Only 3 percent of Kazakhstan's imams have higher theological education
Only 3 percent of Kazakhstan’s imams have higher theological education, 30 percent graduated from special educational institutions and the rest of them only took 3 or 6-month clergy courses.
4.5% of underage girls get married in Kazakhstan
Early marriage is a form of violence and discrimination: Jun Kukita, UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan.
New York fashion week frenzy kicks off
The fashion world takes over New York from Thursday, as industry heavyweights and several newcomers unveil their lines for next spring, and one designer stages the first show for plus-sized women.
Australian tycoon to sue Murdoch, claims wife 'Chinese spy'
Flamboyant Australian billionaire Clive Palmer on Thursday said he plans to sue Rupert Murdoch over unflattering allegations and claimed the media mogul's estranged wife is a Chinese spy.
Drug use surges among US baby boomers: survey
The use of illegal drugs among Americans in general is holding steady, but it's surging among middle-aged baby boomers.
Over 200 languages lost in diverse India, study finds
More than 200 languages have vanished in India over the last 50 years, a new study says, blaming urban migration and fear among nomadic tribes of speaking their traditional tongues.
Iron supplements do not boost malaria risk: study
Global health experts have warned against giving iron supplements in areas where malaria is rampant, but a study Tuesday found no rise in cases of the mosquito-borne disease among children who took iron.
Follow-up study backs circumcision against HIV
A follow-up probe into the use of circumcision to thwart the AIDS virus has confirmed that foreskin removal greatly reduces the risk of HIV infection for men.
Professors won't be fired: Governor
Akim of Mangistau oblast has commented the firing of 81 professors from Yessenov Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering in Aktau.
Astana businessman breeds hedgehogs for meat
An businessman from Akmola oblast Sergei Bukushev is going to set up a hedgehog farm near Astana city.
Kazakhstan Olympic weightlifter Chinshanlo secretly marries a Chinese
Kazakhstan's gold-winner of the 2012 London Olympics Zulfiya Chinshanlo has married a Chinese citizen.
81 professors fired in Aktau university
81 professors have been fired in Yessenov Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering.
Diabetes rises in China, reaching 'alert' level
Almost 12 percent of adults in China had diabetes in 2010, with economic prosperity driving the disease to slightly higher proportions than in the United States.
Tiny rainforest frogs hear with their mouths
Some of the tiniest frogs on Earth have no middle ears or eardrums but can hear by using their mouths.
Pope to investigate Poland's ritual slaughter ban
Pope Francis has ordered an investigation into a Polish ban on the ritual kosher slaughter of animals.
'Oldest' Gondwana land creature discovered
A 350-million-year-old fossilised scorpion discovered in South Africa is the oldest known land animal to have lived on Gondwana, part of Earth's former supercontinent.
Nobel economist Coase dies in US at 102
Ronald Coase, the British-born US economist who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1991, died on Tuesday in Chicago, the University of Chicago announced.
EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed
The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue.
260,000 children go to school first time this year
260 thousand first graders had their first day at school on the Day of Knowledge -- September 1 -- and started their studies today in Kazakhstan.
Crop pests moving polewards through global warming
Crop-damaging insects, bacteria, fungus and viruses are moving poleward by nearly three kilometres (two miles) each year, helped by global warming.