My political career is over: Strauss-Kahn
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn declared in an interview broadcast on Russian television that his political career was over and he was instead working as an economic advisor.
50m-wide tornado sighted in Kazakhstan
One of the residents of Saryoba village in Akmola Oblast of Kazakhstan has managed to record a video of the huge whirlwind.
'World citizen' pioneer Garry Davis dies
Peace activist Garry Davis, who dramatically renounced his US citizenship in the dark days of the Cold War and founded a government for self-declared "world citizens" like himself, has died.
30 July 2013
Pope Francis: 'Who am I to judge' gays?
Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, declaring that it is not his place to judge them -- while also condemning the Vatican's reported gay lobby as a "serious problem".
30 July 2013
Islamic radicals test ground in calm Ukraine
More than a thousand bearded men, muffled in scarves and accompanied by veiled women, stand under the hot sun, waving black and white flags and chanting "Allahu Akbar!".
30 July 2013
$3.3-billion windfall for Indian princesses: report
An Indian court has ruled that the daughters of a late Maharaja should inherit his 200-billion-rupee ($3.3 billion) estate because his will was forged, ending a 21-year legal battle.
29 July 2013
Kazakhstan PM opposes abortion ban
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov opposed the Majilis deputy who suggested to ban abortions as they threaten the women’s life and health.
EXPO-2017 logo selected
Wind Energy was selected the logo of the international specialized exhibition EXPO-2017.
29 July 2013
Pope leaves Brazil trip after giant mass
Pope Francis left Brazil on Sunday after leading a giant beach mass for three million pilgrims, ending his historic trip to reignite Catholic passion with pleas for a humbler Church.