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Qatar population hits 2.5 million on worker influx Qatar's population has reached 2.5 million people, swollen by the huge numbers of foreign workers employed in the tiny Gulf emirate.

03 марта 2016

Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle A Ukrainian village renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles' John Lennon.

03 марта 2016

China jails Christian pastor for 14 years: official Chinese court sentenced a Christian pastor to 14 years in jail for embezzlement, after he opposed forced removal of crosses from churches.

29 февраля 2016

Hollande acknowledges impact of nuclear testing in Pacific French President Francois Hollande acknowledged that three decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia had had "an impact" on health.

23 февраля 2016

Climate change 'forcing species to move' Warming temperatures are causing about half of the world's plants and animals to move location, with every major type of species affected.

10 февраля 2016

Trump: Celebrity billionaire, next US president? Donald Trump is a billionaire real estate tycoon with bravado to spare, a former reality television star who says winning is everything.

10 февраля 2016

13 million pupils in OECD nations 'failing at 15' 13 million pupils in OECD countries fail to attain a sufficient level of proficiency in either reading, maths or science by the age of 15.

10 февраля 2016

Rio Carnival conquers Zika fears with repellant and samba With crazy costumes, pulsating music the Rio Carnival's top performers swatted aside Zika worries to get down for the world's biggest party

08 февраля 2016

Scottish islanders don helmets for Viking fire festival Residents of Scotland's remote Shetland Islands brandishing swords and shields celebrated their Nordic roots in a fest that culminated in burning of a Viking ship replica.

27 января 2016

Lucky Thai dolls 'non-human' says aviation authority Thailand's air safety body warned passengers that lucky 'child angel' dolls cannot be considered real people and must be properly stowed.

27 января 2016

British astronaut dials wrong number on Xmas call from space Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, dialled a wrong number after trying to phone home for Christmas, asking a woman "Is this planet Earth?"

25 декабря 2015

Russia 'warming 2.5 times quicker' than global average: ministry Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide.

25 декабря 2015

Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its 'red alert' measures to deal with smog.

21 декабря 2015

Time names Merkel as its Person of 2015 Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year 2015, hailing her leadership during Europe's debt, refugee and migrant crises and Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

09 декабря 2015

Japanese monks karate chop, chant in funeral contest Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff in a contest highlighting sutra chanting skills, giving funeral sermons and loud karate chops.

09 декабря 2015

70,000 sign petition to ban Trump from Britian Over 70,000 people sign a petition to ban Donald Trump from entering Britain after his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.

09 декабря 2015

'Virtual trees' turn the Eiffel Tower green for COP21 The Eiffel Tower turned green Sunday for the opening of the Paris climate conference, marking the launch of an art project that will see "virtual trees" grow on the landmark to support reforestation.

30 ноября 2015

Psy says 'no chance' of another Gangnam Style success "Gangnam Style" star Psy acknowledged that he could never repeat the phenomenal global success of his 2012 hit, but said he was perfectly happy being "just another" K-pop artist.

30 ноября 2015

Beloved Russian filmmaker Ryazanov dies Eldar Ryazanov, one of the most popular film directors of the Soviet era whose comedies captured the unique absurdities of life under Communism, died Monday aged 88.

30 ноября 2015

Pope opens 'Holy Door' in Bangui ahead of Catholic Jubilee year Pope Francis made a highly symbolic gesture by opening a "Holy Door" at Bangui Cathedral in the Central African Republic ahead of the start of a Catholic Jubilee Year.

30 ноября 2015

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