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Investigation of Challenger-200 crash near Almaty to finish in 2014 The investigation into the causes of the crash of Challenger-200 aircraft near Almaty will not be completed this year: official.

06 September 2013

Kenyan lawmakers back moves to pull out of world court Kenyan lawmakers on Thursday backed a motion to pull out of the International Criminal Court, snubbing The Hague-based tribunal ahead of next week's trial of Vice President William Ruto.

06 September 2013

Monster tsunami could devastate California: study A tsunami generated by a massive earthquake off Alaska could cause major damage to California's economy and force 750,000 people to evacuate.

06 September 2013

Strike leaves parts of Johannesburg without power Large parts of Johannesburg -- including the suburb where Nelson Mandela is recuperating following his hospital release -- were without electricity.

05 September 2013

US general: 50-100 Afghan soldiers killed every week About 50 to 100 Afghan soldiers are killed in battle every week but the high casualty rate does not mean the country's forces are at the breaking point, a US general.

05 September 2013

NY police seek witnesses after toddler shot The New York Police Department on Tuesday offered a $12,000 reward to witnesses who could help them find the person who shot dead a 16-month old boy in Brooklyn.

05 September 2013

Manning files bid for Obama pardon: lawyer Lawyers for Chelsea Manning filed a request for a pardon from President Barack Obama on Tuesday following the soldier's 35-year jail sentence for the biggest intelligence leak in US history.

04 September 2013

Constructers find anti-tank mines in Temirtau 75 TM-57 military anti-tank mines have been discovered during construction of a hydraulic power station in Temirtau city.

04 September 2013

6.5 quake hits east Japan: USGS A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but local authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami.

04 September 2013

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Who is 'Molly'? A sweet name for deadly designer drug Everybody is talking about Molly, but few aside from the young, hip and famous knew who she was until the death of two people at a New York music festival this weekend.

04 September 2013

Argentine ex-president Menem back on trial at 83 Argentina's ex-president Carlos Menem was back in court for a new trial Monday, this time for allegedly falsifying his personal tax returns.

04 September 2013

Assad warns of 'regional war' if West takes military action: report Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad warned Monday that Western military strikes risked igniting a "regional war" in the "powder keg" of the Middle East, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro.

03 September 2013

Laywer who led to Ablyazov arrested in Moscow The 37-y.o. lawyer Yelena Tischenko has been arrested in Moscow. She was the one who involuntarily helped track down the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

03 September 2013

Peru coca growers switch to coffee, battle fungus Peru's anti-drug strategy hinges on persuading farmers to grow coffee instead of coca, the raw material of cocaine, but low prices and plant disease are getting in the way.

03 September 2013

China graft fight goes higher, and more political China's anti-corruption campaign is ensnaring ever more senior figures, with speculation now swirling about the powerful former security tsar.

03 September 2013

ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant on fire again A fire has happened at ArcelorMittal Temirtau plant in central Kazakhstan.

03 September 2013

Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark: UN More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from a year ago.

03 September 2013

Dozens injured after tornado hits eastern Japan Several dozen people were injured when a tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan on Monday, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings.

03 September 2013

Death toll in Philippine ferry sinking now at 108 Philippine divers have recovered more dead bodies from a ferry that sank after colliding with a cargo ship, raising the death toll from the incident to 108.

03 September 2013