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AC/DC drummer avoids jail over drugs, kill threat AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd avoided prison after threatening to kill an employee, but a New Zealand judge warned him jail beckoned if his "rock star lifestyle" continued.

09 July 2015

Head of Kazakhstan's National Movement Against Corruption on Georgian approach to fighting corruption Head of the National Movement Against Corruption in Kazakhstan Zhanaru Murat Abenov told Tengrinews about the methods Georgia uses to fight corruption and whether they could be adapted to Kazakhstan

07 July 2015

Anger still crackles 30 years after France bombed Greenpeace ship Thirty years after France's deadly bomb attack on the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand, anger still crackles in Pete Willcox's voice when he discusses the sinking of the Greenpeace flagship.

07 July 2015

Cosby admits drugging woman for sex Embattled US comedian Bill Cosby admitted having drugged at least one woman with Quaaludes to have sex with her.

07 July 2015

Malaysian PM dismisses funds report as 'political sabotage' Malaysia's premier Najib Razak on Friday dismissed as "political sabotage" a report that a probe into a state-owned investment fund had found hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred to his personal bank accounts.

03 July 2015

Experts want to quiz troops over Mexico missing students Experts from a regional human rights body investigating the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico complained that government delays in allowing them to interview soldiers could limit their work.

30 June 2015

Most of the dead in Tunisia attack were British: Tunisian PM Most of those killed in a massacre at a Tunisian beach resort claimed by the Islamic State group were British, the Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said.

27 June 2015

IS suicide bomber kills 25 at Kuwait Shiite mosque A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital during prayers, killing at least 25 people.

27 June 2015

UN chief condemns 'appalling' attacks in France, Tunisia, Kuwait UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the "appalling" attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia and said those responsible should face justice.

27 June 2015

Tunisia cannot face jihadists alone, president says Tunisia cannot stand up to the jihadist threat alone, President Beji Caid Essebsi said after a gunman killed 28 people at a tourist resort, calling for a unified global strategy.

27 June 2015

High emotions as Charleston mourns massacre victims Emotions ran high as defiant mourners held the first funeral services for nine African Americans shot dead by a white alleged supremacist in a Charleston church.

26 June 2015

Nazarbayev endorses ratification of extradition treaty between Kazakhstan and Bulgaria President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed the law On ratification of treaty between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Bulgaria on extradition

25 June 2015

Boston bomber to be formally sentenced to death A US federal judge will formally sentence Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death at a court hearing Wednesday.

24 June 2015

Turkish sculptor faces jail for 'insulting' Erdogan A prominent Turkish sculptor risks over four years in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after being locked in a dispute with the Turkish strongman over one of his works.

24 June 2015

US wiretapped France's presidents: media citing WikiLeaks The United States wiretapped France's former presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as current leader Francois Hollande, French media reported, citing WikiLeaks files.

24 June 2015

Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests A Singapore court ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.

23 June 2015

Walmart pulls Confederate flag merchandise after Charleston attack Walmart announced it has decided to remove Confederate flag merchandise from its stores as a debate rages around the banner seen by many as a symbol of racial violence.

23 June 2015

US rap mogul Diddy arrested in Los Angeles American rap mogul Diddy was arrested in Los Angeles for assault with a deadly weapon -- in this case, a kettlebell.

23 June 2015

Charleston church holds first service since massacre The historic black church in South Carolina where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans, held its first church service since the massacre.

22 June 2015

Violent weekend leaves 22 dead in northern Mexico Authorities found five bodies in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday, adding to three days of violence that left 22 people dead in the region.

22 June 2015

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