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Historic mass in Turkish-held north Cyprus 'like a miracle' With a nighttime procession lit by the glimmer of devotional candles and the flash of smartphone cameras, a church in Turkish-held northern Cyprus hosted its first Easter mass in nearly 60 years.

20 April 2014

Social prayers at Pope Francis ceremony for Good Friday Pope Francis attended an emotional night of prayers for hot-button social issues including domestic abuse, prison overcrowding and unemployment to mark the Good Friday before Easter.

19 April 2014

Preglacial landscape found deep under Greenland ice US geologists said Thursday they have uncovered a preglacial tundra landscape preserved for 2.7 million years far below the Greenland ice sheet.

19 April 2014

Thousands evacuated near Peru volcano Peruvian authorities began evacuating 4,000 people Thursday from villages near a volcano that has seen significantly increased activity, spewing smoke and ash.

18 April 2014

Philippines' Easter crucifixons draw huge crowds Thousands of people flocked to rural fields in the Philippines on Friday to witness the gruesome spectacle of men being crucified in their annual Easter re-enactment of the death of Jesus Christ.

18 April 2014

More dead pigs found in China river At least 170 dead pigs have been found in a Chinese river, state media reported Thursday -- the latest in a string of similar incidents that have raised fears over food safety.

17 April 2014

Gambia bans flights from Ebola-hit nations The Gambia has banned flights from Ebola-hit west African countries from landing in its territory, airport officials told AFP.

16 April 2014

WWII veteran brings wallet made of human skin to Aktau museum A veteran of World War II brought a wallet made entirely of human skin to the astonishment of the Mangistau Museum employees.

16 April 2014

Be part of Almaty Zoo: take care of one animal Now everyone can be a part of the Almaty Zoo through either fostering an elephant, lama or any other animal or owning a bench with a custom nameplate on it.

16 April 2014

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Fish losing survival instinct in acidic oceans: study Fish are losing their survival instinct -- even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators -- as the world's oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research.

15 April 2014

S. Korea state insurer sues three tobacco makers South Korea's state health insurer said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against three domestic and foreign tobacco makers, seeking damages of 53.7 billion won ($51.6 million) for payouts over smoking-related illnesses.

15 April 2014

Italy IVF patient pregnant with wrong embryos A woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome became pregnant with the twins of another couple after their embryos were mixed up, press reports said.

14 April 2014

Mass DNA tests at French school to find rapist More than 500 male students and staff were to give DNA samples in an unprecedented operation launched Monday to uncover who raped a 16-year-old girl in the toilets of a French school.

14 April 2014

Japan says no decision on 2015-16 whaling Japan on Monday insisted it had made no decision on whether to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean next year, after a militant environmental group said Tokyo intended to evade an international court ruling.

14 April 2014

Antarctica, a dream destination for tourists As the sun sets, the cloudy sky melds with the glaring white of the frozen terrain. Tourists trudging in single file line marvel over blue glaciers in Antarctica, a hip new vacation destination.

13 April 2014

Carla Bruni 'crazy about Israel' ahead of Tel Aviv show France's former first lady Carla Bruni declared herself "crazy about Israel" and talked about Jewish family ties in an interview published by an Israeli daily.

13 April 2014

Pope asks forgiveness for child sex abuses Pope Francis on Friday personally asked forgiveness for thousands of child sex abuses carried out by priests and promised more action following accusations of cover-ups and excessive leniency by the Vatican.

12 April 2014

Atyrau fishers catch giant sturgeon Atyrau fishers from Amangeldi Production Cooperation have caught a giant sturgeon in the Caspian sea.

11 April 2014

Romania keeps ancient tradition of bee medicine alive Bee venom to combat multiple sclerosis, pollen for indigestion, honey to heal wounds -- the humble bee has been a key source of alternative medicines since ancient times, and Romania is working to keep the tradition of "apitherapy" alive.

11 April 2014