Bank says Kazakh oligarch caused losses for foreign banks
Kazakh bank BTA said Thursday that exiled oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov had embezzled at least $6 billion and also caused hundreds of millions in losses for foreign banks.
Kazakhs charged with impeding Boston bombing probe
A federal grand jury in Boston indicted two college students from Kazakhstan on Thursday for allegedly impeding investigators pursuing the Boston Marathon bombers.
Canada pet shop owner had no permit for killer python
The owner of a python which is thought to have crushed two infants to death in a Canadian apartment did not have a permit to keep such an animal.
Yemen says Qaeda plotted to take hostages at oil port
Yemen said Wednesday it had foiled an Al-Qaeda plot to storm a Western-run oil terminal and seize a port city, as a terror alert kept US Middle East missions closed.
Swiss prosecutors freeze Ryskaliyev's and Khrapunov's accounts in Switzerland
Swiss bank accounts of the Ryskaliyevs and the Khrapunovs have been frozen.
Shalabayeva has not requested to leave Kazakhstan: official
Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the exile Kazakhstan banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, has not yet applied to the law-enforcement authorities for a permit to leave Kazakhstan.
American couple faces 10 years in jail for raping children from Kazakhstan
Linda Mayotte accused of raping a minor teen adopted from Kazakhstan testified that he was choking her when she refused to submit to his sexual demands.
Turkey court sentences ex-army chief to life in mass coup trial
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former army chief to life in prison in a high-profile trial of 275 people accused of plotting against the Islamic-rooted government.
Spain arrests paedophile pardoned by Morocco king
Spanish police on Monday arrested a convicted paedophile who had his pardon revoked by Morocco's King Mohamed VI after it sparked angry protests in the north African country.