Japan, China, S. Korea to cooperate on air pollution
Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to continue cooperating in the fight against cross-border air pollution, despite strained relations between the neighbours because of territorial disputes.
07 May 2013 12:00
SARS-like virus kills two more in Saudi: ministry
A new SARS-like virus has killed two more people in Saudi Arabia, taking the number of deaths from the coronavirus that the kingdom has announced to seven in one week.
Guantanamo prisoner speaks of despair, hunger strike
Guantanamo Bay prisoner Obaydullah says he is "losing all hope" after joining a widening hunger strike in February to protest his indefinite detention at the US military jail.
04 May 2013 18:24
Syria Orthodox Easter marred by bishops in captivity
Syria's Greek Orthodox faithful bore a heavy cross on Friday as they marked the crucifixion of Christ, their country ravaged by two years of war and two of their bishops missing after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
Author Murakami sends message to Boston
Japanese author and keen runner Haruki Murakami sent a "personal message" to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and said he also felt wounded by the attack on his favourite race.
04 May 2013 14:15
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South Africa government in crisis over wedding scandal
South Africa's government announced the suspension of a slew of officials and military personnel Friday, as it tried to limit the political and diplomatic fallout from a lavish Indian wedding.
04 May 2013 11:41
Two teens take lives over unfinished homework: media
Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after "failing to complete homework assignments" state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face.
04 May 2013 10:27
Kazakhstan to get its own Hollywood
Kazakhwood, a Kazakhstan version of Hollywood, called to create the country’s brand will start operating in Kazakhstan in the nearest time.
Tycoons comment rumors about leaving Kazakhstan
Billionaires Patokh Chodiev, Alijan Ibragimov and Aleksander Mashkevich commented rumors about their intention to sale their business and leave of Kazakhstan.
03 May 2013 14:40
Spike in suicides among middle-aged Americans
Suicide rates are rising dramatically among middle-aged Americans, according to US government statistics, which showed a 28 percent spike from a decade ago in the number of people taking their own lives.
03 May 2013 11:57
Cambodia unveils statue of slain union boss
A statue of a Cambodian union boss gunned down on a Phnom Penh street in 2004 was unveiled Friday in a rare public recognition of a champion of workers' rights in the impoverished kingdom.
Nazarbayev attends Easter service in Uspensky Cathedral
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday.
