More volunteers arrive to Kokpekti
Minister of Emergency Situations denied rumors about villagers missing after the flood in Kokpekti village.
Woman killed by shark in Australia
A woman was taken by a shark on Thursday while swimming with her husband in Australia, authorities said, in an attack which horrified fellow swimmers.
Pakistan's Musharraf survives assassination bomb attempt: police
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a bomb went off shortly before his convoy was due to pass early Thursday, police said.
Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wounded: commander
Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was being treated for mental health issues, the commander of the US base said.
Minor tsunami hits Japan after Chile quake
Small tsunami waves hit northern Japan early Thursday following a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake thousands of kilometres away across the Pacific Ocean in Chile after officials issued an evacuation advisory for certain areas.
Update on flooding in Karaganda Oblast
The risk of flooding in Akmola and Karaganda Oblasts, central Kazakhstan, is high because the warming was very sharp this spring.
Corruption of minors case trial to start in mid April
The case of the British national Peter Baruch charged with corrupting minors in Kazakhstan will be transferred to court in mid April.
Swedish woman jailed for cake attack on politician
A 60-year-old woman was sentenced to two months in jail Tuesday for attacking the leader of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats with a cake and driving without a licence.
Frenchwoman latest foreign student murdered in Brisbane
A Frenchwoman has become the fourth foreign student to be brutally murdered in the Australian city of Brisbane in almost as many months, police said Wednesday.