Oil trafficking funds Kazakhstan's religious extremists
Illicit trafficking in oil and oil products fuels Kazakhstan's shadow economy and provides funding to organized criminal groups, including radical religious movements: official.
Clashes erupt in Tripoli, bomb kills Libya army officer
Fighting erupted in Tripoli when gunmen tried to free comrades seized by ex-rebels, and an army officer was assassinated in Benghazi.
US makes major bust of global synthetic drug ring
US officials announced the largest-ever bust of a global synthetic drugs ring Wednesday, seizing thousands of pounds of illicit drugs and arresting 225 people in five countries and 35 US states.
US fines 'Hezbollah' bank $102 mn for laundering
A Lebanese bank accused of laundering money from drugs and other operations for clients tied to Hezbollah militants agreed Tuesday to pay US authorities $102 million to settle the charges.
Human trafficking more frequent in Kazakhstan
We have been registering a growth in the number of crimes related to human trafficking from year to year: official.
Cambodian ex-governor sentenced over protest shooting
A Cambodian court sentenced a former governor to 18 months in prison for shooting three female workers at a factory supplying sportswear giant Puma.
Most of children raised in Kazakhstan orphanages turn to prostitution or crime
70 percent of the boys raised in the system end up in jail and 60 percent of girls turn to prostitution: Dariga Nazarbayeva.
Atyrau citizen raised her son a suicide bomber
Atyrau citizen was sentenced to 7 years in jail for beating up her step son in an attempt to make him a suicide bomber.
British killer found in Australia after 15 years on the run
A British man who killed his aunt by stabbing her 70 times and who has been on the run for 15 years after escaping from prison in England has been arrested in an Australian town.
Ablyazov may be in France: media
Kazoravda analyzed German and Austrian media that performed their own investigations over exile Kazakhstan tycoon.
Abducted border control service captain in Almaty hospital
The abducted National Security Committee border control service captain has been delivered to one of Almaty hospitals.
Germany investigates Aliyev and his father-in-law
Prosecutors of German Krefeld have launched their own investigation against Kazakhstan tycoon-on-the-run Rakhat Aliyev.
Spanish police leverage Twitter to fight crime
Spain's national police has built up an army of over half a million followers on Twitter, using them to help swoop on fugitives and get tip-offs on drug dealers in an open dialogue that has helped bring the force closer to the people.
Hearing on Kazakhstan students' Boston case to be held in July
Pre-trial hearings on the case of Kazakhstan students accused of conspiring to destroy evidences of Boston bombings will not take place earlier than in July.
Media unveiles Ablyazov's wife arrival video
Kazakhstan TV channel KTK has published an exclusive video of the arrival of Mukhtar Ablyazov’s wife Alma Shalabayeva and their 6-y.o. daughter Alua Ablyazova to Almaty.
Iogan Merkel comments on his own statement on Ablyazov's wife
Merkel said that the media misinterpreted his previous statement and he wanted to provide more details on the status of Alma Shalabayeva, Mukhtar Ablyazov’s wife.
No grounds for arresting Ablyazov's wife: Iogan Merkel
The case was initiated over use of a fake passport and she was given a non-custodial sentence. This is a solved issue: first deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan.
Children of Ablyazov and Khrapunov among UN mission's councellors in Central Africa
Ilyas Khrapunov, and his wife Madina Khrapunova turned out to be on the diplomatic list of the permanent UN diplomatic mission in Africa.
Letter in defence of Kazakhstan students arrested in Boston submitted to Obama
A letter in defence of Kazakhstan students apprehended in Boston has been transferred to U.S. President Barack Obama.
Ablyazov's wife to be questioned about his whereabouts
She is an important witness and will be interviewed to define the location of her husband: Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry.