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
Human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Almaty Human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Almaty A man tried to sell a Kyrgyz girl in Almaty for one thousand dollars.
06 March 2014 13:26
US businessman, engineer sold trade secrets to China: jury US businessman, engineer sold trade secrets to China: jury A US jury convicted a California businessman Wednesday of selling stolen trade secrets to Chinese firms so they could develop a pigment used to whiten a wide range of products.
06 March 2014 11:16
China holds three for Kunming station attack China holds three for Kunming station attack Chinese police have captured three suspects in a railway station attack that killed 29 people and injured 143.
04 March 2014 15:26
Women rebel in Italian mafia heartland Women rebel in Italian mafia heartland As the police patrol outside and pace the corridors of her office, anti-mafia prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti speaks to AFP about her specialty -- breaking the power of the clans by turning their women.
03 March 2014 16:44
Corruptor of minors Peter Baruch worked at Kashagan Corruptor of minors Peter Baruch worked at Kashagan British national Peter Baruch arrested in Uralsk for corruption of minors worked as a top-manager at the Kashagan oilfield.
02 March 2014 13:28
Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murders Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murders A Chilean court sentenced a leader of the country's Mapuche population to 18 years in jail on Friday for a fire that killed an elderly farmer and his wife.
01 March 2014 12:59
Almaty flea market fire case hits court Almaty flea market fire case hits court Hearings of the criminal case over Almaty flea market fire started on February 25.
27 February 2014 18:06
Woman torn to pieces in car accident in Almaty Icon Woman torn to pieces in car accident in Almaty A Toyota Camry has knocked down and killed a woman in Almaty.
27 February 2014 13:46
Soldier shoots dead five colleagues, self in Indian Kashmir Soldier shoots dead five colleagues, self in Indian Kashmir A soldier in Indian Kashmir shot dead five of his colleagues in a military camp before turning the gun on himself.
27 February 2014 12:22
U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States.
27 February 2014 12:10

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