NY police seek witnesses after toddler shot
The New York Police Department on Tuesday offered a $12,000 reward to witnesses who could help them find the person who shot dead a 16-month old boy in Brooklyn.
05 September 2013
Manning files bid for Obama pardon: lawyer
Lawyers for Chelsea Manning filed a request for a pardon from President Barack Obama on Tuesday following the soldier's 35-year jail sentence for the biggest intelligence leak in US history.
04 September 2013
Who is 'Molly'? A sweet name for deadly designer drug
Everybody is talking about Molly, but few aside from the young, hip and famous knew who she was until the death of two people at a New York music festival this weekend.
Laywer who led to Ablyazov arrested in Moscow
The 37-y.o. lawyer Yelena Tischenko has been arrested in Moscow. She was the one who involuntarily helped track down the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
03 September 2013
Peru coca growers switch to coffee, battle fungus
Peru's anti-drug strategy hinges on persuading farmers to grow coffee instead of coca, the raw material of cocaine, but low prices and plant disease are getting in the way.
Police identifies Prime Plaza fight instigators
Almaty police has identified the instigators who provoked the clashes at the concert in Prime Plaza in Almaty. They turned out to be three minors and three 18-y.o. young men.
India arrests suspected top militant on border
Indian police have arrested the alleged co-founder of top home-grown militant group the Indian Mujahideen, which is suspected of killing hundreds in multiple attacks across the country.
Canadian woman steals back stolen bicycle
A Vancouver woman earned widespread notoriety Tuesday for stealing back her bicycle from a thief after seeing it advertised online.
29 August 2013
New York murders, shootings hit new low
Murders and shootings in New York have dropped to a new low, the mayor's office announced Tuesday, as the city's controversial stop-and-frisk policy comes under fire in the mayoral race.
28 August 2013
Mumbai gang-rape suspects were feared in their slum home
As Mumbai reels over the gang-rape of a young photographer in the heart of the city last week, angry neighbours of the arrested suspects describe a gang of jobless youths known for petty theft and drinking.
Kazakhstan students kept in small individual cells in US
One of Kazakhstan students accused in the United States of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case told about the conditions of their detention in the American jail.