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Thai tourist industry 'driving' elephant smuggling Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions.

02 March 2013 15:35

First-ever space tourist plans Mars mission The world's first space tourist, US multimillionaire Dennis Tito, unveiled plans Wednesday to send a manned mission to Mars and back, targeting a launch date less than five years away.

01 March 2013 13:52

German villagers bury 'Big Bad Wolf' fears Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.

01 March 2013 10:42

40 Geological Parks could be opened in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan researches are going to open 40 geological parks in Kazakhstan, where the Earth’s geological history can be traced visually.

28 February 2013 16:22

US pianist Van Cliburn, Cold War music hero, dies US pianist Van Cliburn, who won a world competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War and whose music transcended the decades-long standoff, died at age 78.

28 February 2013 12:16

Amsterdam raises legal age for prostitution to 21 The city of Amsterdam said Tuesday it will raise the legal age of prostitutes from 18 to 21 and announced plans to close brothels during the early morning hours in a bid to protect sex workers.

28 February 2013 11:25

Most beautiful girl selected in Aktau Participants of the 2013 Aktau Beauty pageant catwalked in evening gowns and swimming suits and demonstrated their talents in the show.

27 February 2013 20:34

19 tourists killed as balloon explodes at Egypt's Luxor A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists.

26 February 2013 15:06

BP accused of greed, lax safety at US oil spill trial The US government accused BP of letting greed triumph over safety Monday in the opening arguments of a multi-billion dollar trial over the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

26 February 2013 11:41

There are those who oppose Kok-Zhailyau ski resort: Yessimov Big attention of the society makes this project more transparent. We want the community to take part: Almaty Akim.

25 February 2013 15:22

Football/Olympics: Sex motels revamp for World Cup, Olympics A shortage of hotel rooms has led Rio authorities to invest millions of dollars to convert raunchy motels to accommodate the legions of tourists expected for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympics.

23 February 2013 14:02

India hunts bombers after Hyderabad carnage India hunted Friday for perpetrators of twin bomb attacks that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more near a cinema and a bus stand in a busy neighbourhood in the city of Hyderabad.

22 February 2013 18:20

Medvedev in Cuba for trade, energy talks Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev met with Cuban President Raul Castro for trade and energy talks as he kicked off a three-day visit to the communist island.

22 February 2013 10:27

BP vows to 'vigorously defend' itself at US oil spill trial British energy giant BP vowed Tuesday to "vigorously defend" itself in court next week against US government claims for "excessive" fines in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

21 February 2013 10:25

World premiere of Astana Opera scheduled for end of October 2013 The world premiere of Kazakhstan's Astana Opera is scheduled for October 20-12. It will be attended by celebrities from leading theaters of the world: Art Director.

20 February 2013 17:49

Double-deckers to cruise Astana Astana will introduce double-decker sightseeing buses for tourists.

20 February 2013 16:47

French hostages taken from Cameroon to Nigeria: official Kidnappers who seized seven members of a French family, including four young children, in Cameroon, have taken them across the border into Nigeria.

20 February 2013 16:10

Shadow of corruption scandal looms over Spanish royal family Spanish King Juan Carlos' son-in-law will be questioned Saturday by a judge investigating a corruption case as press reports make new revelations that cast a growing shadow on the entire royal family.

19 February 2013 15:11

Second sun may shine over Astana Astana citizen and inventor Valeriy Kulichenko suggested to put up an artificial sun above Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

18 February 2013 18:06

British world cycle couple dead in Thai crash: police A British couple who were 18 months into a trip around the world by bicycle have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.

18 February 2013 14:44