Hong Kong leader forced to speak on daughter's health
Hong Kong's leader Leung Chun-ying was forced to make an official statement about his daughter's health she posted a number of alarming messages on her Facebook page.
Liberia leader hails Obama's 'extraordinary' Ebola efforts
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf praised President Barack Obama's "extraordinary" leadership in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
One billion young at risk of hearing loss from loud music: WHO
More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Measles vaccination in Kazakhstan: safe or not?
Authorities in Kazakhstan and the WHO disagree on the safety of measles vaccination.
Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan puts teenagers into hospital beds
Vaccination against measles in Kazakhstan went terribly wrong when dozens of teenagers were hospitalized in fever and unconscious to local hospitals.
Red Cross denounces attacks on Ebola teams in Guinea
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement denounced a series of violent attacks on its volunteers battling the deadly Ebola epidemic in Guinea
UN opens GDO in Almaty; More UN agencies want hub offices in Kazakhstan
UN agencies are interested in opening hub offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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.
Pentagon study claimed Putin has Asperger's syndrome
A Pentagon study from 2008 claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control".
WHO names Ebola response chief
The World Health Organization said it had appointed its assistant director-general Bruce Aylward to head its overall response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
Whitney Houston's daughter 'fighting for life'
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston, was fighting for her life after she was pulled unconscious from a bathtub.
Obama hails 'boundless' promise of precision medicine
President Barack Obama unveiled plans to plow $215 million into "precision medicine" research.
Sole survivor in Kazakhstan's plane crash undergoes five surgeries
The only survivor in the AN-2 plane crash in Zhambyl Oblast, Kazakhstan, Asem Shayakhmetova has had five surgeries from on January 27-29, 2015.
Super Bowl alert after measles outbreak warning in Arizona
Health authorities in Arizona are on alert after warning that 1,000 people may have been exposed to a measles outbreak as the US state prepares to host this weekend's Super Bowl.
WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakes
The World Health Organization's chief admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.
HIV positive: gender and age trends in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Center for Prevention and Combating AIDS observes changes in the age and gender statistics for new HIV cases.
Disneyland measles outbreak puts California on alert
California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States.
World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost
The World Bank trimmed its estimates of the economic damage of the Ebola epidemic.
Kalachi - Kazakhstani village where sleep is nightmare
Kazakhstani village of Kalachi was hit by a mysterious disease, which puts unsuspecting victims to sleep anywhere and anytime. The causes are yet unknown. One thing is clear though: many wish to run away before the disease takes hold of them too.
China diagnosed 104,000 new HIV/AIDs cases in 2014
China diagnosed 104,000 new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2014, highlighting growth in infections in the country despite a comparatively low overall rate.