New Criminal Code: Kazakhstan to reserve to confiscation of property without court verdict in exceptional cases only
Confiscation of property without a court verdict will only be used in cases against fugitive criminals and to fight illegal acquisition of property in Kazakhstan.
Defamation to remain criminal charge in Kazakhstan and 27 European countries: no freedom of speech for Kazakhstan only?
Defamation is expected to remain a criminal charge in the revised Criminal Code of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan continues pursuing Ablyazov's extradition
Kazakhstan is not going to give up on Mukhtar Ablyazov's extradition from France.
Mexico urges anti-cartel vigilantes to disarm
Mexico's government urged vigilantes on Monday to quit their growing armed struggle against a drug cartel and go home, saying federal forces will handle security in their embattled western towns.
China doctor guilty of baby trafficking
A Chinese court on Tuesday convicted an obstetrician of abducting newborn babies and gave her a suspended death sentence.
Beauty queen's murder exposes Venezuela's crime epidemic
The murder of a soap opera star has brought to light the harsh reality that Venezuelans endure daily: rampant violence and impunity allowing most criminals to get away with murder.
France approves extradition of Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine
A French court approved the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, an opposition figure wanted on embezzlement charges by Russia and Ukraine.
Former Miss Venezuela shot dead in front of daughter
Gunmen shot dead a former Miss Venezuela and her British-born partner in front of their five-year-old daughter, who was wounded in an attack that dismayed the crime-plagued nation, authorities said Tuesday.
New York cops among 106 accused over 9/11 fraud
Former New York police officers and firefighters were among 106 people indicted Tuesday over a "massive fraud" worth hundreds of millions of dollars, some in connection with the September 11 attacks.
Interior Ministry suggests DNA fingerprinting
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has developed a draft law to introduce fingerprinting and DNA profiling in Kazakhstan.
Interior Ministry mulls opening DNA laboratories throughout Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is planning to open DNA laboratories in Kazakhstan's regions.
Nine dead after gunmen storm Mexico prison: official
Gunmen stormed a prison in southwestern Mexico on Friday in an attack that left five of the assailants and four inmates dead, officials said.
Two Mexican clowns detained over kidnapping
Two men who worked as clowns named "Pistachon" and "Freski Star" in western Mexico have been arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping, authorities said Thursday.
Kazakhstan has highest incarceration rate in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has the highest incarceration rate in Central Asia.
One more Agriculture Ministry diplomat arrested over bribery in Kazakhstan
Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (Financial Police) has arrested the Head of Cattle Breeding Department of Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan.
China holds ex-security chief's colleague over graft
A former close colleague of China's ex-chief of internal security Zhou Yongkang is under investigation for "law and discipline violations", authorities have announced, stepping up anti-corruption inquiries another notch.
Eight police station 'attackers' shot dead in China's Xinjiang: govt
Eight "attackers" armed with knives and explosives were killed Monday during an assault on a police station in China's Xinjiang, according to authorities who have blamed "terrorists" for a string of deadly incidents in the largely Muslim region.
US releases harrowing Newtown massacre documents
American schoolchildren were slaughtered in a hail of bullets after packing like sardines into a bathroom in a doomed bid to escape the murderous rampage of Newtown gunman Adam Lanza.
Philippines arrests three linked to Mexico drug cartel: police
Philippine anti-drug police said on Thursday they had arrested three people connected to Mexico's feared Sinoloa drug cartel while they were storing narcotics.