Download Known as the ”heartbeat drummers ”, the Japanese  group Kodo has been taking the world by storm.

Their performance is a dazzling exhibition of energy and skill.

They tour for nine months every year – and this year, their ”One Earth” world tour marks the group’s 30th anniversary.

Ric Wassserman caught their show in Sweden.

Download Railway staff in Indonesia have started hanging concrete balls above train tracks to try to prevent commuters from riding on carriage roofs.

The first balls were installed just above carriage-height near a station outside the capital, Jakarta. More will be put up elsewhere if they are found to keep people off the roofs.

Authorities have tried to stop ‘train surfing’ by spreading oil on carriages and hiring musicians to perform safety songs.

But they officials say none of those have worked and are now trying to ultimate deterrent.

Morgan Pettersson went to Manggarai station in Jakarta to find out if it’s working.

Download Being a blind Nepalese woman usually means you are very limited in what you can do in life.

But now there is the option of becoming national cricket player in the world’s first blind female cricket team.

Sunil Neupane went to visit the team during a training session in Kathmandu.

Download Many rural areas of Pakistan’s troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the tribal belt still lack access to modern ways of entertainment.

Hard line militant groups have exploited these closed societies with their propaganda via non-licensed radio stations.

In recent years a new trend of educational radio plays about women’s rights, education and other social aspects of life are trying to win hearts and minds in the area.

Shadi Khan Saif visited the provincial capital Peshawar and met people behind the microphone.

Download A Tamil film song in broken English has gone viral on the internet and has kicked up a storm in India and around the world.

The official version of the pop song, Kolaveri or Killer Rage, was viewed nearly 30 million times in the first month it was uploaded.

Many call it the youth anthem.

Bismillah Geelani in New Delhi tries to find out why it’s been much a phenomenal success.

Download A South Korean political podcast is one of the most popular downloads on iTunes. 

It’s called Nanun Ggom Su Da, which translates to something like “I’m a petty minded creep”. 

It’s a satire that pokes fun at President Lee Myung Bak.

But some critics say the program crosses the line between comedy and conspiracy.    

And as reporter Jason Strother tells us, making jokes about political leaders in Korea will lead to consequences.

A simple initiative in the Philippines is bringing a bit of brightness into the lives of the country's poorest people.

The project is called "Litre of Light", and the technology involved is just a plastic bottle filled with water.

It's an environmentally-friendly alternative to an electric light bulb, and it's virtually free.

Madonna Virola reports from Manila.

The World Health Organisation has identified it as “the largest mass poisoning in history”.

The West Bengal government has installed arsenic-removal plants, but people are still drinking the poisonous groundwater, and now they’re paying the price…

Shaikh Azizur Rahman reports from West Bengal.