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US spies link Litvinenko killing to Kremlin: report
US spies intercepted communications between the chief suspects in the murder case of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko.
24 January 2015 15:09
Australia urges Indonesia to grant mercy to two drug smugglers on death row
Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged Indonesia to show mercy to two Australian drug convicts facing execution after their final appeals for clemency failed.
23 January 2015 14:34
UN Security Council condemns Ukraine trolleybus attack
The UN Security Council, including Russia, strongly condemned the "reprehensible" shelling of a trolleybus in east Ukraine.
23 January 2015 11:34
Bus shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk kills 13: official
Shelling hit a trolleybus in war-torn east Ukraine's Donetsk and killed at least 13 people, hours after peace talks in Berlin called for a ceasefire.
22 January 2015 16:18
Baby in Armenia family massacre blamed on Russian soldier dies
A six-month-old Armenian baby boy, the sole survivor from a family of seven apparently gunned down by a deserting Russian soldier, died from his injuries.
20 January 2015 09:54
Internet fuels Charlie Hebdo conspiracy theories
Could the January 7 Charlie Hebdo attack have been a secret service operation, or perhaps an anti-Muslim plot?
19 January 2015 16:52
Twitter hackers announce 'World War III'
Hackers took over Twitter accounts of the New York Post and United Press International, writing bogus messages.
17 January 2015 12:45
French court's decision on Ablyazov's extradition expected in 2015
The final decision on the extradition of fugitive billionaire from Kazakhstan Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia will be ready this year.
15 January 2015 09:13
UN Security Council condemns Ukraine bus attack
The UN Security Council strongly condemned on Tuesday a rocket attack on a bus in east Ukraine that left 11 civilians dead.
14 January 2015 14:41
25,000 attend German anti-Islam march, but counter-protests bigger
A record 25,000 people joined an anti-Islamic march in Germany, claiming their stance was vindicated by last week's Paris jihadist attacks.
13 January 2015 14:49
Interpol seeks arrest of ousted Ukraine president
Interpol put Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych on its global wanted list for alleged embezzlement that drained the ex-Soviet republic's budget.
13 January 2015 13:16
Victims relief fund to be created in Kazakhstan
A specialized relief fund for victims will be opened in Kazakhstan.
12 January 2015 12:26
Paris jihadists had serious -- but available -- weapons
The weapons wielded by gunmen sowing mayhem at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris this week were powerful but available in France.
12 January 2015 11:37
2,000 join Charlie Hebdo 'pencil' tribute in London
Around 2,000 people gathered in London to honour the victims of Islamist attacks in Paris, many raising pencils to the sky in memory of those killed.
12 January 2015 10:55
Kazakh expert writes book about Kazakhstan terrorists from Soldiers of Caliphate
Kazakh political expert Yerlan Karin has presented his new book where he summed up his study of the terrorist organisation known Soldiers of the Caliphate.
11 January 2015 15:26
Al-Qaeda in Yemen threatens France with new attacks: SITE
A top sharia official from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula threatened France with fresh attacks following those at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and at a Jewish supermarket.
10 January 2015 14:11
Italy PM calls for EU intelligence agency after Paris attacks
Italy's Prime Minister called for the European Union to have its own intelligence agency following the bloodiest attack on French soil in half a century.
10 January 2015 13:10
'Evil' British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US
A US judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza to life behind bars for the deadly kidnapping of Western tourists in Yemen and terrorism.
10 January 2015 12:41
Charlie Hebdo gunmen's hostage gave them the slip during assault
A man taken hostage by the two gunmen who carried out the Charlie Hebdo massacre gave them the slip as commandos launched an assault that killed the Islamist brothers
10 January 2015 11:12
British PM Cameron to join Paris rally
British Prime Ministe said he would join in the mass rally being staged in Paris in the wake of the massacre at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
10 January 2015 10:48
