Cameras to track tiger numbers in Bangladesh census
Bangladesh is to launch a census of tigers next month living in the world's largest mangrove forest in a bid to determine the full extent of the threat to their survival.
Children born outside marriage in Europe rise to 40 percent of total
The number of children born outside marriage in Europe has doubled over two decades to 40 percent, with Estonia, Slovenia and France registering almost three out of every five births out of wedlock.
Muslim-born convert quits Church after pope change
A Muslim-born journalist whose 2008 baptism by Pope Benedict XVI made him Italy's most famous convert announced Monday he was leaving the Catholic Church over the new pontiff's overtures to Islam.
Fight for gay marriage goes to US Supreme Court
Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage are prepared to turn out in force in Washington on Tuesday, when the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a landmark case.
Rare find: two new species join primate club
Scientists Tuesday made a rare live addition to the order of primates, unveiling two new species of mouse lemur -- tiny, big-eyed animals that inhabit the forests of Madagascar.
Kazakhstan Education Minister about opponents to university cuts in parliament and government
There are people lobbying for Kazakhstan universities among deputies and government members: Kazakhstan Minister.
Kazakhstan to leave only 100 universities in 2 years
We plan to slash the number of private universities from 66 to 30 in the nearest three years: Education Minister.
Spiritual Management of Muslims explains right to wear hijab in Kazakhstan
The Spiritual Management of Muslims of Kazakhstan spoke about Muslim women' rights to wear hijabs and compliance with the country's laws.
Young girl's 'cure' signals new path against cancer
Emily Whitehead is kind of a big deal. At age seven, she is the only child to have beaten back leukemia with the help of a new treatment that turned her own immune cells into targeted cancer killers.