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Traditional Nepal cheese is a hit overseas -- as dog snack
A chewy cheese made by generations of yak herders in Nepal has become an unexpected hit overseas.
17 March 2015
Israeli voting polls open for general election: AFP
AFP correspondents said, for elections to determine whether Israelis still want incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu as leader, or will seek change after six years.
17 March 2015
From cancer-battling bacteria to life on Mars at TED
Brilliant minds wrapped around heady notions ranging from injecting medicine by laser to cherishing life on Earth while seeking a future in the stars as the TED conference began.
17 March 2015
Apple in talks with major networks over TV service: report
Apple is in talks with US television networks to offer around 25 channels across any iOS device as soon as September, The Wall Street Journal reported.
17 March 2015
Brazil's Rousseff pledges talks after mass protests
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged to hold talks with her growing number of critics and said her embattled government needed to show humility.
17 March 2015
Obama: Republicans will change views on climate
US President Barack Obama has predicted Republicans will eventually ditch their skepticism about climate change in order to keep favor with voters.
17 March 2015
German art dealer gets six years in jail for cheating Aldi heir
A German court sentenced Helge Achenbach, one of the country's best-known art dealers, to six years in prison for defrauding the heir of the Aldi supermarket chain.
17 March 2015
Tokyo Fashion Week opens with petal-strewn labyrinth runway
Tokyo Fashion Week opened on a floral, fairy tale-inspired note, as a popular brand from Thailand turned the catwalk into a labyrinth strewn with petals.
16 March 2015
No compromise with Russia over Ukraine sanctions: EU chief
The European Union must not compromise with Russia over sanctions in response to the Ukraine crisis, the bloc's chief Donald Tusk said in an interview.
16 March 2015
Anti-Rousseff protests draw 1.5 million across Brazil
About 1.5 million protesters hit the streets across Brazil in a major show of anger against leftist President Dilma Rousseff.
16 March 2015
Merkel urges closer tech ties with rising IT giant China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged closer high-tech cooperation with China as she opened a major IT business fair where the Asian giant is the official partner country.
16 March 2015
Putin mulled putting nuclear forces 'on alert' over Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to put the country's nuclear forces on alert as he sought to annex Crimea last year.
16 March 2015
Ukraine leaders says truce deal 'not working'
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko slammed a month-old peace deal with pro-Russian rebels as "not working".
16 March 2015
Hungarians rally on national day for and against PM Orban
Thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in separate national day demonstrations to both protest against, and voice support for, Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
16 March 2015
Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed takes lead of Nazarbayev's election campaign office
Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed has been put in the head of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s election campaign office.
16 March 2015
26 dead in Syria regime air raids near Damascus: monitor
At least 26 people including seven children were killed and more than 100 wounded in Syrian government air strikes near the capital Damascus.
16 March 2015
Almaty shocked with 5 magnitude earthquake
A strong earthquake happened very close to Almaty on March 15. It was very clearly felt in the city.
16 March 2015
Two more Kazakhstani parties support Nazarbayev's candidacy in presidential elections
Two Kazakhstan parties – Party of Patriots and Social Democratic Party Auyl - have supported the candidacy of the incumbent president Nursultan Nazarbayev in the coming presidential elections.
15 March 2015
Northern parts of Kazakhstan to witness solar eclipse on March 20
The first complete solar eclipse of the year is going to take place on March 20, 15 hours prior to the astronomical spring in the Northern hemisphere - equinox.
15 March 2015
Thousands told to evacuate as deadly blaze threatens Chile city
Chile declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of up to 16,000 people as a raging forest fire led to at least one death and threatened the historic port city of Valparaiso.
14 March 2015