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Volunteers join firefighters battling Spain blaze Chugging along on tractors, brigades of volunteers rode to the aid of regular firefighters battling a deadly blaze in northeastern Spain on Monday.

24 July 2012 15:48

Obama pays tribute to US massacre victims, survivors President Barack Obama paid emotional tribute Sunday to the victims and survivors of the Aurora cinema massacre, as the shaken US town held a tearful vigil for the 12 dead filmgoers.

23 July 2012 16:53

Arab nations urge Assad to quit as fighting rages Arab nations have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to swiftly give up power as his troops launched a fresh assault on rebels in Damascus and the second city Aleppo.

23 July 2012 13:27

A Frenchman's union of Islam and homosexuality A newlywed homosexual Frenchman is on a mission to prove that "being gay and Muslim is possible" after feeling forced for years to choose between his religion and sexuality.

23 July 2012 12:37

Libya vote shows 'commitment to democracy': US Libya has taken an "important step forward" with this month's election results and the vote process showed the Libyan people's "commitment to democracy".

20 July 2012 13:42

Physical inactivity kills 5 million a year: report A third of the world's adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year.

18 July 2012 18:45

10 dead in Egypt building collapse: health ministry Egypt's health ministry said Sunday that rescue services had retrieved 10 bodies from under the rubble of an 11-storey building that collapsed a day earlier in the coastal city of Alexandria.

16 July 2012 15:14

Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said on Friday, prompting the opposition to call for urgent UN intervention.

13 July 2012 18:46

People-smugglers 'using' Australian navy People-smugglers have begun using the Australian navy as a collection service with asylum-seeker boats issuing distress calls even when they are not in trouble.

13 July 2012 13:03

50,000 flee as record rain in Japan kills three At least three people have died and 50,000 have been ordered to evacuate their homes as unprecedented rains pound the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu.

12 July 2012 18:35

Quitting smoking adds even more pounds than thought: study Quitting smoking leads to an average weight gain of four to five kilogrammes (nine to 11 pounds) in the first year -- "significantly" more than previously thought.

11 July 2012 18:41

Brazil to breed GM mosquitoes to combat dengue Brazil will breed huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes to help stop the spread of dengue fever, an illness that has already struck nearly 500,000 people this year nationwide.

11 July 2012 10:23

Thousands risk Internet shutdown as US fix expires Tens of thousands of people around the world whose computers were infected with malware may lose their Internet access Monday after the expiry of a US government fix.

09 July 2012 17:22

Southern Russia reels from floods as toll climbs to 171 Investigators Sunday launched a probe into possible negligence after devastating flash floods in southern Russia killed at least 171 people and President Vladimir Putin demanded officials explain the disaster.

09 July 2012 14:16

Afghan President hails aid, calls for help on graft Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Monday hailed international donors for pledging $16 billion in aid to the war-torn nation, but called for more help to clamp down on corruption.

09 July 2012 10:37

Obama defiant, Romney pounces on jobs report Weak jobs data threw President Barack Obama on the defensive Friday, as Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney told America's middle class it did not have to put up with such misery.

08 July 2012 11:13

Cholera outbreak in northern Mali kills two Two people have died and 26 others have been infected by an outbreak of cholera in the city of Gao, northern Mali, a region occupied by hardline Islamist groups.

05 July 2012 18:17

World has 5 mn test tube people: estimate In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has given the world about five million new people since the first test tube baby was born in England 34 years ago.

02 July 2012 13:05

Almaty traffic lights will be equipped with timers in 2013 All the traffic lights will be quipped with timers in Almaty, Akim (Mayor) of the city Akhmetzhan Yessimov says.

27 June 2012 16:49

Kazakhstan deputy failed to save any money with energy-saving light bulbs I used them in my apartment for a whole year. I put them in all rooms, but I haven't registered any saving: Majilis deputy Maira Aissina.

12 June 2012 13:37

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