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Spanish regions take steps to help needy children To help children plunged into poverty by Spain's grinding recession, several regional governments have stepped up aid programmes for needy students.

07 June 2013

Jackson daughter hospitalized after suicide bid Late pop icon Michael Jackson's daughter Paris was rushed to a California hospital Wednesday after trying to commit suicide.

06 June 2013

Homelessness rising in Australia: study Homelessness in Australia has surged 17 percent since 2006 mainly due to a spike in migrant numbers, though fewer people are sleeping rough on the streets.

05 June 2013

Hiring a smoker costs US firms $6,000 a head An employee who smokes costs his or her employer nearly $6,000 (4,500 euros) more per year than a non-smoker.

05 June 2013

One-third of US marriages start online: study More than one third of US marriages begin with online dating, and those couples may be slightly happier than couples who meet through other means.

04 June 2013

Skirt-clad Romanian women promote 'stylish' cycling More than 1,500 Romanian women in colourful skirts and high heels cycled through the country's main cities to promote urban biking as a "stylish and fun" way of transport.

03 June 2013

Bosnia youth honour victims of Prijedor camps Hundreds of youth gathered Friday to mark the 1992 ethnic cleansing against non-Serbs in Prijedor, one of the deadliest episodes of the Bosnian war.

03 June 2013

New law reignites debate over Germany's 'baby hatch' Germany's "baby hatches", where women can safely leave their unwanted newborn, have come under fire as the government pushes a new law to guarantee a child the right to eventually know its mother's identity.

01 June 2013

Two Englishmen to horse-ride from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Tashkent English friends, a writer Jamie Maddison and an entrepreneur Matthew Traver, have decided to ride horses from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Tashkent.

28 May 2013

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Kazakhstan to make Baikonur rocket launches a tourist attraction Kazakhstan wants to make rocket launches from Baikonur cosmodrome a tourist attraction.

28 May 2013

China newborn rescued from toilet pipe: report A newborn baby boy was rescued from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building after being flushed down a toilet.

28 May 2013

China Nile relic vandal hunted down: report A Chinese tourist who defaced an ancient Egyptian monument was hunted down by Internet users who prompted his parents to apologise.

27 May 2013

Refugees and migrants face rising dangers: Amnesty The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants.

24 May 2013

Indian woman is first female amputee to climb Everest An Indian woman who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train two years ago has become the first female amputee to climb Everest.

22 May 2013

International Olympic Day marked by cycling marathon in Almaty A cycling marathon, dedicated to the International Olympic Day, was held in Almaty.

22 May 2013

Rinehart loses $7 bn but still Australia's richest Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person.

22 May 2013

Far-right writer kills self in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, leaving statements denouncing gay marriage and immigration.

22 May 2013

Skating: Denis Ten gives master-class in Almaty Silver winner of the latest World Championship Kazakhstan’s figure-skater Denis Ten gave a master-class for beginners on May 19 in Almaty.

21 May 2013

Kazakhstan suggests including Nauryz in UNESCO cultural heritage Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO suggested including Nauryz holiday and hawking in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

20 May 2013