Putin breaks silence on family to say daughters live in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin broke silence on the whereabouts of his two daughters, whose lives are a highly kept secret.
'Hunger Games' gobbles up box office top spot
North American cinema-goers had plenty of appetite for the latest "Hunger Games" movie, with the sci-fi survival flick debuting in the weekend box office's top spot.
Nazarbayev talks to Putin on phone
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Giants inhabited pre-historic Kazakhstan?
A former resident of Karaganda Viacheslav Plokhov claims he found footprints of pre-historic giants in Kazakhstan. The news some might call
New York honors Jessye Norman, soprano who 'heals soul'
New York's opera community paid tribute to the legendary soprano Jessye Norman, with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.
Americans urged to stop wasting food
In the run-up to Thanksgiving, a holiday to celebrate bountiful harvests, Americans are being urged to stop wasting food so much.
Judge approves $450 mn deal in Apple ebook suit
A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.
Hong Kong democracy movement split in protest-weary city
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are at a crossroads -- as public support fades after nearly two months of mass sit-ins and gridlocked traffic.
Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort
Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.
China rejects Uighur scholar's appeal against life sentence
A Chinese court rejected an appeal against a life sentence handed to a prominent scholar from the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority.
Ukraine coalition agrees to make NATO membership a priority
Ukraine's pro-Western political parties agreed to make joining NATO a priority in a coalition deal that will give them a parliamentary majority.
Honduras buries slain Miss World contestant, sister
A shaken Honduras buried its Miss World contestant and her sister, after the latter's boyfriend shot them in a jealous rage, according to police and media reports.
Scientists study rare tapeworm living in man's brain
Scientists in Britain removed and studied a rare tapeworm that lived in a man's brain for four years, researchers saidю
Details of Obama's immigration plan
President Barack Obama takes executive action to left the threat of deportation for some five million people.
Google tests replacing web ads with contributions
Google began rolling out a way for people to support websites they frequent and, in return, be rewarded with ad-free pages
'Call of Duty' blasts past $10 bn in sales
Blockbuster military shooter video game "Call of Duty" has blasted past $10 billion in lifetime sales.
Twitter boss launches global cash register service
Twitter's co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past.
Singer Robbie Williams launches clothes collection
British star Robbie Williams is to launch a 30-piece clothing collection with retailer Primark.
YouTube goes online for second Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awards are undergoing an overhaul for their second edition next year, scrapping a star-studded gala and instead looking at videos' online buzz.
'Concerned' Kerry joins troubled Iran nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined troubled Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, with Russia warning that getting a deal will be "very difficult".
