Drunk police officer kills two in car accident in Astana Icon 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.
25 March 2014 14:26
Suspected Jewish vandals hit 45 E.Jerusalem cars 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.
24 March 2014 14:27
Bin Laden son-in-law tells US trial of 9/11 cave chat 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.
20 March 2014 12:07
Official from Taiwan's Acer held over alleged insider trading 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.
20 March 2014 09:47
Batch of blank Kazakh passports seized from Chinese nationals at border Icon 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.
19 March 2014 16:04
Tabloid hacked Prince Harry homework message, court hears 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.
19 March 2014 12:25
Australian police dig for 'multiple' baby graves at rural home Australian police dig for 'multiple' baby graves at rural home Police in Australia began digging up a rural property on Tuesday searching for what reports said were "multiple babies" in secret graves.
18 March 2014 14:27
France indicts two women over 'Syria-bound' teenage girl France indicts two women over 'Syria-bound' teenage girl French prosecutors on Friday charged two women over the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl who is believed to have travelled to Syria to fight alongside jihadist rebels.
16 March 2014 17:23
US yogurt bar founder jailed for attacking beggar US yogurt bar founder jailed for attacking beggar A co-founder of the Pinkberry US frozen yogurt chain was jailed for seven years Friday for using a tire iron to attack a homeless man begging for money.
16 March 2014 11:43
French court sentences Rwandan over genocide French court sentences Rwandan over genocide A French court sentenced a former Rwandan army captain to 25 years in prison over the 1994 genocide Friday, in a landmark ruling just weeks ahead of the massacre's 20th anniversary.
15 March 2014 12:10
Mexico uncovers tunnel for smuggling migrants into US Mexico uncovers tunnel for smuggling migrants into US Mexican authorities in the border city of Tijuana found a tunnel designed to smuggle people without documentation into the United States, the government said.
14 March 2014 17:37
S. Korean strongman's art collection sold to pay fines S. Korean strongman's art collection sold to pay fines Art works confiscated from the family of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-Hwan have been auctioned to pay multi-million-dollar fines imposed for bribes the disgraced military strongman received in office.
13 March 2014 18:08
French thief steals from rare birds in South Kazakhstan French thief steals from rare birds in South Kazakhstan A French national was arrested on suspicion of stealing a large sum of money from the company he worked in.
13 March 2014 12:26
9 arrested after a large fight in Astana Icon 9 arrested after a large fight in Astana A witness made a video of the incident that happened near an Astana night club.
13 March 2014 12:04
Chinese woman cuts off ex-boyfriend's penis, kills him: report Chinese woman cuts off ex-boyfriend's penis, kills him: report A Chinese woman chopped off her former boyfriend's penis with scissors and then killed him with a hammer after he raped her.
11 March 2014 18:09
Armed forces weigh return to notorious Rio favelas Armed forces weigh return to notorious Rio favelas Hundreds of security forces could be deployed again to a notorious maze of slums in northern Rio, home to a major 2010 police action, after the death of three officers.
11 March 2014 10:01
Yemen upholds 10-year jail for 11 Somali pirates Yemen upholds 10-year jail for 11 Somali pirates An appeals court in the southern port of Aden upheld a 10-year jail term Sunday for 11 Somali pirates convicted of trying to hijack a ship in Yemeni waters.
10 March 2014 09:23
Man charged with spreading rumours of banks' insolvency holds overdue loan from Kaspi Bank Man charged with spreading rumours of banks' insolvency holds overdue loan from Kaspi Bank Darkhan Sabdenov, who was charged with distributing misleading information about insolvency of three Kazakhstan banks, had failed to repay his loan to Kaspi Bank.
09 March 2014 16:18
Fugitive Kadhafi playboy son handed back to Libya Fugitive Kadhafi playboy son handed back to Libya A son of late dictator Moamer Kadhafi was extradited Thursday from Niger to Libya, where he is accused of murder and repression during the 2011 uprising that ended his father's rule.
07 March 2014 13:17

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