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Ablyazov apprehension operation a 'Trojan horse': The Independent New details of the apprehension of Kazakhstan exile banker unveiled.

05 August 2013

Armed teen shot dead by police in New York City Police in New York City shot dead a 14-year-old US boy as he was chasing and shooting at another male before dawn on Sunday.

05 August 2013

Italian deputies visit Shalabayeva in Kazakhstan Five representatives of the Italian parliament arrived in Almaty to meet with Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

05 August 2013

Ablyazov may be jailed for 12 years in Ukraine Kazakhstan's ex-banker Mukhtar Ablyazov may be sentenced to 5 to 12 years in jail in Ukraine where he is accused of fraud.

05 August 2013

In Mexico, legend rises with dead drug lord sightings Three years after Mexican drug lord Nazario Moreno was declared dead, doubts abound about his demise, with stories of him indoctrinating recruits every Sunday and hosting a feast last year.

05 August 2013

France wants till spring 2014 to decide on Ablyazov's extradition French court is not planing to decide on the possible extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov any earlier than in spring 2014.

02 August 2013

Details of Kazakhstan taekwondo champion's arrest in London unveiled 18-y.o. Kazakhstan taekwondo champion Azamat Tenizbayev is in pretrial detention pending a hearing on accusations of sexual harassment.

02 August 2013

BTA Bank helped apprehend Ablyazov Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was found thanks to the bank’s efforts and was arrested after the information was passed on to the French authorities.

02 August 2013

French court leaves Ablyazov under arrest pending extradition decision French court has decided to leave Mukhtar Ablyazov in custody until the decision on his extradition is made.

01 August 2013

Kazakhstan's Ablyazov was tracked down by Israeli private detectives Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the ex-banker of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was arrested in France yesterday.

01 August 2013

Girl adopted from Kazakhstan at age of 8 testifies against American father 17-y.o. Kazakhstan-born orphan girl adopted from Kazakhstan at the age of 8 has testified against her adoptive father Joseph Mayotte, 50.

01 August 2013

Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry requests additional information on adopted chilren's abuse case Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry filed an inquiry to the U.S. over the alleged sexual abuse of children adopted from Kazakhstan.

01 August 2013

Kazakhstan Ambassador tells Italians about Ablyazov's crimes Kazakhstan Ambassador to Italy Andrian Yelemessov calls Mukhtar Ablyazov “a convicted criminal” in his article in Foreign Policy Journal.

01 August 2013

New details of Ablyazov's arrest unveiled British Financial Times has published new details of yesterday's arrest of Mukhtar Ablyazov in France.

01 August 2013

Ablyazov arrested by French special forces Ablyazov has been arrested in the south of France near Cannes by French special forces today.

31 July 2013

American couple accused of raping children adopted from Kazakhstan A couple from Whitinsville, Massachusets, is accused of raping two children adopted from Kazakhstan.

31 July 2013

Kazakhstan students accused of destroying evidence in Boston plead not guily The students from Kazakhstan Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev accused of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case plead they are not guilty.

31 July 2013

Italy starts investigating Shalabayeva's deportation Italian prosecutors have initiated an investigation into the deportation from Italy of Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of the exile banker from Kazakhstan Mukhtar Ablyazov.

31 July 2013

Ablyazov retains right to borrow funds for defense London’s Court of Appeal has upheld Mukhtar Ablyazov’s right to borrow money for his legal expenses.

30 July 2013

Jewels worth 40 million euros stolen in Cannes: investigator An armed man stole jewels with an estimated value of 40 million euros ($53 million) in a brazen heist in broad daylight at a diamond exhibition in the French Riviera resort of Cannes Sunday.

29 July 2013

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