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Two dead, two injured in US school shooting
A teenager opened fire at a school in the US state of Nevada Monday, killing a teacher and critically wounding two students.
22 October 2013
Australian gang members face pink prison uniforms
Members of criminal gangs could be forced to wear "embarrassing" bright pink overalls in prison under a plan being considered by an Australian state as it cracks down on bikers.
21 October 2013
Paralyzed porn mogul wants attacker's life spared
Porn mogul Larry Flynt urged US authorities Thursday to spare the life of a man sentenced to death for shooting him 35 years ago, leaving him paralyzed and wheelchair-bound.
19 October 2013
Senior Dutch diplomat beaten up in Russia: official
A senior Dutch diplomat at the Netherlands embassy in Moscow was beaten up at his home in the Russian capital by unknown individuals who scrawled the letters "LGBT" on a mirror.
17 October 2013
Kazakhstan to retrieve assets worth $250 million from Ablyazov
Ukrainian businessman Sergey Tischenko and Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities have taken control over Ablyazov’s assets.
15 October 2013
Grace church pastor under home arrest
Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, pastor of Grace protestant church in Astana, has been released from jail and transferred under home arrest.
10 October 2013
Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor
AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.
10 October 2013
Kazakhstan to toughen punishment for incitement of labor conflicts
Kazakhstan is getting a new edition of the Criminal Code. It will toughen punishment for incitement of labor conflicts and cybercrimes.
04 October 2013
Aktau tablet plant plays off Chinese devises as Kazakhstan-made
Aktau-based tablets-producing plant has been buying Chinese devices and passing them off as Kazakhstan-made.
03 October 2013
French court leaves Ablyazov in jail, eyes extradition hearings in December
French court has for the second time denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
03 October 2013
16 Kazakhstan citizens accused of major fraud in US
Four criminal cases have been initiated over the fraud. The cases involve the total of 55 people.
02 October 2013
Boko Haram kills 40 students in Nigeria college dorm
Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday opened fire in a college dormitory in northeast Nigeria as the students slept, killing 40.
30 September 2013
Employer of men shot in Almaty may be held liable
The company should be held liable for sending people without bulletproof vests, firearms and armored vehicle to transport the money: expert.
27 September 2013
Interpol launches global hunt for British 'White Widow'
The British woman dubbed the "White Widow" was at the centre of a worldwide hunt on Friday after Interpol issued an international notice for her arrest in the wake of the Kenya shopping mall attack.
27 September 2013
Photos of Almaty attackers unveiled
Police has released photos of the two shooters running away from the site after killing one and wounding another of their victims.
27 September 2013
Yesterday's shooting in Almaty was not robbery
None of the money carried by the Travel Express employees was stolen during the armed attack in Almaty.
27 September 2013
Ablyazova unveils names of three Kazakh diplomats
The complaint has been filed against Kazakhstan Ambassador to Italy Andrian Yelemessov, the Embassy’s political advisor Nurlan Khassen and the consul’s attaché Yerzhan Yessirkepov. The Ambassador is allegedly guilty of meeting his Italian colleagues, and the latter two diplomats of accompanying the deported woman and child on their way home.
27 September 2013
French court postpones decision on Ablyazov's release motion
French court has postponed its decision on the motion to release former chairman of BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov on bail.
27 September 2013
Venezuela arrests 22 in Air France cocaine bust
Venezuela has arrested 22 people including eight military staff in a smuggling case in which 1.3 tons of cocaine were flown from Caracas to Paris on an Air France jet.
27 September 2013
Injured victim of Almaty shooting survives surgery
The person injured in the today's attack in Almaty has undergone a surgery.
26 September 2013