No to Borat, Yes to Kazakhstan

Have you seen the movie "Borat"? What did you think of it? Did you find it funny?Imagine it was about your home country. What would you feel?My name is Darya (Dasha) Boichenko. This is my first big article and I...

Numerous Earthquakes Rock Central Asia

A number of earthquakes in Asia are making headlines today, and there's been some confusion as to whether the tremors originated from the same epicentre or if there were indeed numerous isolated quakes.  The...

Kazakh Man Avoids DUI Charge By Drinking Fermented Mare's Milk

In what seems like a scene out of the film Borat, a court in Kazakhstan has dropped drunk-driving charges against a man because he was drinking fermented mare's milk rather than beer. The drink, called kumys, is...

Vogue Model Dies in Fall From New York Building

A European Vogue cover model fell to her death on Saturday night from her Manhattan apartment building.Reports are calling it an apparent suicide."Ruslana Korshunova, 20, died around 2:30 p.m. in a fall from a...

Olympic torch relay will start in Seoul guarded by 8,000 police

The torch will be heavily guarded in Seoul on Sunday, as the Olympic torch continues on its journey around the globe. Seoul was the site of the 1988 Summer Olympics."The first of 80 runners was scheduled to start...

Want to Get Rich? Befriend Bill Clinton

Hundreds of books are about how to make money quickly. These books don't know the real secret though. Do you know what that secret is? No? Well, today only, I will tell you how to accumulate more wealth than you...

Condi Rice Defends Borat

Condi Rice may not be a fan of Borat, but she and the U.S. State Department have something to say about the fate of his web page: it was taken down by the Kazakh censors. While not giving him top diplomatic billing in the latest State publication on human rights in...

Borat's Invited to Kazakhstan

"Kazakh official to Borat: Come Visit."

Chicken in Kazakhstan Lays Egg with Religious Motif

ALMATY (Digital Dementia News Services) - A chicken in a Kazakh village has laid an egg with the word "Allah" inscribed on its shell, state media reported Thursday. "Our mosque confirmed that it...

India calls for zero tolerance towards terrorism - Hindu

"India today said Asian nations should make a commitment to zero tolerance towards terrorism to maintain peace and security in the continent. "Today, we see a re-emergence of forces, which spawned the culture of terrorism in our region. It is necessary for us to redouble our...

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