Mexican beauty queen killed in gunbattle
A 22-year-old Mexican beauty queen was killed in a gunfight between soldiers and a suspected gang she was riding with in the northwestern state of Sinaloa.
28 November 2012
Mexico police unearth 20 bodies in violence-torn north
The bones of nine people were found in desert graves in violence-plagued northern Mexico, raising the number of remains found there since the weekend to 20, authorities said Monday.
Twin suicide bombings kill 11 at Nigeria church
A suicide bomber rammed a bus into a church at a military barracks in restive northern Nigeria on Sunday and another detonated his explosives-packed car minutes later, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more.
China arrests 90 over child abductions: state media
Police have arrested 90 gang suspects across China and freed 28 children who were allegedly kidnapped from the far west and taken to various cities to steal, the China Daily said on Thursday.
23 November 2012
Mumbai attacks gunman Kasab executed
The sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed on Wednesday, nearly four years after 166 people were killed in a three-day rampage through India's financial capital.
Australia seizes $246 million of drugs from China
Australian police said Wednesday they had seized cocaine and methamphetamine worth Aus$237 million (US$246 million) shipped from China in a consignment of heavy machinery.
22 November 2012
Vandals steal ancient rock carvings in California
Vandals have stolen at least four ancient rock carvings, apparently using cement-cutting circular saws to slice them out of a valuable archeological site in California.
Kazakh guard accused of killing 15 goes on trial
A Kazakh border guard charged with killing 14 fellow servicemen at a remote frontier post went on trial Monday accused of murder, damage of property and theft of classified documents.
19 November 2012
British citizen beaten up in Atyrau center
A British citizen was found unconscious with numerous bodily injuries next to Ak Zhaiyk hotel in the center of Atyrau in western Kazakhstan.