Police arrest 250, seize weapons in Argentina
A series of raids west of Buenos Aires yielded 250 arrests and unearthed firearms and drugs, police said Monday, the second such operation in as many weeks.
22 April 2014
Peter Baruch's hearing postponed
Peter Baruch detained for corruption of minors in Kazakhstan's Uralsk and Atyrau will remain in custody till the end of the month.
Israeli crime boss found shot dead
Prominent Israeli crime boss Charlie Abutbul was found dead on Thursday at his home near Tel Aviv, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, public radio said.
18 April 2014
Fourth officer charged in US Navy bribery scandal
A fourth US Navy officer has been charged with leaking information to a foreign defense contractor in exchange for cash and other gifts in a widening bribery scandal, officials said Thursday.
18 April 2014
Boston Prisoner's Kazakhstani father denied visa
Amir Ismagulov, the father of Azamat Tazhayakov, who is accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case, has been denied a US visa and might not be able to attend his sons court hearings.
16 April 2014
Morocco jails British paedophile for 20 years: NGO
Morocco Tuesday jailed a British man, previously convicted of child sex offences, for 20 years for kidnapping and attempting to rape three young girls, a rights activist at the trial said.
Boston remembers marathon bombing victims, one year on
One year after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, the northeastern US city on Tuesday will pay solemn tribute to the victims of the grisly attack that stunned the nation.
China police seize thousands of guns, knives: media
Police in China have seized a huge cache of weapons including 15,000 guns and 120,000 knives from an illegal arms ring and detained 15 suspects, state media reported.
14 April 2014
Seven babies found dead in Utah home
Utah police responded to a tip that led to a grim discovery over the weekend, with seven dead infants found at their mother's home.
UAE woman 'brain-damaged' after London hotel attack
An Emirati woman attacked in her London hotel in a suspected burglary last weekend lost an eye and has been left with only five percent of her brain function, police said Saturday.
Islamic teacher shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus
Masked gunmen have shot dead an Islamic teacher after bursting into his home in Russia's Dagestan, in the latest such killing in the volatile region, investigators said.
12 April 2014
Drug cartel internal feud leaves 28 dead in Mexico
An internal power struggle within the once-powerful Gulf drug cartel has left 28 people dead in gunfights on Mexico's northeastern coast this week, authorities said.