Nearly 17,000 punished in China over 'frugality' rules: XinhuaNearly 17,000 people have been punished for flouting the Chinese Communist Party's "frugality" guidelines, state media said Monday, in the latest sign of efforts to clamp down on corruption.
18 November 2013
Eight family members killed in Mexico massacreMexican police found Sunday a family of eight, including three children, stabbed to death and tied down in their home in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez.
18 November 2013
Cameron puts Sri Lanka on notice over war crimesBritain's David Cameron put Sri Lanka on notice Saturday to address allegations of war crimes within months or else he would lead a push for action at the UN.
Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in PakistanA phantom body, clueless cops and busy spies: the fallout from the shooting of a senior Haqqani network leader will do little to dampen suspicions of Pakistani complicity with Islamist militants.
15 November 2013
Ex-FBI agent gets 11 years for security leaks, child pornA former FBI agent was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for disclosing confidential national security information about a foiled bomb plot to an Associated Press reporter.
15 November 2013
Venezuela expands crackdown on pricesVenezuelans mobbed appliance and other stores Monday to cash in on price cuts ordered by the leftist government as local elections loom.
Naked and chained: US woman recounts 11-year captivityWith her chin held high against the inevitable tears, Michelle Knight on Tuesday described 11 years of captivity spent naked and chained in what came to be known as Cleveland's "house of horrors."
06 November 2013
Details of Kazakhstan nationals' arrest in Dubai unveiledTwo of the men arrested on the night of October 30 in Dubai were natives of Uralsk town in Kazakhstan: Asylbek Shukranov has been living in the UAE for 5 years and Kuanish Uteshev came on a tourist visa with his family.
John Ordway discusses terrorism in KazakhstanProsecutor General Askhat Daulbaev discussed fighting against extremism and terrorism with US Charge d'Affaires in Kazakhstan John Ordway.