'Black widow' hot dog champ eats age in dogs
World champion hot dog eater Sonya Thomas crushed her previous record Wednesday in the annual showdown, wolfing down 45 dogs and buns in 10 minutes, to the cheers of an entranced crowd.
British comedy legend Sykes dies aged 89
Eric Sykes, a giant of British comedy for sixty years and a familiar face to fans of the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, his manager announced on Wednesday.
French language takes center stage at Quebec forum
The first global forum on French kicked off in the Canadian province of Quebec Monday aimed at strengthening the language of Moliere in a world dominated by English.
Majority of polled Kazakhstan citizens prefer to quench their thirst with tea
Kazakhstan Institute of Political Solutions has made a survey of the beverages preferred by Kazakhstan citizens.
Majority of polled Kazakhstan residents stay home for vacation
Institute of Political Solutions has polled Kazakhstan residents about the way they prefer to spend their summer vacation.
'Strikingly' few women in Asia's top jobs: report
Companies in Asia's leading economies have "strikingly" few women in senior jobs, missing out on a vital pool of talent to fuel the region's growth.
World has 5 mn test tube people: estimate
In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has given the world about five million new people since the first test tube baby was born in England 34 years ago.
VIDEO: Kazakhstan fire-fighter rescued three drowning children
Fire-fighter Fanzu Sadenov from Ust-Kamenogorsk rescued three children who almost drowned in the Ulba River on June 26.
Bangladesh's Hindu women fight for divorce rights
Unlike her Muslim compatriots, Tarulata Rani is unable to inherit anything from her family, cannot divorce and cannot claim maintenance from her absent husband -- all because she is a Bangladeshi Hindu.