Oil thieves caught in south Kazakhstan
Members of an organized criminal group stealing oil from Kumkol-Shymkent pipeline were apprehended in South-Kazakhstan oblast.
Rebels continue Central Africa push as Chad troops arrive
Rebels in the Central African Republic seized a town near the border with Chad on Wednesday, a day after Chadian troops entered the country at Bangui's request to help the army contain the rebel offensive.
20 December 2012 17:55
Mexico empties prison of all its inmates after deadly riot
Officials on Wednesday removed all of the prisoners -- about 500 inmates -- from a prison in northern Mexico, one day after the facility erupted in violence, leaving 15 inmates and nine guards dead.
20 December 2012 13:53
US to seek death penalty in Afghan massacre case
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in one of the most appalling atrocities of the war.
Chile journalists probing Pinochet abuses 'intimidated'
Chilean reporters investigating human rights violations under general Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship say their homes were broken into as part of a campaign of intimidation over their work.
Obama tells Rwanda to end DRC rebel support
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end all support for rebels in the conflict-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo.
World leaders express shock over latest US shooting
World leaders expressed shock and horror after a gunman massacred 20 small children and six teachers Friday in the US state of Connecticut, in one of the worst school shootings in history.