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Myanmar apologises to monks over mine protest injuries Myanmar's government has apologised to senior Buddhist clerics over injuries sustained in a violent police crackdown on a rally at a Chinese-backed copper mine.

09 December 2012 12:43

Troubled UN climate talks spill over UN talks seeking to slow the march of destructive global warming ran far into extra time Saturday as host Qatar sought to broker an end to the standoff between rich and poor nations on funding.

09 December 2012 11:08

Royal hoax DJs taken off air amid anger over death Two Australian radio presenters who made a hoax call to the hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine have been taken off the air after the nurse who took the call apparently killed herself.

08 December 2012 13:14

Mexico gay rights groups cheer court's marriage ruling Mexican gay rights groups voiced hope Thursday that a Supreme Court ruling against an Oaxaca state law that banned same-sex marriages will lead to similar decisions across the nation.

07 December 2012 17:49

Miss Kazakhstan 2012 beauties ready for final show Organizers of the pageant has decided to completely change the concept of Miss Kazakhstan-2012 and to arrange a festive fashion show in Astana.

07 December 2012 15:32

World's biggest, oldest trees are dying: research Scientists Friday warned of an alarming increase in the death rates of the largest living organisms on the planet, the giant, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and wildlife.

07 December 2012 14:55

Beer is good for you: study finds anti-virus powers Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children, a Japanese brewery said citing a scientific study.

07 December 2012 13:01

No extremist organizations among re-registered religious institutions in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has completed compulsory re-registration of religious institutions.

07 December 2012 12:39

Smartphones to light up Sydney's New Year show Sydney's world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks will go interactive with a smartphone-powered light show, officials announced Thursday, with ambassador Kylie Minogue calling on the city to embrace.

07 December 2012 12:26

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Public to get access to ancient Mexican beach rock carvings Thousands of years ago, long before Spanish conquistadores raided Mexico, ancient people carved circles, spirals and drawings of bow hunters into volcanic rocks dotting a Pacific beach.

07 December 2012 10:27

Australian PM warns of 'zombie, K-Pop' doomsday Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Thursday weighed into the debate about whether the world will end on December 21 under the Mayan calendar in a spoof video about Korean pop and flesh-eating zombies.

06 December 2012 21:14

Brasilia architect Oscar Niemeyer dead at 104 Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian icon who revolutionized modern architecture and designed much of the country's futuristic capital Brasilia, died in Rio Wednesday.

06 December 2012 17:05

North Korean 'unicorn' claim lost in translation An apparent North Korean claim to have uncovered a "unicorn's lair" that created an Internet storm was partly the result of mistranslation by Pyongyang's much-mocked propaganda machine.

06 December 2012 14:42

Murdoch matriarch devoted to charity work Dame Elisabeth Murdoch was not just a leading philanthropist but also matriarch of one of the world's most powerful families and a key confidant to son Rupert as he built his global media empire.

06 December 2012 14:17

Kazakhstan is not on Top Education System list International experts have studied and compared results of international examinations to rank the education systems.

06 December 2012 13:35

Arab world to bear brunt of climate change: World Bank Global warming will have dire consequences for the Middle East and North Africa, with even hotter and drier conditions devastating everything from agriculture to tourism.

06 December 2012 12:18

Nepal woman aged 105 finally granted citizenship A pensioner has been granted Nepalese citizenship more than a century after she was born in a remote village of the Himalayan nation.

06 December 2012 11:56

Elvis Presley singing robot arrived in Semey The exhibition that has opened in Semey resently consists of 19 animatronic human robots made in the USA or in Japan.

06 December 2012 11:36

Australian scientists develop coconut-tasting pineapple Australian researchers are working on a new breed of pineapple -- one that is not only sweet and juicy but which has the added tropical taste of coconut.

06 December 2012 10:44