Microsoft hopes 'Titanfall' can boost Xbox One
Tech titan Microsoft -- which has struggled to keep pace with Sony and its PlayStation 4 -- is pinning its hopes on a new action video game, ironically named "Titanfall."
11 March 2014
Italy challenges US gun ad using Michelangelo's David
Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini Saturday called for a US guns dealer to withdraw an advertisement using an image of Michelangelo's David -- but with the famed statue holding a bolt-action rifle.
11 March 2014
Japan marks 3rd anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster
Japan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power.
China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year: government
A total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.
10 March 2014
Blood test can predict Alzheimer's
Researchers in the United States say they have developed a prototype blood test that can tell with 90-percent accuracy whether a healthy person will develop Alzheimer's disease within three years.
Most unusual March 8 congratulations in KazakhstanMarch 8 - the International Women's Day - is a very popular holiday in Kazakhstan. And it is a must for every gentleman in the county to congratulate the ladies that are dear to him and to make sure that all the ladies around enjoy the day.
08 March 2014
Flowers for spring celebrationsThe International Women’s Day on March 8 traditionally makes gentlemen get their wallets and credit cards ready.
08 March 2014
Malaysia bans Japanese comic book Ultraman for using 'Allah'Malaysia has banned a translation of an Ultraman comic book after it referred to the popular Japanese superhero as "Allah", authorities said Friday, during an ongoing row over use of the word by non-Muslims.
Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: studyEurope is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.
Dalai Lama says no problem with gay marriageThe celibate Dalai Lama has thrown his considerable moral weight behind gay marriage, condemning homophobia and saying sex was fine as long as it was consensual.