US makes major bust of global synthetic drug ring
US officials announced the largest-ever bust of a global synthetic drugs ring Wednesday, seizing thousands of pounds of illicit drugs and arresting 225 people in five countries and 35 US states.
27 June 2013
Texas executes 500th inmate since death penalty reinstated
The US state of Texas on Wednesday executed its 500th convict since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, a record in a country where capital punishment is in decline elsewhere.
27 June 2013
US fines 'Hezbollah' bank $102 mn for laundering
A Lebanese bank accused of laundering money from drugs and other operations for clients tied to Hezbollah militants agreed Tuesday to pay US authorities $102 million to settle the charges.
Verdict expected in Berlusconi sex trial
An Italian court is expected to deliver its verdict Monday on whether former premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage prostitute and abused his official powers.
At least 50 plots foiled by US spy programs: NSA chief Secret US surveillance has foiled more than 50 terror plots since 2001, including a planned bomb attack on the New York Stock Exchange, a US spy chief said Tuesday, defending leaked programs.
19 June 2013
Ablyazov may be in France: mediaKazoravda analyzed German and Austrian media that performed their own investigations over exile Kazakhstan tycoon.
Pentagon reveals 'indefinite detainees' list The Pentagon released Monday the names of Guantanamo Bay's 46 "indefinite detainees," terror suspects considered too dangerous to transfer from the prison and who cannot be tried in court.
PNG girl beheads father after he rapes her: report A teenage girl beheaded her father with a bush knife after he raped her at their home in Papua New Guinea, a report said Monday, with community leaders protecting her, saying the man deserved to die.