Illegal oil pipeline discovered at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Diesel fuel oil was pumped through the pipeline that began in Kazakhstan and then run to the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
A crack caused evacuation of citizens from 9-storey building in Priozersk
Around 100 residents were evacuated from the emergency-state 9-storey residential building in Priozersk town of Kazakhstan’s Karaganda oblast.
DR Congo rebels impose new leaders and taxes: officials
Officials in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo accuse a rebel force of replacing traditional leaders and extorting heavy taxes from the people, while peace talks take place in Uganda under a ceasefire.
Autopilot failed in AN-72 that crashed near Shymkent
The General Prosecutor’s Office gave details of the investigation into the crash of AN-72 near Shymkent in south Kazakhstan.
Malians escaping 'second hell' find refuge in Burkina
For the many Malians who have fled to Burkina Faso in recent days, facing life in a refugee camp won out over the horrors of war, after already suffering through occupation by hardline Islamist rebels.
Algeria says 37 foreigners killed in gas plant siege
Thirty-seven foreigners of eight nationalities were killed by Islamist militants in a well-planned attack on a remote gas plant, some of them executed with a bullet to the head.
France says military goal is 'total reconquest of Mali'
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday the end goal of France's military action in Mali was to retake control of the whole country from Islamist militants who have seized the north.
Strauss-Kahn paid hotel maid $1.5 million: report
Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn paid a settlement of $1.5 million (1.1 million euros) to the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault.
Delhi gang-rape trial to open in fast-track court
The trial of five men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a moving New Delhi bus was set to open on Monday in a special "fast-track" court established to deliver speedy justice.