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Malnutrition in N.Korea despite better harvests: UN North Korea's staple food output has improved but the poverty-stricken country is still struggling to eradicate malnutrition and provide its people with vital protein.

13 November 2012

Majority of polled Kazakhstan citizens want to work past retirement 36 percent of those who want to work until retirement (and after if they can) are confident that it is impossible to live on pension payments.

13 November 2012

500 rabbis call for release of US man jailed in Cuba The wife jailed US contractor Alan Gross took part in a Florida protest Sunday seeking her husband's release from a Cuba prison, as some 500 rabbis from around the world appealed to Havana on his behalf.

12 November 2012

PHOTO: Astana student will represent Kazakhstan at Miss World Tourism pageant in Bangkok Participants of the pageant will visit all main tourist attractions of the country prior to the final show of the contest.

12 November 2012

China not 'serious' in Tibet immolations probe: Dalai Lama Chinese government is not "seriously" probing the cause of a spate of self-immolations by Tibetans across China, the Dalai Lama said Monday.

12 November 2012

Fifth of US youth with HIV unaware during first-time sex Twenty percent of young people born with HIV in the United States don't know they're infected when they have sex for the first time, according to a new study released Friday.

11 November 2012

CIA chief Petraeus resigns over affair Chief US spymaster David Petraeus has resigned over an extramarital affair, bringing an abrupt and ignominious end to a brilliant government career.

10 November 2012

Darwin earns 4,000-plus votes in US election Charles Darwin earned more than 4,000 votes in a US congressional race from voters protesting the unopposed candidacy of an ardent creationist.

10 November 2012

Self-Googler Daniel Craig says wanted out of 007 Daniel Craig wanted to get out of the role of James Bond from his first appearance as the famed British spy, he said in an interview published as the latest 007 movie was released in the US Friday.

10 November 2012

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Australia to sign up for Kyoto 2 Key greenhouse gas emitter Australia on Friday said it will sign up for a second round of the Kyoto Protocol environmental protection treaty, but New Zealand opted out.

09 November 2012

Petronas yanks Diwali video over funeral dance blunder Malaysian state energy firm Petronas has pulled a YouTube music video it posted to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali after angry viewers pointed out that it depicted an inappropriate funeral dance.

09 November 2012

Kazakhstan mulls joining Antarctic Treaty by year end Kazakhstan may join the Antarctic Treaty by the end of 2012.

09 November 2012

Security increase reported after Tibet protests China is ramping up security in Tibetan areas after a spate of self-immolation protests just as Beijing holds a key political gathering.

09 November 2012

Kazakhstan's infant mortality 18% over Europe Kazakhstan’s infant and maternal mortality is 18 percent higher than in Central and Eastern European countries with similar GDP per capita.

09 November 2012

Brain protein mutation linked to autism: research Researchers said Thursday they had discovered a genetic mutation in people with autism that cuts communication between brain cells to about one-tenth of normal levels.

08 November 2012

Migrants in Morocco ready to risk all as winter looms "I don't want to die of hunger and cold," says Patrick, one of many sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco desperate to reach Spanish shores and start a new life in Europe as winter approaches.

08 November 2012

Obama hints at new drive on climate change US President Barack Obama has hinted he will make another push to fight climate change after cruising to a new term, but his room for maneuver will be limited even with a new focus after megastorm Sandy.

08 November 2012

Naomi Campbell hosts huge party for boyfriend in India A star-studded guestlist including Kate Moss and Bob Geldof gathered in India Wednesday for a lavish 50th birthday party arranged by supermodel Naomi Campbell for her Russian billionaire boyfriend.

08 November 2012

Man dies of thirst in Australian Outback A 25-year-old man died and another was recovering in hospital Wednesday after they became stranded in the harsh Australian Outback, prompting warnings about the risks of the desert.

07 November 2012