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Parents of US aid worker Kassig seek to 'forgive' after beheading The parents of slain US aid worker Peter Kassig said Monday they would try to "forgive" Islamic State jihadists who beheaded their son.

18 November 2014

US aid worker Kassig's parents 'heartbroken' by his beheading US aid worker Peter Kassig's parents said they were "heartbroken" by the death of their son, after his beheading by Islamic State militants was shown in a video.

17 November 2014

Portugal interior minister resigns over 'golden visas' probe Portugal's Interior Minister resigned, three days after top officials were detained in a corruption probe linked to "golden visas" for wealthy foreign investors.

17 November 2014

Pussy Riot thank Amnesty campaigners for support Campaigners from Amnesty International honoured two members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot who served 22 months in prison.

15 November 2014

Parents of 43 missing start Mexico protest tour The parents of 43 missing students began a protest tour of Mexico, rejecting claims their sons were slaughtered in a crime rattling the nation and its leaders.

14 November 2014

Mexico 'massacre' protesters set government office on fire Protesters fuming over the disappearance of 43 college students set a government office alight in southern Mexico.

13 November 2014

Hackers could trick way into Apple gadgets: researcher Cybersecurity firm FireEye warned that hackers could trick owners of Apple gadgets into installing applications that steal information.

11 November 2014

Pistorius appeal hearing set for December 9 South African prosecutors said that their request to appeal Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter conviction and five-year prison sentence would be heard on December 9.

10 November 2014

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.

10 November 2014

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.

10 November 2014

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.

08 November 2014

Malaysians accused of hacking US news website The US-based Environment News Service accused Malaysian government hackers of shutting down its website .

07 November 2014

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

07 November 2014

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.

06 November 2014

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.

05 November 2014

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.

03 November 2014

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.

01 November 2014

OECD recommends confiscation for all corruption offences in Kazakhstan The OECD has issued several new recommendations to Kazakhstan in its fight against corruption.

31 October 2014

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.

31 October 2014

Kazcosmos to develop electronic tagging devices for Kazakhstan Electronic tagging devices may be developed locally in Kazakhstan by its space agency Kazcosmos.

29 October 2014

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