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Indian temple to glitter with 300 kilos of Thai gold India's Mahabodhi temple, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, is to have its dome inlaid with 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of gold donated by Thailand's king and other devotees.

15 November 2013

Taiwan doctors urge vigilance over new bird flu virus Researchers in Taiwan on Thursday called on watchdogs to keep up their guard after a flu virus that commonly circulates among chickens was found for the first time in a human being.

14 November 2013

Anger in New Zealand at 'close your legs' rape defence Victims' rights advocates in New Zealand on Thursday condemned a defence lawyer who told a rape victim she should have "closed her legs" if she wanted to avoid having sex.

14 November 2013

Chinese man gives future bride 8.88 mn in cash A Chinese suitor who gave his future bride an auspicious 8.88 million yuan ($1.5 million) in cash drew ire Thursday for the extravagant display of wealth in the still-developing country.

14 November 2013

Chemical waste piled in open air near Aktau More than 100 thousand tons of chemical waste is piled out in the open air near Aktau in western Kazakhstan.

14 November 2013

Baby born to brain dead mother in Hungary A healthy baby boy was born in eastern Hungary after his brain dead mother was kept alive for about three months to bring him to term, a hospital said Wednesday.

14 November 2013

World's largest orange diamond fetches record $35.5 mn A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was on Tuesday auctioned for a record $35.54 million in Geneva.

14 November 2013

Australia Church child sex inquiry urges sweeping changes An Australian state inquiry into the handling of child sex cases by the Catholic Church on Wednesday said religious leaders trivialised the problem and recommended concealment of abuse should be a crime.

13 November 2013

Young Frenchman too heavy to fly will go home by ship A young Frenchman who weighs 230 kilograms (500 pounds) and was deemed too heavy to fly on a jetliner arrived in New York Tuesday to head home by ship.

13 November 2013

E-cigarettes could save millions of lives, conference told Switching to e-cigarettes could save millions of smokers' lives, a conference on the increasingly popular devices heard Tuesday, though some experts warned more research on the health effects is needed.

13 November 2013

Southern Kazakhstan fears cholera outbreak A biological catastrophe may unfold in southern Kazakhstan.

13 November 2013

Bolashak scholarship rumours dispelled Nur Otan, the ruling political party of Kazakhstan, has dispelled the rumors surrounding selection of Bolashak scholarship benes.

12 November 2013

Most beautiful girl of Miss Atyrau 2013 selected Nazerke Faizulina, 16, has become the Miss Atyrau 2013 title holder.

12 November 2013

Sydney's 'Asian high-roller' casino wins state backing Gambling mogul James Packer on Tuesday said international tourists want to see man-made attractions and not spend their holidays "looking at Ayers Rock" as his plan for a $1.5 billion Sydney casino won crucial support.

12 November 2013

Japan gov't report finds serious abuse of disabled The abuse of disabled people has emerged as a major problem in Japan with the violence most often inflicted by family members or domestic carers, according to a government survey.

12 November 2013

Ozone pact helped cool the planet: study A slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.

11 November 2013

Kazakhstan beauty fails to enter Miss Universe final Kazakhstan's Aigerim Kozhakhan failed to make it into the final of the Miss Universe 2013 beauty pageant in Moscow.

11 November 2013

Venezuelan crowned Miss Universe in Moscow ceremony A 25-year-old Venezuelan television presenter, Gabriela Isler, on Saturday was crowned Miss Universe in Moscow in a glittering ceremony.

11 November 2013

Britain red-faced over bungled 'sham marriage' raid British immigration officials admitted Friday that they mistakenly raided the wedding of an Italian man and his Chinese bride because they believed the marriage was a sham.

10 November 2013

Aigerim Kozhakhan catwalks in bikini at Miss Universe This year's Miss Universe was held in Moscow. Miss Kazakhstan, Aigerim Kozhakhan didn't make it into the finals.

10 November 2013

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