Legalization law adopted in KazakhstanToday, the Kazakhstan Parliament рфы adopted the law "On amnesty of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, repatriates and persons holding a residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan due to legalization of their property".
Australia morgue refuses bodies as 'too fat'An Australian funeral director had to store the body of a 200-kilogramme (441-pound) man in her car overnight after a morgue refused it for being too big, reports said.
No charges for Japanese in Anne Frank diary vandalism caseA 36-year-old Japanese man arrested for vandalising library copies of Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" will not be charged after he was found to be mentally incompetent, a report said.
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Pakistan female singer shot deadUnknown gunmen shot dead a popular female singer in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar in the latest attack against women artists, officials said.
Amazon challenges rivals with 3D 'Fire' smartphoneAmazon unveiled its "Fire Phone," a high-end handset boasting "breakthrough technologies" and a move aimed at challenging market leaders Apple and Samsung.
Salute to Holbrook opens US documentary film festivalOne of the world's top documentary film festivals kicked off Wednesday with a celebration of the iconic American actor who has immortalized Mark Twain on stage for 60 years.
Remains recovered from 1952 Alaska plane crashThe remains of 17 US service members lost in a 1952 military plane crash in Alaska have been recovered more than six decades later, officials said.
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Football: Spain dethroned as Chile dazzleSpain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.