Lifestyle disorders top health issues in Arab world
Heart disease and stroke have replaced infectious disease as the top causes of early death in the Arab world, tracking the West in a trend towards lifestyle disorders.
21 January 2014
Ethiopia's Timkat draws crowds to ancient royal baths
The sun has not yet come up, but hundreds of people -- cloaked in white shrouds and chanting biblical hymns -- are already gathered at the holy baths in northern Ethiopia to celebrate Timkat.
Fugitive campaigner hails Japan anti-dolphin hunt messages
Fugitive eco-activist Paul Watson said Monday he hoped anti-dolphin hunting comments like those by US ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, would put pressure on Tokyo to halt the practice.
New whale stranding on notorious New Zealand beach
More than 50 pilot whales beached themselves Saturday on the same remote New Zealand coast where another 52 whales have either died or been put down in the past two weeks.
19 January 2014
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83yo Kazakh man crushes rocks with his bare hands
83yo Seken Tolebekov lives in Almaty Oblast, Kazakhstan. It spite of his age, his hands possess an unusual strength: he crushes rocks with his bear hands.
EU envoy criticises 'tightening' curbs on China human rights
The European Union's outgoing ambassador to China on Friday criticised growing curbs on human rights in the country, raising several individual cases including an arrested activist and a detained Uighur academic.
Valentino kicks off men's fashion in Paris
Hard on the heels of Milan, Paris kicked off its winter menswear series Wednesday with shows by Valentino, Carven and Raf Simons featuring everything from variations on the classic suit to paint splatter looks.