GM fined record $35 mn over ignition recall delay
The US auto safety regulator Friday imposed a record $35 million fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths.
Aksu plant faces fine of $620 thousand for environmental damage
Aksu Ferrousalloy plant will face a fine of $620 thousand for causing environmental damage in Kazakhstan.
NCOC and Agip to dispute Kashagan fine
NCOC and Agip KCO intend to dispute the $737 million damage compensation for the break down at the Kashagan oil-field in court.
S. Korean strongman's art collection sold to pay fines
Art works confiscated from the family of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-Hwan have been auctioned to pay multi-million-dollar fines imposed for bribes the disgraced military strongman received in office.
Peru tells Machu Picchu tourists to keep clothes on
Peru has increased surveillance at popular archeological sites to counter a new trend of tourists taking nude photos at Machu Picchu.
CNPC AktobeMunaiGas fined $4.4 million
CNPC AktobeMunaiGas oil company has been charged with a fine of over $4.4 million.
Kazakhstan postpones introduction of greenhouse gas emission fines
GHG emission fines mounted so high in 2013 that Kazakhstan decided to postpone introduction of the fines and cut the fine in two.
Subsidiary fined by twice the amount of KMG E&P's profit
The ecology fine of the sub-company of Exploration and Production KazMunaiGa twice more than the profit of the entire Kazakhstan Oil and Gas National Company.
'Die Hard' director released from jail
"Die Hard" director John McTiernan was released from prison Tuesday after nearly a year behind bars in connection with a wire-tapping scandal, his wife said.
Grace church pastor sentenced to 4 years
Pastor of the Grace Church Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev has been given a suspended 4-year sentence in Kazakhstan.
Kashagan consortium to face emissions penalty
The international consortium developing in the giant Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan will be subject to emissions penalties.
India asks US embassy to stop 'commercial' activities
India has asked the US embassy to close down commercial activities at its sports and leisure centre in New Delhi in the latest development in a diplomatic row.
Football: Spanish clubs fined for TV rights breach
Spanish financial regulators on Monday fined four football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as a big television producer millions of euros for allegedly breaking the rules on the sale of television rights.
US congressman Radel arrested for cocaine possession
First-term US congressman Trey Radel of Florida has been arrested for possession of cocaine, court documents showed Tuesday.
Weightlifting: Doping tricks get Kazakhstan fined $500 thousand
Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation has been charged with a fine of $500 thousand for doping violations of several Kazakhstan athletes.
Drunk driving fine to make 1 million tenge in Kazakhstan
The fine for driving drunk will be increased to 1 million tenge ($6,530) in Kazakhstan.
French motorists top league of unpaid fines in London
Foreign motorists owe almost £2.8 million ($4.5 million, 3.3 million euros) in unpaid parking fines in central London.
Panama slaps $1 million fine on N.Korean ship
The Panama Canal Authority announced Thursday that it slapped a $1 million fine on a North Korean cargo ship caught with an undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons in July.
Chevron claims new proof of fraud in Ecuador pollution ruling
US oil giant Chevron, hit in Ecuador with a record $19 billion fine for pollution, asked Monday for the court to consider what it claimed was "new evidence" the judge in the case was corrupt.
NCOC fined $10 thousand for dead seagulls
North Caspian Operating Company, the operator of Kashagan oilfield, located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea shelf, was fined $10 thousand for harming the environment.