India tries handing out cash to help teeming poor Uddal Singh, a retired army sergeant, is part of an experiment trying out radical changes to the Indian welfare system that the government plans to adopt nation-wide.
29 October 2012
Ukraine ruling party ahead in election: early results Ukraine's ruling party was set for victory in legislative polls, comfortably ahead of the party of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, whose jailing sparked Western concerns of foul play.
29 October 2012
Asia language plan 'central' to Australian reforms: PM Every Australian school will be partnered online with one in Asia by 2025 as regional languages become "central" to education reform plans, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday.
29 October 2012
Hurricane 'havoc' hits US election endgame Hurricane Sandy, bearing a dangerous "October Surprise," shredded candidates' endgame plans for next week's toss-up US election Sunday, in a new test of nerve for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Kazakhstan eyes banning scientologyKazakhstan Religious Affairs Agency supplied Justice Ministry with a negative statement following a religious expert check into Kazakhstan's scientology institutions.
28 October 2012
Almaty hosted Kazakhstan Fashion WeekThe spring-summer season of Kazakhstan Fashion Week saw promising debuts of Kazakhstan designers: KFW organizers.
Clinton hints at keeping post in a second Obama term US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is leaving the door open to continuing to serve under President Barack Obama should he win a second term that would begin in January.
27 October 2012
Washington: Seat of power, but without a vote Eleanor Holmes Norton pounds her fist in frustration over her role as a non-voting member of the US Congress. She has endured this second-class status for 20 years.
27 October 2012
Tokyo court dismisses Prada sexual harassment suit A Japanese court dismissed a sexual harassment and unfair dismissal suit against fashion house Prada after management told a female worker to lose weight and keep in shape.
Hajj pilgrims stone devil as Eid begins Saudi Arabia's usually deserted Mina valley burst with life as more than three million Muslim pilgrims stoned pillars representing Satan on Friday, first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
27 October 2012
Uproar in US over Disney's first 'Latina princess' Once upon a time a major US animation studio crowned a character who was billed its first Latina princess. Then out came the big bad critics, and Disney ran away.
Al-Qaeda leader calls on Muslims to kidnap Westerners Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Egyptians to restart their revolution to press for Islamic law and called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, the SITE Intelligence Group said Friday.
Family of Chinese PM has hidden fortune: NYT Relatives of China's reformist premier have amassed huge riches during his tenure, according to a report Friday that came as the Communist Party prepares for a pivotal handover of power.
German doctors remove 28-kilo tumour from woman Doctors in Germany said Friday they had removed a tumour weighing 28 kilogrammes (62 pounds) from a 60-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed as obese.