Mexico leader travels amid unrest over massacre
Mexico's president left on a six-day trip to China and Australia amid angry protests over the suspected massacre of 43 college students by a gang allied with corrupt police.
Hungary protestors demand removal of 'corrupt' tax chief
Several thousand Hungarians marched though Budapest to demand the resignation of the head of the country's tax office.
Suspects admit to massacring missing Mexico students
Gang suspects have confessed to killing 43 missing Mexican students, burning their bodies for 14 hours and tossing their charcoal-like remains in a river, authorities said, in a case causing national revulsion.
Malaysians accused of hacking US news website
The US-based Environment News Service accused Malaysian government hackers of shutting down its website .
Murder plot charge against AC/DC drummer dropped
A charge alleging that AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was involved in a murder plot was dropped after New Zealand authorities found there was insufficient evidence
Mexicans protest for 43 missing after mayor caught
Thousands of protesters swarmed Mexico City to demand the safe return of 43 missing students after authorities arrested the main suspects in the disappearance.
Kazakhstan introduces arrest for misdemeanors with no detention homes in place
Kazakhstan has changed its legislature to huminize the justice system by differentiating between crimincal misdemeanor and criminal offence. The first is supposed to be punished by arrest but there are no detention homes in Kazakhstan. Even more, the courts will gain the right to order arrest for misdemeanors only starting January 1, 2017. That is, two years from now.
British banker in court over grisly Hong Kong double murder
A British banker appeared in a Hong Kong court charged with the grisly murder of two women whose bodies were found in his upmarket apartment.
Italy president tells trial Mafia tried to blackmail state
Italian President told a trial in which state officials are accused of making a secret deal with the Mafia that mobsters carried out bombings in the 1990s.
OECD recommends confiscation for all corruption offences in Kazakhstan
The OECD has issued several new recommendations to Kazakhstan in its fight against corruption.
Spanish judge charges 26 suspects in graft scandal
A judge in Spain has charged 26 suspects including governing party politicians and businessmen in a bribery probe that has embarrassed the government.
Kazcosmos to develop electronic tagging devices for Kazakhstan
Electronic tagging devices may be developed locally in Kazakhstan by its space agency Kazcosmos.
Thousands mourn Canada soldier killed in Ottawa attack
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of the Canadian city of Hamilton for the funeral of a soldier killed in an attack in the center of the nation's capital.
What makes a criminal? Gene trawl raises questions
Is a violent criminal born that way, or shaped by childhood experiences and circumstances?
US school shooter 'invited victims to lunch'
The alleged shooter whose gun rampage in a US school left three people dead invited five friends to lunch before opening fire on them.
Credit-card hacking is Americans' top crime worry: poll
Credit-card hacking is the number one crime on Americans' worry list, far above getting mugged or murdered.
Steenkamp was about to leave Pistorius: mother
The mother of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend believes that her daughter was about to leave the disgraced athlete when he shot her dead.
New governor in Mexico state hit by student disappearances
An academic took over as interim governor of a crime-riddled Mexican state thrust into the global spotlight by the disappearance of 43 students.
New York cop in serious condition after hatchet attack
A rookie New York police officer remained in hospital in a serious condition after being attacked by a man with a hatchet who was then shot dead by officers.
Mexico governor steps down over student disappearances
The governor of the Mexican state,where 43 students vanished a month ago, has bowed to pressure to stand down.