Malala picks up another award as Nobel beckons Malala picks up another award as Nobel beckons Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' schooling, added another award to a growing list on Friday.
06 October 2013
Photographer who captured Robert Kennedy assassination dies Photographer who captured Robert Kennedy assassination dies Bill Eppridge, the photojournalist behind the iconic and haunting images of Robert Kennedy's assassination in 1966, has died at the age of 75.
04 October 2013
Last will and testament of Alfred Nobel, prize creator Last will and testament of Alfred Nobel, prize creator Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the Nobel prizes in his will.
04 October 2013
China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards The Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
03 October 2013
World population to shoot up to 9.7 billion in 2050: study World population to shoot up to 9.7 billion in 2050: study The world's population will rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion and India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation.
02 October 2013
Dominican army deports 47,700 Haitians in 13 months Dominican army deports 47,700 Haitians in 13 months The Dominican army deported some 47,700 Haitians since August 2012 who entered the country illegally.
29 September 2013
Belgrade bans Gay Pride parade again Belgrade bans Gay Pride parade again Serbia on Friday banned Gay Pride for the third year running, saying the risk of allowing the parade to go ahead was too high.
28 September 2013
Myanmar's 'tallest man' undergoes successful surgery Myanmar's 'tallest man' undergoes successful surgery Myanmar's tallest man -- "Big Zaw" -- has returned from Singapore where doctors said he underwent successful brain surgery to remove a tumour responsible for his excessive growth.
28 September 2013
Naked protest as Spanish king undergoes hip operation Naked protest as Spanish king undergoes hip operation Spain's King Juan Carlos underwent a hip-replacement operation Tuesday, his eighth operation in just three years, but this time with the spectacle of a naked protester outside his Madrid hospital.
25 September 2013
Emergency warning loudspeakers to be installed in Astana and Almaty in 2015 Emergency warning loudspeakers to be installed in Astana and Almaty in 2015 Residents of Astana and Almaty cities will be warned about emergency situation through loudspeakers that will be installed in the streets in 2015.
24 September 2013
Adoptive parents to receive $850 lump in Kazakhstan Adoptive parents to receive $850 lump in Kazakhstan The one-time payment for child adoption in Kazakhstan will make $850 starting from 2015.
24 September 2013
Kazakhstan and US State Department forming commission to check into US online children trade network Kazakhstan and US State Department forming commission to check into US online children trade network Kazakhstan officials and US Department of State have met to discuss adoption.
23 September 2013
Foreigners flock to New Zealand for gay marriage Foreigners flock to New Zealand for gay marriage More than 80 same-sex couples, including 24 from overseas, have said "I do" in New Zealand since a law legalising gay marriage took effect a month ago.
21 September 2013
Four suicides in one week in neighboring houses shake Aktau Four suicides in one week in neighboring houses shake Aktau Four people have committed suicide by jumping off their windows in the neighboring multi-storey buildings in Aktau.
20 September 2013
Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again Japanese literary superstar Haruki Murakami is favourite for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, betting odds showed Friday, after repeatedly being mentioned as a contender for the prestigious global gong.
20 September 2013
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and US Department of State to discuss adoption Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and US Department of State to discuss adoption The Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and the U.S. Department of State will discuss adoption of Kazakhstan children.
19 September 2013
Historic child abuse inquiry opens in Australia Historic child abuse inquiry opens in Australia An Australian inquiry into church and institutional child abuse began public hearings, with warnings.
16 September 2013
'Italy is not racist,' Africa-born minister says 'Italy is not racist,' Africa-born minister says Italy's first black minister defended her adopted homeland Friday, insisting it is not racist even though she endured a series of racially-charged threats and taunts since assuming her post.
14 September 2013
Chile's top court acknowledges Pinochet-era failures Chile's top court acknowledges Pinochet-era failures Chile's Supreme Court took for the first time Friday recognized its "omissions" during Augusto Pinochet's brutal 1973 to 1990 dictatorship, but it declined to apologize to victims and their relatives.
08 September 2013

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