News about crime
British corruption of minors case hearing in Uralsk postponed for one month
The Uralsk Court has extended the arrest of the British national Peter Baruch accused of corruption of minors in Kazakhstan.
22 April 2014
Boston prisoners' legal proceedings may be postponed: Stall
Legal proceedings against Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, Kazakhstani students who were arrested in the United States in relation to the Boston bombings case, may be delayed until August.
22 April 2014
Peter Baruch's hearing postponed
Peter Baruch detained for corruption of minors in Kazakhstan's Uralsk and Atyrau will remain in custody till the end of the month.
21 April 2014
Drunk Russian teen drives into Easter procession, kills two
A drunk Russian teenager drove a stolen car into an Easter procession of Orthodox worshippers in Siberia on Sunday, killing two police officers on duty, police said.
21 April 2014
Israeli crime boss found shot dead
Prominent Israeli crime boss Charlie Abutbul was found dead on Thursday at his home near Tel Aviv, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, public radio said.
18 April 2014
Boston Prisoner's Kazakhstani father denied visa
Amir Ismagulov, the father of Azamat Tazhayakov, who is accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case, has been denied a US visa and might not be able to attend his sons court hearings.
16 April 2014
Five students stabbed to death at Canada house party
Five students were stabbed to death in a rampage at a house party in Calgary, Canadian authorities said Tuesday, with the son of a police officer in custody.
16 April 2014
Online-addicted Korean man arrested over son's death
South Korean police said Tuesday they had arrested a man for allegedly allowing his infant son to starve to death while spending days playing online games at Internet cafes.
15 April 2014
Interpol wanted man extradited from Spain to Kazakhstan
Spain has extradited Keles Mambetov, a Kazakhstani accused of murder in 2004 and put on the international wanted list.
14 April 2014
OSCE urges Kazakhstan to reconsider restrictions on media and internet access
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has expressed her concern over the changes in Kazakhstani legislation concerning freedom of speech and free internet access.
14 April 2014
US launches probe into weight loss company Herbalife
US authorities have opened a criminal probe into the nutrition and weight loss company Herbalife Ltd., according to media reports Saturday.
13 April 2014
UAE woman 'brain-damaged' after London hotel attack
An Emirati woman attacked in her London hotel in a suspected burglary last weekend lost an eye and has been left with only five percent of her brain function, police said Saturday.
13 April 2014
Islamic teacher shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus
Masked gunmen have shot dead an Islamic teacher after bursting into his home in Russia's Dagestan, in the latest such killing in the volatile region, investigators said.
12 April 2014
Drug cartel internal feud leaves 28 dead in Mexico
An internal power struggle within the once-powerful Gulf drug cartel has left 28 people dead in gunfights on Mexico's northeastern coast this week, authorities said.
11 April 2014
Account of undercover operation against Columbian drug mafia in Almaty
The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan held a successful special operation against Columbian drug mafia that attempted to extend their business into Kazakhstan.
10 April 2014
New Yorker declared innocent after doing 25 years for murder
A New York man savored his first full day of freedom on Wednesday after spending 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
10 April 2014
21 injured in mass stabbing at US high school
An American student brandishing two knives stabbed 20 teenagers and a security guard in a bloody rampage in the classrooms and hallways of a Pennsylvania high school Wednesday, officials said.
10 April 2014
Family of four found dead in Pavlodar suburbs
A family of four has been found dead in a suburb of Pavlodar.
09 April 2014
Australian charged with murder of young French woman
A young Australian man appeared in a Brisbane court on Wednesday charged with the rape and murder of 21-year-old French student Sophie Collombet, reports said.
09 April 2014
Italian drug mule caught in Karaganda leaking heroin
Italian Kyrgyz drug mule has been caught in Karaganda hallucinating from the heroin leaking in his stomach.
09 April 2014