News about crime
Mumbai gang-rape suspects were feared in their slum home
As Mumbai reels over the gang-rape of a young photographer in the heart of the city last week, angry neighbours of the arrested suspects describe a gang of jobless youths known for petty theft and drinking.
27 August 2013
Kazakhstan taekwondo champion released on bail in London
Kazakhstan taekwondo champion Azamat Tenizbayev accused of sexual harassment in London was released on bail.
27 August 2013
Kazakhstan students kept in small individual cells in US
One of Kazakhstan students accused in the United States of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case told about the conditions of their detention in the American jail.
27 August 2013
Foreign Ministry closely following case of Kazakhstan sportsman accused of harassment in London
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry is keeping a close eye on the situation with Kazakhstan taekwondo champion accused of sexual harassment in Great Britain.
26 August 2013
Job in oil company is sold for $4 500 in Mangistau oblast
A resident of Mangistau oblast has been promising a job placement in an oil company in exchange for a large fee.
26 August 2013
Bo's crimes 'extremely serious': China prosecutors
The crimes of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai were "extremely serious", prosecutors said Monday as his bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power trial began moving into its final stages.
26 August 2013
Russia requests Ablyazov's extradition from France
Russian Prosecutor’s Office has filed an extradition request with the French authorities asking for extradition of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
23 August 2013
French court leaves Kazakhstan's Ablyazov in custody
French court has denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
23 August 2013
Mass grave found near Mexico City
Authorities searched a mass grave near Mexico City on Thursday as anxious relatives braced to learn whether the remains were those of 12 young people kidnapped in May.
23 August 2013
Syria chemical attack would be 'crime against humanity': Ban
The use of chemical weapons in Syria would constitute a "crime against humanity", adding there was "no time to lose" in investigating an alleged attack which the opposition says killed hundreds.
23 August 2013
New York reports biggest ever haul of illegal guns
More than 200 firearms, from .22 caliber pistols to a submachine gun, have been seized in what New York called Monday the biggest seizure of illegal guns in the city's history.
20 August 2013
China high-flyer Bo brought low as trial finally nears
Once one of China's highest-flying politicians, Bo Xilai will find himself in a criminal dock Thursday on trial for bribery and abuse of power in the country's highest-profile prosecution in decades.
20 August 2013
40 pythons found in Canadian hotel
Little more than a week after a giant python crushed two young Canadian boys to death, police have recovered 40 of the snakes from a hotel room.
17 August 2013
Dutch art heist trial set to open in Bucharest
The trial of six Romanians charged with a dramatic theft from a Dutch museum is set to open in Bucharest Tuesday, amid fears the stolen masterpieces by Monet, Picasso and Gauguin may have been destroyed.
13 August 2013
Kazakhstan students may be deported to Kazakhstan only after they serve sentence: official
Kazakhstan students accused in the United States of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case may be deported to Kazakhstan only after they serve their sentence.
12 August 2013
Kazakhstan students face 20 years in Boston
The first hearing on the case of the students from Kazakhstan accused in the United States of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case have been scheduled for August 13.
12 August 2013
American couple found giulty of raping children adopted from Kazakhstan
The jury of Worcester Superior Court found Joseph and Linda Mayotte guilty of sexually abusing their children adopted from Kazakhstan.
10 August 2013
Kazakhstan paper producer Kagazy freezes former managers' assets
Assets of two former heads of Kazakhstan Kagazy have been frozen around the world under the company’s request.
09 August 2013
Rifles and swards discovered in parcels from U.S. and Netherlands in Almaty airport
The customs service of Almaty airport has discovered rifles and swords in parcels from the United States and the Netherlands.
09 August 2013
Canada pet shop owner had no permit for killer python
The owner of a python which is thought to have crushed two infants to death in a Canadian apartment did not have a permit to keep such an animal.
08 August 2013