers from India and Across the Globe Unveil their Latest Styles and Trends
India's international jewellery week is off to a sparkling start in Mumbai. Jewellers are trying to boost jewellery sales domestically, despite the global markets losing their lustre

North Korea: Special Economic Zone on Track for New Investment
North Korea is renewing efforts to bring business and investment to a special economic zone in the far northeast of the country, which borders China and Russia. The region is now on track for new roads, highways and an economic zone.

Brazil: Young Paralympic Hopefuls Train for Rio 2016
The biggest Paralympian Games in history will begin in London next week (August 29 2012) with the British team hoping the home advantage will deliver another cache of medals. But in Rio, where the Olympic flag now flies for the 2016 games, a new generation of Paralympians are battling against all odds to make it to the winners' podium.

Australia: Wheelchair Operated by Thought
It's all in the mind. Australian researchers have produced a wheelchair that can be manoeuvred by human thought.