Three citizens of Atyrau oblast were preparing terrorist attacks against police
Three citizens of Atyrau oblast were arrested in suspicion of ivolvement in terrorist activities and commitment of other crimes as part of an organized group.
Air strike kills children as Syrian war rages
Shelling and air raids killed dozens of Syrian civilians, including children, on Monday, a watchdog said, while rebels and loyalists fought close-quarter battles in Aleppo's main souk.
Iran warns against Syrian use of chemical weapons
Iran on Monday added its voice to warnings against Syria ever using chemical weapons in its increasingly large-scale war with anti-government insurgents.
Two unidentified aggressors shooting in Aktau in broad daylight
Aktau police is searching for the criminals involved in the shooting on October 1.
Madoff scam went back further than thought: US
Bernard Madoff's multi-billion dollar Wall Street fraud started in the early 1970s, at least two decades earlier than previously thought.
36 dead in Hong Kong ferry collision: official
A pleasure boat on a trip to watch National Day fireworks collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, leaving 36 people dead and sparking a frantic overnight rescue effort.
Court cut Kazakhstan tycoon's claims 1000-fold in a case against Vremya magazine
The hearings on the case of Kazakhstan tycoon Alidzhan Ibragimov against Vremya magazine and journalist Gennady Benditskiy have finished in Almaty.
Maldivian ruling party MP assassinated in capital
An unidentified attacker stabbed and killed a Maldivian ruling party legislator Tuesday in the first assassination of a lawmaker in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
Kenyan forces hit Shebab bases around final Somali bastion
Kenyan helicopter gunships struck Shebab bases outside the Somali port of Kismayo to clear the way for a takeover of the town abandoned by the Al-Qaeda linked Islamist fighters.