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US universities top Chinese world rankings US universities dominate the top 20 in global annual rankings released by a Chinese organisation Thursday, with Harvard once again in top spot.

15 August 2013

New Zealand quake city opens cardboard cathedral Christchurch's cardboard cathedral officially opens on Thursday, replacing the neo-Gothic structure destroyed in a 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people in New Zealand's second largest city.

15 August 2013

Spoon in underwear saving British youths from South Asia forced marriage Campaigning group says the trick of putting a spoon in their underwear has saved some youngsters from a forced union in their South Asian ancestral homelands.

15 August 2013

Nur Otan party arranges mass circumcision of children in Kyzylorda oblast Kyzylorda branch of Nur Otan political party organized a campaign called Alpamys Goes to School that involved provision of free circumcision services to 200 children in local hospitals.

15 August 2013

Children of overweight women die younger: study Children born from obese women were 35 percent more likely to die prematurely in adulthood, according to a study Wednesday that warned of a growing epidemic.

14 August 2013

Austrians go lederhosen-loopy in rural revival "When I was 15 I didn't wear lederhosen, it just wasn't cool," says Markus, 26, resplendent in his traditional Alpine leather shorts.

14 August 2013

Bee sting therapy causing a buzz in China Patients in China are swarming to acupuncture clinics to be given bee stings to treat or ward off life-threatening illness.

14 August 2013

World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales Dwarf minke whales have been tagged and tracked in Australia's Great Barrier Reef in a world-first pilot study which hopes to solve the mystery of where they spend the summer.

14 August 2013

Kazakhstan gets two days off for Constitution Day Kazakhstan celebrates the Constitution Day on August 30 and will enjoy two days off for the holiday this year.

13 August 2013

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New H7N9 bird flu death confirmed in China: hospital A Chinese woman infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus died of multiple organ failure, a Beijing hospital said, bringing the total fatalities from the disease to 45.

13 August 2013

Pope calls for mutual respect between Christians and Muslims Pope Francis reached out to Muslims on Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and called on them and Christians to promote mutual respect.

13 August 2013

Mandela making 'slow but steady' progress: presidency Nelson Mandela is making "slow but steady" progress back to health, although he remains critically ill.

12 August 2013

2 thousand Kazakhstan citizens require transplantation Kazakhstan is experiencing a deficit of donor organs same as most countries around the world as well: Ministry.

12 August 2013

Kazakhstan representatives at Miss World and Miss Universe unveiled Ainur Toleulova and Zhazira Nurimbetova will represent Kazakhstan at the two most prestigious beauty pageants of the year.

12 August 2013

Snowden's father has visa to visit Russia: lawyer The father of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has obtained a visa to visit his son in Russia.

12 August 2013

Big animals crucial for soil fertility: study The mass extinction of large animals in the Pleistocene era caused today's dearth of soil nutrients, scientists said Sunday, and warned of further damage if modern giants like the elephant disappear.

12 August 2013

Prince Harry visits Angola with landmine charity Britain's Prince Harry is in Angola to see landmine clearance work by a charity championed by his late mother Princess Diana.

12 August 2013

Philippines works to contain huge diesel spill Philippine authorities said they were working Saturday to contain a huge diesel spill that shut down parts of Manila Bay's vital fishing industry.

11 August 2013

Abbott vows to be Australia's 'PM for Aborigines' Australian conservative leader Tony Abbott pledged Saturday to spend one week every year in a remote indigenous community if elected, saying he wanted to be the "prime minister for Aboriginal affairs".

10 August 2013