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Leprosy: an ancient disease thrives in 21st century It has been called the world's oldest recorded disease, an evil that humans have known for more than 3,500 years, as papyri from ancient Egypt testify.

27 January 2013 11:07

Syringes, surgery and slaps: Thais suffer for beauty From breast-slapping and gold thread face-lifts, to vaginal whitening soaps and olive oil penis enlargements, image obsessed Thais are going to ever increasing extremes in the quest for beauty.

27 January 2013 10:03

Gatorade pulls 'fire retardant' additive PepsiCo subsidiary Gatorade said Friday it was removing an ingredient from its popular citrus-flavored sports drink that has a second life as a fire retardant.

26 January 2013 18:14

Lets's get small! Bolivians stage miniature festival Bolivia is throwing a little party. Literally. It's a yearly festival in which street vendors hawk everything miniature -- from houses to clothes to passports -- for small bills of fake money.

26 January 2013 17:31

Robuchon outlets top Asian restaurant poll Two restaurants run by French celebrity chef Joel Robuchon in Macau and Hong Kong have placed first and third in an annual poll of Asia's Top 20 fine dining establishments.

26 January 2013 11:10

Is it a bird? A plane? No, just a guy named Oscar He was a self-styled superhero, prowling the gritty outskirts of Buenos Aires wearing a mask and cartoonish outfit and armed only with a flashlight, compass and pepper spray as he took on bad guys.

26 January 2013 10:03

Kazakhstan advancing technical education to international level Technical and vocational training will be provided in special colleges of international level in Kazakhstan.

25 January 2013 19:46

Women smokers face greater health risks than in past: study Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use.

25 January 2013 15:48

Two Kazakhstan girls won Little Princess International-2013 awards The winners got ribbons decorated with Swarovski crystals and invitations to the International Little Miss World, Little Miss Planet pageants.

25 January 2013 15:20

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Lesbian country music star Chely Wright expecting twins Chely Wright, the first major American country music star to come out publicly as gay, said Wednesday she and her same-sex spouse are expecting twins this summer.

25 January 2013 10:01

Ust-Kamenogorsk will have its own Disneyland A Disneyland-like park that will be constructed in Ust-Kamenogorsk in East-Kazakhstan oblast.

24 January 2013 15:33

Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett at final Obama ball Pop diva Lady Gaga and veteran crooner Tony Bennett spanned the generations Tuesday as President Barack Obama offered a final thank you to his army of campaign volunteers at his last inaugural ball.

24 January 2013 10:29

Baby boy born to Shakira, Pique Colombian pop star Shakira and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Wednesday announced the birth of their son Milan.

24 January 2013 10:05

Costs of Kazakhstan medical services will be made equal to those of foreign hospitals The cost for treatment will be raised in Kazakhstan hospitals to the level of foreign medical facilities.

23 January 2013 19:23

Lucky man from Almaty received $500 thousand instead of 500 thousand tenge $500 thousand was transferred to an Almaty citizen's account instead of 500 thousand tenge in one of Kazakhstan banks.

23 January 2013 15:21

World jobless number seen rising to record high in 2013: ILO Five years after the global financial crisis hit, unemployment numbers continue to soar, with a record 202 million people worldwide expected to be officially jobless this year.

23 January 2013 13:35

Obese likelier to die in car accidents: study Obese people face a much higher risk -- of up to 80 percent -- of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers reported Monday in a specialist journal.

23 January 2013 12:02

Prince Harry lashes out at press on return from war zone Britain's Prince Harry described his "anger" at the media and accused newspapers of printing "rubbish" and depriving him of a private life in comments released as he completed his tour of duty Monday.

23 January 2013 10:22

Australian hopes for wine with more health benefits The health properties of red wine have long been debated but an Australian biochemist believes he has created a drop so loaded with antioxidants that it could treat a range of ills.

22 January 2013 17:57