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OIC tours unrest-hit western Myanmar: official Members of an influential Islamic body have visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, a government official said Tuesday, to survey fallout from deadly sectarian unrest between Buddhist and Muslim communities.

11 September 2012 15:08

War of words on streets of Syria's Aleppo At Sayyed Ali Square in central Aleppo, rebels cry out "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) to which Syrian government troops respond "You will soon join him," before the shooting starts up again.

09 September 2012 12:39

Disney's next bad girl Gomez defends raunchy movie role Watch out Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus. Selena Gomez stepped up Friday as the next Disney girl gone wild -- at least on screen -- in the sociopathic movie "Spring Breakers."

08 September 2012 16:05

Third person dies from Yosemite park virus A third victim has died from a rare rodent-borne virus contracted in Yosemite National Park, out of eight cases now confirmed with the disease.

08 September 2012 11:51

Embattled Qantas in major alliance with Emirates Struggling Australian carrier Qantas on Thursday announced a major global alliance with Emirates that will see its hub for European flights shift to Dubai from Singapore in a bid to stem losses.

07 September 2012 10:54

Uruguay: law regulating marijuana sale will bar drug tourism Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said Wednesday that if parliament were to pass a groundbreaking bill allowing the state to sell marijuana, drug tourism would not be allowed.

07 September 2012 10:25

MasterCard has first swipe in Myanmar MasterCard on Thursday said it had signed a deal with a Myanmar bank that it hopes will pave the way for electronic payments, in an impoverished country where most transactions are made in cash.

06 September 2012 18:01

Kazakhstan brand estimated at $87 billion British consulting company Brand Finance made a rating of Top 100 national brands of 2012.

05 September 2012 19:18

Cycling: Alexandre Vinokourov enrolled at prestigious University Kazakhstan’s cyclist and Olympic champion Alexandre Vinokourov is going to take a Master's Degree course at Astana Eurasian National University.

04 September 2012 17:29

Ilya Ilyin's photo to be printed on T-shirts Kazakhstan actor Anuar Nurpeissov wants to produce T-shirts with a photo of Kazakhstan's weightlifter and Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin.

04 September 2012 17:18

South Korea President Lee Myung-bak to visit Kazakhstan According to the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and South Korea as of the end of 2011 totaled almost $1 billion.

04 September 2012 00:12

Paralympics: Kazakhstan athletes win no medals Kazakhstan Paralympics athletes haven’t won any medals in the Games so far.

03 September 2012 20:03

15 years on, Diana remembered in London Dozens of bouquets of flowers, posters and cards were left at the gates of Kensington Palace on Friday as Princess Diana was remembered on the 15th anniversary of her death.

01 September 2012 17:45

Muturganchik clown mulling world tour for Almaty Circus Murat Muturganov, Deputy Director for Creative Development of Kazakh State Circus, gave an interview to Tengrinews.kz.

31 August 2012 14:02

Diana's death 'shaped British royals of today' Princess Diana's death 15 years ago this week made the British monarchy more attuned to their own image and changed forever the way the young royals behave to their subjects, royal watchers say.

29 August 2012 14:59

Frenchman in Australian hospital after prank goes awry A French tourist was in an Australian hospital Monday with burns after a fellow traveller allegedly set fire to his fancy dress costume which was made of toilet paper.

27 August 2012 13:16

Mexico police shoot at US embassy car Mexican federal police shot at a US diplomatic car as they chased criminals south of Mexico City on Friday, in a chaotic incident that left two US embassy employees wounded.

25 August 2012 19:41

Mamytbekov doesn't link fire in Ile-Alatau national park with fallen trees Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture Assylzhan Mamytbekov does not link the fire in Ile-Alatau National Park with the fallen trees left after last year’s hurricane.

24 August 2012 15:48

Heritage catastrophe looms as war engulfs Old Aleppo As the battle for Aleppo closes in on the historical centre in northern Syria, heritage sites in one of the world's oldest cities are being damaged and experts fear the worst is yet to come.

24 August 2012 15:04

Feasts and fireworks as Muslims in Asia mark Eid Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Sunday, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities.

20 August 2012 10:30