EU moves closer to counting calories in alcoholic drinks
Health conscious tipplers may be closer to finding out just how many calories they are imbibing as consumer advocates push for EU nutritional labelling on alcoholic drinks.
Suicidal youth not taken seriously in Kazakhstan: UNICEF
A quarter of Kazakhstani teenagers who committed suicide had talked about it before the actual act with their friends or family.
Indian state of Kerala announces alcohol ban
Authorities in Kerala have announced a ban on alcohol to tackle a growing abuse problem in the southern Indian state.
Tengrinews experiment: who follows alcohol prohibition law?
Tengrinews reporters decided to conduct a small experiment to check if shop assistants followed the new law that prohibits alcohol sales after 9 p.m.
Kazakhstan extends ban on alcohol sales after daylight
Strong and light alcoholic beverages in Kazakhstan are now sold at different times of day.
World Cup brings global trail of carnage
The hangover goes around the globe like a Mexican wave -- a trail of destructive and sometimes deadly celebration is left after every win and the World Cup 'sickie' has become an epidemic.
No alcohol sales after 9pm in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has banned alcohol sales between 9 p.m. and noon.
European alcohol ban in Kazakhstan a hasty decision: KazAlko
KazAlko Association considers ban of European alcohol import to Kazakhstan a hasty decision.
Kazakhstan bans European alcohol import
Kazakhstan will introduce a temporary ban on import of alcohol from a number of foreign countries that do not meet the Customs Union standards.
Powdered alcohol poised to hit US stores
Just add water and stir. A US company says its new powdered alcohol product has been approved by US regulators and is poised to hit stores in the coming months.
Alcohol ads ban: nearly 100 websites closed in Kazakhstan
92 websites have been banned by Kazakhstan courts for violating the law prohibiting advertisement of alcohol.
Drunk police officer kills two in car accident in Astana
A Mercedes driving at an extremely high speed crashed into a BMW-7 in Astana killing two. A police patrol sergeant Berik Tasybaev was driving the Mercedes. He was drunk.
Air Astana alcohol control: family denied boarding
Air Astana did not let a whole family onboard due to “destructive” behavior of the father.
Turkish F-16s scrambled for 'drunken' Sochi hijack attempt
Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway.
Kazakhstan doubles floor prices for strong alcoholic beverages
Earlier the country’s Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov announced plans to increase floor prices for alcoholic beverages three times by 2016.
Bieber busted in Miami for DUI in drag racing incident
Pop star Justin Bieber was charged with driving under the influence after police caught him drag racing in Miami Beach early Thursday -- allegedly after drinking and smoking marijuana.
Toronto 'crack mayor' caught out on new video
A new video surfaced Tuesday showing Toronto's scandal-plagued mayor -- who pledged to stay off alcohol after admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking -- in an apparent drunken stupor.
NYC first daughter confesses to drug, alcohol abuse
The teenage daughter of New York's incoming mayor confessed on Christmas Eve to smoking pot and underage drinking in a video aimed at helping others battling depression.
Liver and let die: James Bond was an alcoholic - study
"A dry martini. Just hand it to me, and I'll do the shaking myself."
Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets
At nine o'clock in the morning in a garden shed behind a house in Amsterdam, a handful of alcoholics are getting ready to clean the surrounding streets, beer and cigarette in hand.
