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Kazakhstan Defense Ministry to use computer games and cartoons to make military service more attractive
Computer games and cartoons will be made available on the website of the Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan.
28 November 2013
Almaty Mayor admits gays exist in his city
Akim (Mayor) of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov has admitted the existence of gays in the city.
01 November 2013
Almaty residents select Top 7 attractions
Almaty youth has been polled to identify the Seven 'Wonders' of Almaty city.
18 September 2013
Young Australians getting fatter: study
Young Australians have a reputation for being fit and enjoying a sporty, outdoorsy lifestyle, but research released Monday found they are stacking on more weight than any other age group.
19 August 2013
Spoon in underwear saving British youths from South Asia forced marriage
Campaigning group says the trick of putting a spoon in their underwear has saved some youngsters from a forced union in their South Asian ancestral homelands.
15 August 2013
Energy drink makers on defensive at US Senate hearing
The multi-billion-dollar global energy drink industry joined forces on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to fight off growing claims that their caffeine-rich products are hazardous to young people's health.
01 August 2013
Pope understands youth who lose faith over church sins
Pope Francis on Friday voiced understanding for young people who have lost faith over the Catholic Church's failings and those turned off by corrupt politics.
27 July 2013
The pope and the Stones, superstars of Copacabana
Pope Francis on Thursday showed that his message of renewed faith in Jesus Christ can compete with the Rolling Stones and their Sympathy for the Devil.
26 July 2013
Rio metro breaks down, causing chaos amid papal visit
Rio de Janeiro's subway broke down on Tuesday, causing chaos for throngs of pilgrims in town for a huge Catholic gathering and a papal visit already marked by security lapses.
24 July 2013
Brazil protesters hope for Pope's backing during visit
Young Brazilians who marched in June to demand more funding for health and education are hoping Pope Francis will back their cause when he visits Rio next week.
18 July 2013
Merkel hosts leaders to fight youth unemployment
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts European leaders in a bid to tackle sky-high youth unemployment.
03 July 2013
Merkel ushers jobless EU youth talks on to campaign trail
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts EU talks on felling sky-high youth unemployment less than three months before German elections.
01 July 2013
EU leaders pledge job funds, back new budget
European leaders on Friday agreed to deploy 8.0 billion euros ($10.4 billion) to help create jobs for young people at a summit that also backed a tentative deal on the EU's next trillion-euro budget, despite simmering doubts.
29 June 2013
'Dear Italy, I have left, but would return if...'
As thousands of Italians leave the country to look for work elsewhere, one young journalist's blog claims to offer "a megaphone for this generation," a voice to all those who profess to be ready to return "if...".
25 June 2013
Brazilians back on the street against high travel fares
Thousands of youths clashed with riot police across central Sao Paulo late Thursday in a fresh round of rowdy protests over higher mass transit fares.
14 June 2013
Youths vie for top US spelling honor
The 86th annual National Spelling Bee kicks off Tuesday with 281 youngsters from eight nations putting their ability to spell some of the most obscure words in the English language to the test.
28 May 2013
US Boy Scouts to allow gay youths, not leaders
The Boy Scouts of America agreed for the first time Thursday to allow openly gay youths to join the organization, but will maintain a ban on gay adult leaders.
24 May 2013
Young obesity doubles death risk before 55: study
Men who are obese in their early 20s are twice as likely as peers of average weight to die before reaching the age of 55.
01 May 2013
Michelangelo enlisted to help deter youth crime in Italy
Michelangelo's art might help deter Italian youths from a life of crime, the interior minister said Monday, praising the loan of a drawing by the Renaissance master to a school in a rough suburb of Naples.
09 April 2013
Spanish youth protest around the world against unemployment
Spanish youths demonstrated Sunday in cities across Spain and near the country's embassies abroad against sky-high unemployment and poor working conditions.
08 April 2013