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Sorcery, spirits and sacrifice at Morocco Sufi festival Sorcery, plate-smashing and animal sacrifice are not often associated with Sufi festivals, but they all feature at a popular annual pilgrimage to a Moroccan shrine linked to the "queen of the genies".

27 January 2014

Astana Opera opens opera and ballet studios for children Kazakhstan’s Astana Opera theater will hold auditions for children willing to be enrolled in its opera and ballet studios.

26 January 2014

Ivory Coast elephants get new home as habitat shrinks As the spooked elephant starts to run, the vet pulls the trigger. Just a few minutes later the huge beast slumps to the floor unconscious, ready for Ivory Coast's first elephant relocation.

26 January 2014

US nuns can opt out of contraception clause The US Supreme Court said Friday that religiously-affiliated groups could opt out of a provision in the new health care law that requires employers to provide insurance that includes contraception.

25 January 2014

China gears up for peak New Year travel period China was gearing up Saturday for the peak travel period of the world's largest annual human migration as the Spring Festival national holidays draws near.

25 January 2014

Urban gardens greening Berlin rooftops, airfield Tomatoes, veggies and herbs are sprouting from Berlin parks, a shopping mall rooftop and even a former airfield in community gardens that pioneer farmers say add green spice to urban life.

25 January 2014

First Changellenge Cup held in Kazakhstan Winners of the 1st business case solution Changellenge Cup Kazakhstan have been awarded in Almaty-based International Academy of Business.

25 January 2014

End of Dominican Adventure: runway teen girl to return to Kyzylorda Runaway teen Indira Gainieva, 17 who eloped with her boyfriend Edward Bunyan, 16 from their boarding school, will be returned to Kyzyolrda.

24 January 2014

US kids read little on e-readers, tablets: study Two-thirds of young children in the United States now have access to an e-reader or tablet, but only half of them actually use the device to read.

24 January 2014

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No health shield from vitamin D pills: study Vitamin D supplements have no significant effect on preventing heart attack, stroke, cancer or bone fractures.

24 January 2014

Grace church pastor on trial for extremism in Astana Grace church pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev charged by Kazakhstan authorities with extremism has had his first hearing in Astana.

23 January 2014

Azeri gay rights leader commits suicide A leading Azerbaijani gays rights activist killed himself after writing in an online suicide note that he could not go on living in "this country and this world".

23 January 2014

HK tycoon doubles bounty to marry off gay daughter A Hong Kong tycoon may double a "marriage bounty" to find a male suitor for his gay daughter to US$130 million, despite his initial offer attracting 20,000 candidates.

23 January 2014

Texting while walking impairs stride, poses risks: study Texting while walking impairs a person's ability to follow a straight line and keep a normal pace, and may pose risks to pedestrians according to a study out.

23 January 2014

Top chefs bring ready meals to NYC elderly Shivering in Arctic temperatures and reeling from a brutal winter snowstorm, elderly New Yorkers got the surprise of their lives when five top chefs suddenly appeared with meals on wheels.

23 January 2014

Brain-dead Texas woman's fetus 'abnormal,' lawyers say The fetus being carried by a pregnant American woman already declared brain dead is "distinctly abnormal".

23 January 2014

Vienna's old cinemas tap retro charm to survive Buy your ticket to an art house movie, order a glass of wine and kick back on century-old seats: Vienna's half a dozen old picture houses still draw crowds with their retro charm.

22 January 2014

Sloth and moth are loth to part -- and here's why Imagine a creature so slothful that it snacks off its own fur and budges only once a week for a bowel movement.

22 January 2014

Winners of Juste Debout Kazakhstan qualifiers announced The Juste Debout qualifiers were held in Kazakhstan for the first time.

22 January 2014