Vivienne Tam goes cutting edge at NY fashion week
Vivienne Tam embraced geometrical shapes in a very big way Wednesday for both her spring-summer 2013 collection and her brand-new jewelry line on show at New York fashion week.
Australian super-trawler ban in doubt
Australia's hopes of blocking a controversial super-trawler from fishing in its waters looked uncertain with the opposition speaking out against the move and a key independent lawmaker expressing reservations.
Japan tsunami 'miracle pine' cut down, preserved
A lone pine tree that stood as a symbol of hope in Japan, after surviving the huge tsunami that swept away a forest of 70,000, was being cut down Wednesday in a bid to preserve it.
12 September 2012 14:51
Australia breached rights of 9-year-old girl
Australia's human rights body Wednesday found the government breached the rights of a nine-year-old girl it detained for more than nine months, during which time she witnessed others self-harming.
12 September 2012 14:26
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PHOTO: Camels freely roam Atyrau
Two well-fed camels have been eating off the plants around Torgovaya Baza bus stop in Atyrau for the last few days.
Vinikourov likely to become MP
If Alexandre Vinokourov agrees it is quit likely that he would become a Majilis (lower chamber) deputy soon.
11 September 2012 18:36
Ground Zero cancer victims to get compensation
About 50 types of cancer have been added to the list of diseases eligible for coverage in a compensation program for people who became sick after the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001.
11 September 2012 17:51
Exorcism boom in Poland sees magazine launch
With exorcism booming in Poland, Roman Catholic priests here have joined forces with a publisher to launch what they claim is the world's first monthly magazine focused exclusively on chasing out the devil.
Asylum-seekers to live in tents in Nauru: Australia
Asylum-seekers sent to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru will be forced initially to live in tents, Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Bowen confirmed Tuesday.
11 September 2012 11:34
New cathedral inaugurated in Karaganda
Opening of the new cathedral in Karaganda is a thrilling event not only for Kazakhstan, but for the whole Central Asia: Cardinal Sodano.
10 September 2012 19:36
Victoria Beckham stays sumptuous at NY fashion week
Victoria Beckham sent out a sumptuous spring-summer 2013 collection Sunday during New York fashion week, proving her designing career is no flash in the Spice Girl pan.
10 September 2012 18:54
Christians, Muslims, Jews call for peace from Sarajevo
Leaders of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish communities Sunday made a pressing call for peace from Bosnia which was the scene of the worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II.
