German doctors remove 28-kilo tumour from woman Doctors in Germany said Friday they had removed a tumour weighing 28 kilogrammes (62 pounds) from a 60-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed as obese.
27 October 2012
Maya demand an end to doomsday myth Guatemala's Mayan people accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.
27 October 2012
Ozone hole over Antarctic second smallest in two decades The seasonal hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic this year was the second smallest in two decades, but still covered an area roughly the size of North America, US experts said Wednesday.
25 October 2012
Bali's 'largest' ancient Hindu temple discovered Construction workers in Bali have discovered what is thought to be the biggest ancient Hindu temple ever found on the Indonesian island.
25 October 2012
The number of religious institutions slashed by 1/3 following obligatory registration requirement The number of religious institutions has been reduced by 32% down to 3 088 institutions representing 16 faiths: Head of the National Agency for Religions.
25 October 2012
Brazilian student sells virginity for $780,000 A Brazilian student has sold her virginity in an online auction for US$780,000 as part of a documentary organised by an Australian filmmaker, although a man who did the same only fetched US$3,000.
25 October 2012
Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages: report Women are closing the gender gap with men in health and education but struggle to get top jobs and salaries, data from a study of 135 countries showed on Wednesday.
25 October 2012
Ban's 'Gangnam-style' day with rapper, daredevil UN leader Ban Ki-moon had to admit Tuesday that he is no longer the world's most famous South Korean as he came face-to-face with "Gangnam Style" rap phenomenon Psy.
24 October 2012
Shark kills California surfer, second on same beach A shark killed a surfer near Santa Barbara, California on Tuesday, officials said, nearly two years to the day after another rare but deadly attack off the same US beach.
24 October 2012
Australia's Antarctic runway melting Australia said Wednesday it was searching for a new aircraft landing site for planes supplying its three bases in Antarctica because the current runway is melting.
24 October 2012
World's oldest turtle shells stand the test of time Plucked from a pit of grey clay next to a rubbish dump in southern Poland, fossilised turtle shells resembling the battle-scarred shields of ancient warriors are the world's oldest and most complete.
24 October 2012
New York billionaire gives famed park $100 million New York's famed Central Park saw a different kind of green Tuesday when a hedge fund billionaire made a $100 million donation, said to be the largest gift to a park of all time.
24 October 2012
Chinese writer insulted Kazakh women His article speaks of “unbelievable hospitality of Kazakhs who are ready to offer their daughter to a guest spending a night in their house”.
24 October 2012
Leonardo DiCaprio urges Antarctic ocean sanctuary Leonardo DiCaprio urged a high-level Antarctic conservation meeting in Australia Tuesday to approve a sweeping Southern Ocean marine sanctuary to protect thousands of polar species.
24 October 2012
Shangri-La chef named France's best Philippe Labbe, the executive chef at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris, has been named France's chef of the year by the influential Gault Millau restaurant guide.
23 October 2012
Couple's love bridges Myanmar religious divide Praying with a Koran on his knees in a mud-strewn camp, Rohin Mullah is one of thousands of Muslims uprooted by sectarian bloodshed in Myanmar. But the former monk's story is far from normal.
23 October 2012
Lagerfeld denies calling French president an 'idiot' Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld on Sunday denied having called French President Francois Hollande an "idiot", suggesting the purported remark reported in a magazine came from a mistranslation.
22 October 2012
Shymbulak launches new piste this winter This year's new developments have increased the overall length of pistes at Shymbulak mountain skiing resort near Almaty by 1 kilometer.
22 October 2012
Europe's elite gather for Luxembourg royal wedding Kings, queens and commoners gathered Saturday to celebrate Luxembourg's biggest royal event in decades, when heir-to-the-throne Prince Guillaume wed Belgian countess Stephanie de Lannoy.
22 October 2012
Ex-US presidential candidate McGovern dies at 90 Former US senator George McGovern, a liberal icon who vowed to end the Vietnam War but lost a landslide presidential election to Richard Nixon in 1972, died early Sunday at the age of 90.
22 October 2012

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