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Aliyev case in Vienna becomes complicated
The case involving the deceased ex-ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria Rakhat Aliyev promises to become more complicated.
12 April 2015
Argentina requests Interpol notice for Bieber's arrest
An Argentine judge has asked Interpol to issue a Red Notice for the arrest of pop star Justin Bieber over the alleged assault of a photographer outside a nightclub in 2013.
11 April 2015
Penalty phase of Boston bombings trial starts April 21
The sentencing phase of the Boston bombings trial, which will condemn convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death or life imprisonment, will begin on April 21.
11 April 2015
Activists file Facebook class action suit in Austria
An Austrian law graduate spearheading a class action case against Facebook for alleged privacy breaches officially filed the suit in a Vienna court.
09 April 2015
Florida judge strikes 'lurid' Prince Andrew sex claims
A US judge has struck from the record "lurid" allegations by a woman who said she was forced into sexual relations with Britain's Prince Andrew when she was 17.
08 April 2015
Kazakhstan and Hungary to step up cooperation
Kazakhstan and Hungary have agreed to strengthen cooperation in legal sphere.
07 April 2015
Knox 'relieved and grateful' after Italy verdict
American Amanda Knox expressed "tremendous" relief after Italy's top court cleared her of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
28 March 2015
Amanda Knox's fate in hands of Italy's top court
Amanda Knox will discover if she is to be definitively convicted of murder as Italy's top court resumes a hearing on the 2007 slaying of British student Meredith Kercher.
27 March 2015
Ukraine arrests officials on live TV, sacks powerful oligarch
Ukraine dramatically arrested two top officials on graft charges at a televised cabinet meeting hours after the president sacked a powerful oligarch as regional governor.
26 March 2015
Elderly Thai man jailed for 'royal insult' graffiti
An elderly Thai man was jailed by a military court for scrawling graffiti in a shopping mall toilet critical of the country's junta leaders and its revered king.
20 March 2015
Thai former PM Yingluck to face trial over rice scheme
Thailand's former premier Yingluck Shinawatra was ordered to stand trial on charges of negligence over a bungled rice subsidy scheme.
19 March 2015
German art dealer gets six years in jail for cheating Aldi heir
A German court sentenced Helge Achenbach, one of the country's best-known art dealers, to six years in prison for defrauding the heir of the Aldi supermarket chain.
17 March 2015
$1.5 million database for orphans and potential parents: Dealing with corruption in orphanages
Prosecutor General's Office suggests a database as a solution for adoption related issues and crimes.
09 March 2015
Two Kazakh diplomats convicted in Germany sent back to Kazakhstan
Two Kazakhstani diplomats charged with cigarette smuggling have been extradited to Kazakhstan.
05 March 2015
Kerry: US seeks 'transparent, real' probe into Nemtsov murder
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia to carry out a "thorough, transparent, real investigation" into the murder of a Russian opposition leader.
02 March 2015
Litvinenko widow says Russian opposition killing 'like deja vu'
The widow of Alexander Litvinenko said that the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov felt "like deja vu".
02 March 2015
Hong Kong police arrest 33 after anti-mainland march
Hong Kong police arrested 33 people and fired pepper spray during clashes with demonstrators that disrupted traffic.
02 March 2015
Nyong'o stolen pearl gown recovered by police
A $150,000 pearl-encrusted dress stolen from the hotel room of Kenyan star Lupita Nyong'o was found, Los Angeles police said.
28 February 2015
Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead: official
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in central Moscow late ahead of a major opposition rally this weekend, investigators and police said.
28 February 2015
March in Mexico City over slain students
Some 2,500 people marched in Mexico City marking the fifth month since the disappearance of 43 students .
27 February 2015