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Kazhegeldin applied to Maltese court to make police investigate Aliyev
Akezhan Kazhegeldin has applied to Maltese court with a complaint against nonfeasance of the local police that refused to investigate into case against Rakhat Aliyev
06 November 2012
Mexican pleads guilty in 'Fast and Furious' killing
A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday over the killing of a US border agent that threw a spotlight on the United States' controversial "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation, prosecutors.
31 October 2012
Malaysia arrests 12 over theft of 1,400 Samsung phones
Malaysian police have arrested 12 people over the theft of 1,400 Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphones a day after the device's much-anticipated launch in the country.
30 October 2012
Japan's yakuza-linked justice minister quits
Japan's justice minister, who has admitted past links with organised crime, resigned Tuesday just three weeks into the job, citing "health problems".
24 October 2012
125 victims of human trafficking found in Kazakhstan in 2012
In cooperation with public organizations and law-enforcement authorities, the International Organization for Migration has detected 125 victims of human trafficking in 2012: IOM.
23 October 2012
Gunman kills three in US spa shooting
A gunman burst into a day spa where his estranged wife worked in the midwestern US state of Wisconsin and opened fire Sunday, killing three people and injuring four others, police said.
22 October 2012
Over 210 thousand crimes registered in 9 months of 2012 in Kazakhstan
An increase was registered in such crimes as theft, fraud, robbery and hooliganism: Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office.
19 October 2012
Trial over Kazakhstan-born Fischenko tranferred to New York
Hearings of the military espionage case that involves Kazakhstan-born Russian national Aleksander Fischenko have been transferred from Houston to New York.
16 October 2012
Kozlov's apartments and houses in 14 Kazakhstan cities to be confiscated
Criminal court of Mangistau oblast publicized a list of property that belongs to the leader of the unregistered Alga party Vladimir Kozlov.
16 October 2012
French gang rape trial ends with acquittals, light sentences
Two teenage gang rape victims said they had seen a "judicial shipwreck" after a French court acquitted 10 youths and handed down light sentences to four others.
11 October 2012
EU, US slam Kazakhstan over opposition leader's jailing
The European Union and United States voiced concern over this week's jailing of Kazakhstan's opposition leader.
11 October 2012
Kozlov of Kazakhstan jailed for 7.5 years
Kazakhstan convicted an opposition leader of inciting an attempted coup against President Nursultan Nazarbayev and sentenced him to seven-and-a-half years in a penal colony.
09 October 2012
Bergey Ryskaliyev and his brother spotted in London
Kazakhstan's ex high profile official Bergey Ryskaliyev and his brother Amanzhan Ryskali, both on the wanted list in Kazakhstan, were recently spotted in Zuma restaurant in London.
09 October 2012
Kazakhstan citizen accused of military espionage in U.S.
Brooklyn prosecutor's office brought charges against 11 Russian citizens suspected for military espionage.
08 October 2012
Kazakhstan companies got on U.S. Department of Commerce blacklist
The list includes companies related to the assets arrested in suspicion of espionage of ex-Soviet citizens against the U.S..
08 October 2012
Belize, a paradise for tourists -- and drug traffickers
Belize, a tropical tourist paradise, is developing a dark side and turning into a transit point for the trafficking of drugs bound for the United States.
08 October 2012
Funeral held for murdered Irish woman in Australia
A private funeral was held Friday for murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher in Australia, whose disappearance gripped the nation and led to an outpouring of grief and anger.
06 October 2012
Three citizens of Atyrau oblast were preparing terrorist attacks against police
Three citizens of Atyrau oblast were arrested in suspicion of ivolvement in terrorist activities and commitment of other crimes as part of an organized group.
03 October 2012
Two unidentified aggressors shooting in Aktau in broad daylight
Aktau police is searching for the criminals involved in the shooting on October 1.
02 October 2012
Australian police charge man over murder of Irish woman
Australian homicide detectives Friday charged a 41-year-old man with the rape and murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher after her body was found in a bushland area north of Melbourne.
30 September 2012