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Architect suggests putting a dome over Astana An architect from Astana Yevgeniy Nevelichkov suggests to erect a transparent dome over Astana’s left bank area.

31 October 2012

Father of flying fish found in China: palaeontologists Palaeontologists in China said Wednesday they had found the world's oldest flying fish, a strange, snub-nosed creature that glided over water in a bid to evade predators some 240 million years ago.

31 October 2012

Asia battles drug-resistant malaria Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Asia, experts warned as a high-level conference opened Wednesday with the aim of hammering out an action plan to strengthen the region's response.

31 October 2012

Myanmar minorities fight to save mother tongue For half a century a single precious copy of a textbook kept the language of Myanmar's Shan people alive for students, forced to learn in the shadows under a repressive junta.

31 October 2012

Four Kazakhstan citizens injured in car accident during Hajj Kazakhstan received a Hajj quota for 5.5 thousand people this year.

30 October 2012

Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study The benefits of preemptive breast cancer screening outweigh the risks, a study said Tuesday, insisting the practice saves thousands of lives.

30 October 2012

WWII bomb found near Japan runway halts flights A huge unexploded World War II bomb has been found buried near the runway of one of Japan's busiest regional airports, forcing all flights to be cancelled Tuesday.

30 October 2012

Two-thirds of Australians overweight: study Two-thirds of Australia's adult population are overweight or obese, a key study found Monday, with rates continuing to climb despite a drop in smoking and drinking.

29 October 2012

New species of lizard found in Australia Scientists announced Monday the discovery of a new species of lizard fighting to survive among the sand dunes outside Perth in Western Australia.

29 October 2012

Kazakhstan bans import of NK603 genetically modified corn The decree was signed by Kazakhstan’s chief sanitary doctor Zhandarbek Bekshin.

29 October 2012

Israel turns back dozens of African migrants: HRW Israel has turned back dozens of African asylum-seekers, mostly Eritreans, trying enter the country from Egypt, Human Rights Watch and two other NGOs said on Sunday.

29 October 2012

Five Egyptian Copts injured in inter-religious violence Five Egyptian Coptic Christians were injured Sunday in clashes with Muslims at a church in a village south of Cairo.

29 October 2012

Turkey under pressure over Kurdish hunger strike The Turkish government is under increasing pressure over how to tackle a hunger strike by hundreds of Kurdish prisoners across the country as the protest nears its eighth week and their health deteriorates.

29 October 2012

Asia language plan 'central' to Australian reforms: PM Every Australian school will be partnered online with one in Asia by 2025 as regional languages become "central" to education reform plans, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday.

29 October 2012

Kazakhstan eyes banning scientology Kazakhstan Religious Affairs Agency supplied Justice Ministry with a negative statement following a religious expert check into Kazakhstan's scientology institutions.

28 October 2012

Almaty hosted Kazakhstan Fashion Week The spring-summer season of Kazakhstan Fashion Week saw promising debuts of Kazakhstan designers: KFW organizers.

28 October 2012

Women smokers who quit before 40 gain nine years in lifespan Women can add nine years to their lives by quitting smoking before the age of 40 but still face a 20-percent higher death rate than those who never smoked.

27 October 2012

Hajj pilgrims stone devil as Eid begins Saudi Arabia's usually deserted Mina valley burst with life as more than three million Muslim pilgrims stoned pillars representing Satan on Friday, first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

27 October 2012

'First' Pakistan astronaut wants to make peace in space Once you've been to both poles, skydived over Mount Everest and set up your country's first consulate in Monaco, the question is: What next?

27 October 2012

Family of Chinese PM has hidden fortune: NYT Relatives of China's reformist premier have amassed huge riches during his tenure, according to a report Friday that came as the Communist Party prepares for a pivotal handover of power.

27 October 2012

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