Tiger killing show for Chinese rich and powerful: report
More than 10 tigers have been killed as "visual feasts" to entertain officials and rich businessmen in a Chinese city, state media reported.
Bin Laden son-in-law found guilty on US terror charges
A New York jury on Wednesday found Osama bin Laden's son-in-law guilty of conspiracy to kill Americans and supporting terrorists as an impassioned Al-Qaeda spokesman in 2001-2002.
World's 'longest-serving' death row inmate granted retrial in Japan
A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was Thursday granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, decades after doubts emerged about his guilt.
Drunk police officer kills two in car accident in Astana
A Mercedes driving at an extremely high speed crashed into a BMW-7 in Astana killing two. A police patrol sergeant Berik Tasybaev was driving the Mercedes. He was drunk.
Suspected Jewish vandals hit 45 E.Jerusalem cars
Suspected Jewish extremists punctured the tyres of dozens of Palestinian cars in annexed east Jerusalem on Monday in the latest so-called "price tag" hate crime, police and an AFP correspondent said.
Bin Laden son-in-law tells US trial of 9/11 cave chat
Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility for masterminding 9/11 on the night of the attacks, his son-in-law said Wednesday as he unexpectedly testified at his federal trial in New York on terror charges.
Official from Taiwan's Acer held over alleged insider trading
An official from Taiwanese computer maker Acer was formally detained Wednesday on insider trading charges, a day after prosecutors searched the firm's headquarters.
Batch of blank Kazakh passports seized from Chinese nationals at border
Nearly 300 blank Kazakhstan passports have been seized from two Chinese nationals at the border in Almaty airport.
Tabloid hacked Prince Harry homework message, court hears
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson paid a private investigator to monitor royal phone calls, including one in which Prince Harry asked for help with his homework.