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Man charged with spreading rumours of banks' insolvency holds overdue loan from Kaspi Bank
Darkhan Sabdenov, who was charged with distributing misleading information about insolvency of three Kazakhstan banks, had failed to repay his loan to Kaspi Bank.
09 March 2014
Fugitive Kadhafi playboy son handed back to Libya
A son of late dictator Moamer Kadhafi was extradited Thursday from Niger to Libya, where he is accused of murder and repression during the 2011 uprising that ended his father's rule.
07 March 2014
Human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Almaty
A man tried to sell a Kyrgyz girl in Almaty for one thousand dollars.
06 March 2014
US businessman, engineer sold trade secrets to China: jury
A US jury convicted a California businessman Wednesday of selling stolen trade secrets to Chinese firms so they could develop a pigment used to whiten a wide range of products.
06 March 2014
Rejoice spring is here: Snowdrops
Not only the calendar announces the arrival of long awaited warmth, but also lovely blooming of snowdrops in South Kazakhstan Oblast signals the beginning of Spring.
05 March 2014
Corruptor of minors Peter Baruch worked at Kashagan
British national Peter Baruch arrested in Uralsk for corruption of minors worked as a top-manager at the Kashagan oilfield.
02 March 2014
Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murders
A Chilean court sentenced a leader of the country's Mapuche population to 18 years in jail on Friday for a fire that killed an elderly farmer and his wife.
01 March 2014
Soldier shoots dead five colleagues, self in Indian Kashmir
A soldier in Indian Kashmir shot dead five of his colleagues in a military camp before turning the gun on himself.
27 February 2014
U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis
The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States.
27 February 2014
EU not competent to investigate Kazakhstan's Aliyev
When asked to get Eurojust and Europol investigate Aliyev, Commissioner Malmstrom says that EU lacks legal framework to investigate cross-border money laundering cases.
26 February 2014
Corruption of minors case: More victims in Atyrau
Seven more families from Atyrau have filed complaints against Peter Baruch, accused of corrupting minors in Atyrau and Uralsk.
26 February 2014
Escape after 12 years of slavery in Kazakhstan
A man has been kept in slavery for more than 12 years on a remote farm in Karaganda Oblast.
25 February 2014
Bank and law firm employees suspected of sparking anti-bank campaign
A lawyer of one of the banks and employees of an Almaty-based law firm may be among those who started the anti-bank SMS-campaign.
25 February 2014
Alliance Bank intends to claim damages from misinformers
Kazakhstan-based Alliance Bank is going to make the misinformers reimburse the losses, caused by rumours about the bank's bankruptcy.
25 February 2014
Cyber thieves blamed for Bitcoin heist: researchers
A gang of cyber criminals using an army of infected computers made off with at least $220,000 worth of Bitcoins and other virtual currencies.
25 February 2014
Mexico hunts for no.2 after netting cartel boss
Mexican authorities are hunting for the number two leader of the country's most powerful drug cartel after capturing the gang's kingpin this weekend.
24 February 2014
Ex-employee of CenterCredit Bank involved in misinformation attack
Darkhan Sabdenov, former employee of CenterCredit Bank, has been taken into a 20-day custody for distributing misleading information about alleged bankruptcy of his former employer.
24 February 2014
People ready to confess anything for $500,000: Kaspi Bank
Kaspi bank has received more than 1000 calls from people hoping to get the $500,000 bounty.
24 February 2014
Thieves make off with giant Australian mango
Thieves armed with heavy machinery and cranes made a daring midnight heist in northern Australia, stealing a 10-metre, seven-tonne mango monument.
24 February 2014
Twin car update: Owner of illegal twin found
The police has finally identified the owner of the illegal twin white Mazda CX7 with fake plates.
24 February 2014