Riding proud in Ivory Coast with the Elephant's Bikers Riding proud in Ivory Coast with the Elephant's Bikers Decked out in leather gear, their powerful Harley-Davidsons girded in sleek chrome, the Elephant's Bikers make an almost surreal sight in the poor and sometimes barren Ivory Coast villages they visit.
27 November 2013
Kazakhstan ahead of Soviet Union in terms of life expectancy Kazakhstan ahead of Soviet Union in terms of life expectancy The average life expectancy in Kazakhstan in 2012 stood at 69.6 years.
27 November 2013
Obama to 'pardon' Thanksgiving turkeys Obama to 'pardon' Thanksgiving turkeys President Barack Obama will symbolically "pardon" two turkeys Wednesday on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday, in what has become an annual White House rite.
27 November 2013
Most beautiful top-model selected in Shymkent Icon Most beautiful top-model selected in Shymkent Dana Raiymbek, 16, has won the Miss Top-Model of Shymkent.
26 November 2013
Pacific man fails in bid to be first climate refugee Pacific man fails in bid to be first climate refugee A Pacific islander's bid to become the world's first climate change refugee failed Tuesday, with a New Zealand judge describing his case as "unconvincing".
26 November 2013
More lesbian sex please, we're British More lesbian sex please, we're British The number of British women having lesbian encounters has quadrupled in the last 20 years, according to the largest-ever survey of Britain's sexual habits which was published on Tuesday.
26 November 2013
Miss Astana 2013 beauty contest results cancelled Miss Astana 2013 beauty contest results cancelled The Miss Astana 2013 title holder Dinara Zhakashbayeva and the first runner-up Ruslana Tereshnya's participation in the nationwide beauty pageant Miss Kazakhstan 2013 was cancelled.
26 November 2013
US lifts restrictions on anti-diabetes drug Avandia US lifts restrictions on anti-diabetes drug Avandia US authorities on Monday lifted restrictions on the prescription of diabetes drug Avandia after a new study indicated it did not carry an elevated risk of heart attacks.
26 November 2013
French zombie show takes top International Emmy prize French zombie show takes top International Emmy prize French series "Les Revenants" (The Returned) took the prize Monday evening for the best international drama series at the International Emmy Awards in New York.
26 November 2013
Armenian monastery finds unlikely saviour in Arab sheikh Armenian monastery finds unlikely saviour in Arab sheikh Standing next to a newly refurbished bell tower, priest Aristakes Aivazyan says it needed divine intervention to save Armenia's medieval Haghartsin monastery.
25 November 2013
Mexico to give equality prize to Pakistan's Malala Mexico to give equality prize to Pakistan's Malala Mexico said Sunday it will award its 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for championing girls' rights to education.
25 November 2013
Loud US reaction to in-flight phone proposal Loud US reaction to in-flight phone proposal The complaints started getting loud almost immediately after US regulators said they were considering allowing cell phone use on airplanes.
23 November 2013
Don't eat furry friends, activists urge Chinese diners Don't eat furry friends, activists urge Chinese diners Animal rights campaigners have launched a poster campaign urging Chinese diners to turn down cat and dog dishes, with the group calling for the creatures to be considered "friends not food".
23 November 2013
Chef Alex Atala: Brazil's taste ambassador Chef Alex Atala: Brazil's taste ambassador Brazilian chef Alex Atala, widely seen as one of South America's culinary wizards, is making his name by highlighting the little-known cuisine of the Amazon region.
22 November 2013
No pollution discovered at Kashagan No pollution discovered at Kashagan No pollution has been found around the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan.
22 November 2013
New weight loss surgery made in Almaty Icon New weight loss surgery made in Almaty A professor from Lithuania has made an advanced weight loss surgery in Almaty.
22 November 2013
Leonardo DiCaprio boosts Nepal bid to save tigers Leonardo DiCaprio boosts Nepal bid to save tigers A foundation set up by actor Leonardo DiCaprio pitched in $3 million Thursday to save tigers in Nepal, whose plan to double the big cats' population has shown success.
22 November 2013
Xbox One makes hot debut as console war revs up Xbox One makes hot debut as console war revs up Gamers in more than a dozen countries started snapping up new-generation Xbox One consoles Friday as Microsoft battled Sony to be at the heart of Internet age home entertainment.
22 November 2013
Three women rescued in London 'after 30 years in slavery' Three women rescued in London 'after 30 years in slavery' Three traumatised women have been rescued from a house in London after being held as slaves for at least 30 years with one of them having spent her entire life in servitude, police said Thursday.
22 November 2013

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