Alexander Vinokourov charged with corruption
Belgian prosecutors have charged Kazakhstani Olympic Champion in Cycling Alexander Vinokourov with private corruption.
Singapore boosts cyber security after hacking incidents
Singapore announced new measures to strengthen cyber security to prevent a recurrence of attacks on government websites.
Dias Kadyrbayev to get no more than 7 year sentence after pleading guilty
Kazakh student Dias Kadyrbayev has formally pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice in Boston bombings case two weeks before the trial.
Mexico launches new police force to fight drug gangs
Mexico launched a new 5,000-member national police force tasked with protecting key sectors of the economy from drug gangs.
Dias Kadyrbayev to plead guilty
Kazakhstani student Dias Kadyrbayev accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings investigation has agreed to plead guilty on August 21.
US hospital firm: Chinese hackers stole patient data
Community Health Systems said that hackers likely from China broke into its systems and stole identification data for 4.5 million patients.
Somali journalists urge fair trial for colleagues
Somalia's journalist union urged the government to ensure a fair trial of three colleagues arrested last week.
Japanese man feared kidnapped by Syrian militants
Japan's government said it was investigating a video that appears to show a kidnapped Japanese man being interrogated by Syrian militants.
Police shot Ferguson race victim six times: report
Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old gunned down by a white officer in a suburb of St Louis was shot at least six times.
Stores looted after police say slain US teen is robbery suspect
Vandals attacked stores in Ferguson, after police said the unarmed black teenager that was killed by a white officer was a robbery suspect
China gang forced children to donate blood: Xinhua
Police arrested seven people in northwest China allegedly involved in a scheme that forced school children to donate blood.
Kazakhstani woman arrested in USA after abuse from her husband
A Kazakhstani citizen Ms. Asiya Kushenova has been arrested in the United States.
'Prince of Pot' back in Canada from US prison
Canada's self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" returned home , vowing "political revenge" after spending more than four years in a US prison.
Drunk water scooter driver drowns girl in Aktau
A 19 y.o. girl died in a water scooter accident at the Nur Plaza beach in Aktau, westerner Kazakhstan on August 9.
FBI opens probe after police shooting of black US teen
The FBI opened investigation after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager led to rioting in a Missouri and stirred racial tensions.
Fatah militant killed in West Bank shootout: witnesses
A Palestinian militant was shot dead early Monday in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops in the northern West Bank.
Militant attack from Afghanistan kills four in NW Pakistan
Militants from Afghanistan stormed the house of a local anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan, killing him and three members of his family.
Female Kurdish reporter killed in Iraq conflict
A reporter working with Kurdish news agency Firat was killed Friday when jihadist fighters attacked a camp in Iraq.
Reagan aide Brady's death a homicide, 30 years after shooting: police
A gunshot wound three decades old killed former presidential spokesman James Brad.
Two French journalists arrested in Indonesia's Papua
Indonesian police have arrested two French journalists who were reporting on the separatist movement in the restive eastern region of Papua.