Kabul airport targeted in ongoing Taliban attack
Taliban militants launched a grenade and gun attack on Kabul airport early Monday, taking over two nearby buildings which security forces attempted to storm as blasts and shooting rocked the Afghan capital.
10 June 2013
Media unveiles Ablyazov's wife arrival video
Kazakhstan TV channel KTK has published an exclusive video of the arrival of Mukhtar Ablyazov’s wife Alma Shalabayeva and their 6-y.o. daughter Alua Ablyazova to Almaty.
10 June 2013
Texas actress arrested in US ricin case
A Texas actress was arrested Friday for mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control activist.
US man held for China French school sex abuse: police
An American teacher at a top French school in Shanghai has been detained on suspicion of child molestation, local police said, confirming reports from school officials and parents.
Outrage as Egypt court sentences 43 NGO workers
A Cairo court sentenced 43 Egyptian and foreign NGO staff on Tuesday to jail terms of up to five years for working illegally, sparking outrage and raising fears for the future of civil society.
05 June 2013
ICC wants more evidence before charging I.Coast's Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court wants more evidence before deciding whether to try Ivorian ex-president Laurent Gbagbo for crimes against humanity for his role in a bloody election standoff two years ago.
Spain seizes 17 tonnes of hashish on boat
Spanish customs agents have intercepted a fishing boat carrying just over 17 tonnes of hashish in the Mediterranean and detained the ship's 14 crew members, all of them Egyptian nationals.
Suspicious letters sent to White House, NY mayor
A suspicious letter addressed to the White House and "similar" to an apparently poison-laced letter sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been intercepted.