US presses China on Uighur rights after unrest US presses China on Uighur rights after unrest The United States on Wednesday urged China to safeguard the rights of its Uighur minority and carry out a transparent probe of the latest violence in which 21 people died.
26 April 2013 10:22
MIG-31 crashed because of control system failure Icon MIG-31 crashed because of control system failure The aircraft started spinning into the left at the height of 3 thousand meters: this was for sure a control system failure: expert.
25 April 2013 19:20
Pilot of crashed MIG-31 diverted it from village Icon Pilot of crashed MIG-31 diverted it from village Marat Yedigeev, the commander pilot of MIG-31 aircraft that crashed on April 23 in Karaganda oblast, diverted the falling aircraft from a village.
25 April 2013 19:10
CIA, FBI flagged Boston suspect CIA, FBI flagged Boston suspect Both the CIA and the FBI flagged the deceased Boston bombing suspect over possible terror ties, but he slipped through the fingers of investigators.
25 April 2013 17:42
Fire leaves 300 people without housing in Astana Fire leaves 300 people without housing in Astana Six gas bottles exploded in a dormitory in Astana causing a fire and damaging the dormitory in Astana.
25 April 2013 13:49
Bangladesh garment trade under fire as disaster toll rises Bangladesh garment trade under fire as disaster toll rises Rescuers in Bangladesh Thursday hunted for survivors in a collapsed building as the death toll rose to 152 and criticism mounted of foreign firms that source cheap clothes from the country.
25 April 2013 12:42
Witness tells about MIG-31 crash and its brave pilot Icon Witness tells about MIG-31 crash and its brave pilot MIG-31 navigator is in hospital with a brain concussion; the deceased pilot had a wife and three children.
25 April 2013 12:19
Hezbollah's Syria role threatens Lebanon 'neutrality' Hezbollah's Syria role threatens Lebanon 'neutrality' Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah's decision to fight openly alongside the Syrian regime will increase Lebanon's involvement in Syria's conflict, despite a policy of neutrality.
25 April 2013 10:01
Charges dropped against US ricin suspect Charges dropped against US ricin suspect A US man accused of sending a poison-laced letter to the White House was released from jail with his charges dismissed Tuesday as officials searched the home of a rival.
24 April 2013 18:06
US 'pinged' when Boston suspect flew to Russia US 'pinged' when Boston suspect flew to Russia US lawmakers learned Tuesday that security monitors "pinged" when a Boston bombing suspect flew to Russia last year, as concerns grew about possible intelligence sharing failures.
24 April 2013 14:44
Many feared dead as Bangladesh building collapses Many feared dead as Bangladesh building collapses At least three people were killed and many more are feared dead after an eight-storey building housing a market collapsed Wednesday on the outskirts of Dhaka.
24 April 2013 13:29
French embassy in Tripoli bombed, 2 injured: sources French embassy in Tripoli bombed, 2 injured: sources A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya, wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage in the first attack on a foreign mission since militants stormed the US consulate in Benghazi in September.
24 April 2013 10:54
MIG-31 military airplane crashes in Kazakhstan MIG-31 military airplane crashes in Kazakhstan A military airplane crashed in Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan. One man was killed in the crash.
24 April 2013 10:27
Canada nabs two in alleged Qaeda-backed train plot Canada nabs two in alleged Qaeda-backed train plot Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Canada in connection with what federal police said Monday was a plot backed by Al-Qaeda to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area.
24 April 2013 10:02
Threatening letter, powder sent to S. Korea minister Threatening letter, powder sent to S. Korea minister South Korea's defence minister received Tuesday a package containing a threatening letter and suspicious powder, in what his ministry described as an attempted act of "terror".
23 April 2013 18:49
187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes 187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people, including scores of civilians, while massive blazes left nearly half the town destroyed.
23 April 2013 13:50
Boston bomb suspect blames brother: report Boston bomb suspect blames brother: report Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators his brother was the leader in last week's deadly attacks, and that no international terrorist groups were behind them.
23 April 2013 10:26
Half of Guantanamo on hunger strike: US official Half of Guantanamo on hunger strike: US official More than half of the 166 detainees held at the US-run Guantanamo military prison have joined a rapidly growing hunger strike to protest their indefinite detention.
22 April 2013 18:21
Car falls in two in accident in Almaty Icon Car falls in two in accident in Almaty Mitsubishi Lancer fell to pieces smashing into a concrete support pole of the underground crossing in Almaty.
22 April 2013 17:50

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