Pope urges determined action against sex abuse
Pope Francis has given his first pronouncement on the Catholic Church's pervasive paedophile priest scandal, urging Vatican disciplinarians to act "with determination" against the scourge.
Chilean poet Neruda to be exhumed Monday
The remains of Chilean Nobel prize winning poet Pablo Neruda will be exhumed Monday to determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned.
Shanghai stops poultry trade on bird flu fears
Shanghai's live poultry markets were shut on Saturday after authorities banned trading in birds to prevent the spread of H7N9 bird flu, which has killed six people in China.
Chinese travellers are top spenders: UN tourism body
Chinese travellers are the world's biggest tourism spenders, splashing out a record $102 billion (78 billion euros) on trips abroad in 2012.
60 families have kids via surrogacy in Almaty yearly
Kazakhstan's Family Law is the most democratic one in the world: Director of the Reproductive Medicine Institute.
Japan's whale 'research' is flashpoint in global dispute
The Institute of Cetacean Research can be found in a nondescript white-brick office building in Tokyo's port district.
Girl from Kostanay to represent Kazakhstan at Miss Civilization-2013
Tatyana Dmitriyenko will represent Kazakhstan at Miss Civilization-2013. She was ranked second at the Top Model of the World in 2007.
Kazakhstan's patient with artificial heart gets married
People who had surgeries on artificial heart implantation gathered in Astana to discuss problems of chronic cardiac insufficiency.
US health authorities announce bird flu vaccine effort
US health authorities said Thursday they are liaising with domestic and international partners to develop a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed five people in China.