Russian activists set to march against foreign adoptions
Activists from pro-Kremlin children's advocacy groups were set to march through Moscow to call on authorities to ban all foreign adoptions and demand the return of an adopted boy whose brother died in Texas.
Raf Simons unveils second Dior collection
Belgian designer Raf Simons' keenly anticipated second collection for Christian Dior received an enthusiastic welcome Friday, less than a year after he took over from the disgraced John Galliano.
Air New Zealand pilot nodded off in cockpit
Air New Zealand said Friday that one of its pilots fell into a deep sleep while at the controls of an international flight but insisted that safety aboard the aircraft was never compromised.
Cambodia orders action to stop deadly bird flu
Phnom Penh on Friday ordered urgent action to stem the "worrying" number of bird flu deaths in Cambodia, following a surge in the number of fatalities from the virus.
Personal tailor of Italian politicians to open-up in Astana
Alessandro Martorana's show-room will be presented in Astana in Rixos President Hotel on March 1, 2013.
There may be no steppe eagles left in Kazakhstan in 50 year
The project Make your contribution. Preserve the nature kicked off in 2012 to restore the number of golden eagles in Kazakhstan.
WHO says polio fight critical despite attacks
The head of the World Health Organization's polio drive said Friday it was crucial to push on with the fight to eradicate the disease despite a rising death toll among vaccination workers.
Population of Almaty to grow 150 thousand by 2015
The number of citizens in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty will reach 1.6 million people by 2015.
Wang goes for 'modern elegance' in Balenciaga debut
New York fashion star Alexander Wang presented his much anticipated first show for Balenciaga with a collection praised as "elegance, modernity, structure".