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 12:35
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.
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.
Canada to deport man after 32 years in country
Canada's crackdown on immigration fraud has unwittingly snared a Portuguese man living in the country for 32 years who said Tuesday he is being deported over an administrative gaffe.
08 August 2012 18:22
Nazarbayev's official biography published
A group of researchers and historians spent two years studying archived documents and video materials to discover new facts in Nazarbayev’s biography.
