Olympics: Fashion wins few medals in London
Designer Giorgio Armani predicted that the London Olympics would be the most stylish ever, but fashion experts say there has been as much bad taste as elegance on display.
13 August 2012
US nuns ready to talk with Vatican after rebuke
American nuns in open conflict with the Vatican over claims they have "radical feminist" views and have strayed too far from Catholic doctrine offered Friday to talk with top Church leaders.
12 August 2012
Taiwan couple in same-sex Buddhist wedding
Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage.
Historic US town of two goes on auction block A historic American town with a population of two people will be auctioned off on August 15, the auctioneers Williams & Williams said Thursday.
S. Korean Buddhist monks fined for gambling A South Korean court said Friday it has fined two Buddhist monks for illegal gambling, after video footage of their high-stakes poker game sparked a scandal in religious circles.
Kazakh journalist wins Peter Mackler prize An investigative journalist in Kazakhstan who survived an attempt on his life is this year's winner of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.
10 August 2012
Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills.
Tongan wreck may be pirate treasure ship: official Divers in Tonga have discovered a shipwreck believed to be a pirate vessel that folklore says sank in the 19th century with a hold full of treasure, officials in the Pacific nation said Thursday.