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Amal Clooney slams Canada over Al-Jazeera journalist case
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney lashed out at the Canadian government, accusing Ottawa of "woefully inadequate" efforts to secure the repatriation.
27 February 2015
Pearl Oscars dress worn by Nyong'o stolen: police
The pearl-encrusted $150,000 dress worn by Kenyan star Lupita Nyong'o at the Oscars last weekend was stolen from the actress's Los Angeles hotel room.
27 February 2015
Crimean Tatars living in fear in homeland ruled by Russia
The day after her husband was arrested, Elvira Ablyalimova woke up to find her home in Crimea surrounded by snipers while a squad of men combed through her belongings for 10 hours.
26 February 2015
Boston bombings trial to start March 4: court official
The trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will start with opening statements on March 4.
26 February 2015
USA, Kazakhstan sign deal on cooperation in criminal cases investigations
USA and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on cooperating in investigation of crimes.
24 February 2015
Kazakhstan's Rakhat Aliyev found dead in Austrian prison
Former son-in-law of Kazakshtan President Rakhat Aliyev has been found dead in his solitary confinemen in an Austrian prison.
24 February 2015
US, British spies hacked mobile SIM card keys: report
US and British intelligence services can tap into mobile voice and data communications of many devices after stealing encryption keys of a major SIM card maker.
20 February 2015
French court to decide on Ablyazov extradition on March 4
The French Court of Cassation will pronounce its rule on the fate of the fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov on March 4.
19 February 2015
Nicki Minaj tour manager stabbed to death
The tour manager of rapper Nicki Minaj was stabbed to death and another member of her entourage was seriously injured in a bar fight, the artist and police said.
19 February 2015
Swiss prosecutor orders probe, search of HSBC offices
Investigators launched a search of British banking giant HSBC's Geneva offices as part of a money laundering probe.
18 February 2015
Russian court upholds sentence of Kremlin critic Navalny
A Russia court upheld a suspended three-and-a-half year prison sentence against top Kremlin critic Alexi Navalny.
18 February 2015
Obama, Danish leader vow to confront terror together
US President Barack Obama expressed solidarity with Denmark after two shootings that shocked the Nordic nation.
17 February 2015
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks
A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
17 February 2015
Hollande says 'same targets' hit in Paris, Copenhagen attacks
French President Francois Hollande said that the "same targets" were hit in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen as during the January assault in Paris that claimed 17 lives.
16 February 2015
Australia vows to exhaust all options to save Bali drug smugglers
Australia will pursue all legal options to save two of its citizens from execution in Indonesia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed.
16 February 2015
Copenhagen attacks: terror into the night
Saturday's twin attacks on a cultural centre and synagogue in Copenhagen left two people dead and five police officers wounded before the assailant himself was gunned down.
16 February 2015
Death toll in Pakistan Shiite mosque attack rises to 21
The death toll in a militant attack on a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 21 after an injured person died of his wounds.
14 February 2015
Thousands at US funerals of Muslim 'hate crime' victims
The families of three Muslim students shot dead by a white neighbor in the US said an emotional farewell to their loved ones.
13 February 2015
Legendary US newsman Bob Simon killed in car crash
Bob Simon, an award-winning war reporter and longtime correspondent for the "60 Minutes" news show, died in a car.
12 February 2015
SwissLeaks whistleblower says tried to report tax evasion in 2008
A former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped wealthy customers dodge tax said he had tried to alert British authorities about evasion in 2008.
12 February 2015