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Kim Kardashian jets to Armenia ahead of genocide anniversary
American reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her family flew in Wednesday to Armenia on a first trip there to celebrate her Armenian heritage.
09 April 2015 12:22
Amazon gives new power to personal assistant, 'Alexa'
Amazon's personal assistant speaker is taking over more functions for home automation networks.
09 April 2015 09:58
'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan
Thousands of worshippers flocked to a controversial "holy pig" festival in Taiwan which sees the carcases of giant overfed swine on display.
24 February 2015 16:11
Dressmakers bring touch of old Afghanistan to Pakistan
With ballgowns, Western-style bridal wear and cocktail dresses, Afghan tailors driven out of their homeland by the Taliban are carving a niche for themselves in Pakistan's capital city.
16 February 2015 16:14
Natalie Portman sits in on retro space-age Dior fashion show
The stars were aligned at Dior's Haute Couture fashion show in Paris.
27 January 2015 11:10
Real Madrid chief gets keys to Panama City
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez received the key to Panama City from its mayor on Monday, in honor of the billionaire's achievements in business and sport.
23 December 2014 13:33
Seeing the doctor, overseas: medical tourism booms in Asia
The lines snaking into Bangladesh's overwhelmed hospitals are often so long, says Nusrat Hussein Kiwan, that they extend into the street outside.
22 December 2014 13:37
China's mountain hermits seek a highway to heaven
His unheated hut is half way up a mountain with no electricity, and his diet consists mostly of cabbage. But Master Hou says he has found a recipe for joy.
16 December 2014 12:35
Smelling sweet: the Bulgarian deodorant that you eat
There are sprays, roll-ons and sticks. Now one Bulgarian candy-maker is offering a new kind of deodorant: in the form of delicious sweets.
06 December 2014 14:01
Infertility of couples in Kazakhstan is due to 'questionable Western values' and promiscuity: expert
Director of Kazakhstan's Center for Healthy Lifestyle Marat Kurmanov said that an alarming number of infertile young couples in Kazakhstan is due to questionable values that was inoculated in the Kazakh society in the 1990s.
26 November 2014 18:10
Stella McCartney launches exclusive Brazil range
Stella McCartney launched an exclusive range for Brazilian consumers at Sao Paulo Fashion Week, saying she was targeting a "cool and sexy" market.
06 November 2014 15:08
Domestic designers open Sao Paulo fashion week
Sao Paulo's fashion week opened Monday with three dozen domestic designers parading exotic tunics and a generous hint of silk.
04 November 2014 17:50
Hello Kitty celebrates 40th birthday
Hello Kitty, Japan's global icon of cute, marked her 40th anniversary with a human-size version of the feline character regaling fans.
01 November 2014 17:29
At Halloween, pumpkin spice is everything nice
While youngsters dress up as ghosts and goblins and go door to door for Halloween, grown-ups across the United States are indulging in all things pumpkin spice.
31 October 2014 12:50
New York's hottest new trend: clubbing for kids
Welcome to one of New York's hottest nightclubs and a new generation of clubbers: six-year-olds.
28 October 2014 14:46
American fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82
Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Rent died Monday. He was 82.
21 October 2014 15:28
Future of food served up in Paris
Countries are vying to conquer global plates, and palates, with their homegrown specialities at the International Food Fair.
20 October 2014 11:48
Paris fashion says non to 'Normcore'
Self-aware blandness, aka "Normcore", may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion the trend is something to be resisted.
30 September 2014 13:44
Pakistan Ambassador praises Kazakhstan's living standards
Pakistan Ambassador to Kazakhstan Shaukat Ali Mukadam said that living standards in Kazakhstan were very high.
29 September 2014 17:58
Chloe designer dedicates Paris fashion show to late founder
Chloe designer Clare Waight Keller paid tribute to the French fashion house's founder Gaby Aghion, a day after her death in Paris at the age of 93.
29 September 2014 14:27