'Cousin marriage' doubles gene risk for babies: study
First cousins who marry run twice the risk of having a child with genetic abnormalities, according to the findings of a study in the English city of Bradford, published Friday in The Lancet.
Mandela on death and dying
Haunted by death during his long anti-apartheid struggle, Nelson Mandela looked toward his own "eternal sleep" as a man who fulfilled his duty to his people.
Computer mouse inventor dies at 88
Douglas Engelbart, who revolutionized computing by inventing the mouse, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 88.
04 July 2013 16:47
'Amelie' star's dress is boon for young designer
"Amelie" star Audrey Tautou's choice of Yiqing Yin for the Cannes film festival generated more interest in one night than the Chinese-born French designer has enjoyed in her whole career.
04 July 2013 14:52
Mother-to-be Kate faces Diana comparisons
As Prince William's wife Catherine prepares to give birth to a new heir to the throne, she faces renewed comparisons with her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, whom she never met.
04 July 2013 14:06
Hundreds of tons of heptyl is a chemical attack: expert
Corresponding member and analyst of Tsiolkovskiy Russian Cosmonautics Academy Yuriy Karash commented the possible consequences of the crash of Proton-M at Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
Everybody spies on everybody: ex-intel officers
Europeans may express outrage over revelations of US spying but they know perfectly well how the espionage "game" is played -- everybody spies on everybody.
03 July 2013 13:02
Brief encounter for porn film at China railway station
A maintenance worker surprised passers-by near a Chinese railway station when he started watching a banned porn film, not realising his computer was connected to a giant screen
Halving world hunger by 2015 'within reach': UN
Despite economic crises and dwindling aid, the UN said Monday huge progress had been made towards meeting the so-called Millennium Development Goals.
01 July 2013 18:10
Naomi Campbell comes undone at Paris fashion week
Naomi Campbell drew cheers on the catwalk at Paris fashion week when the 43-year-old supermodel opened the first haute couture show of the season for Versace.
01 July 2013 17:25
Scientists demand New Zealand save 'sea hobbit'
Marine scientists have urged New Zealand to immediately ban fishing in waters inhabited by the world's rarest dolphin, saying that losing even one of the creatures will threaten the species' existence.
Most beautiful girl selected in Taldykorgan
The most beautiful girl has been chosen in Taldykorgan city in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan protests Russian rocket launches from Baikonur
A group of activists gathered near the Russian General Consulate in Almaty after the crash of Russian unmanned carrier rocket Proton-M at Baikonur.
