Autopilot failed in AN-72 that crashed near Shymkent
The General Prosecutor’s Office gave details of the investigation into the crash of AN-72 near Shymkent in south Kazakhstan.
Natalie Wood's husband snubs new death probe
Hollywood icon Natalie Wood's husband has declined to talk to detectives who have re-opened a probe into his wife's mystery 1981 death, saying he has already answered all questions.
Gene study settles debate over origin of European Jews
Jews of European origin are a mix of ancestries, with many hailing from tribes in the Caucasus who converted to Judaism and created an empire that lasted half a millennium.
US regulators review Boeing 787 evacuation in Japan
The US Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it was reviewing an emergency landing of a Boeing Dreamliner in Japan as part of a wider probe into the jet's systems.
DNA test sheds light on mystery deaths
A new DNA test can restore at least part of the identity of long-dead people who left no trace of their image.
New Amy Winehouse inquest due to be heard
A new inquest into the death of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, which was ordered when it emerged that the original coroner was not qualified for the job.
Investigation of AN-72 plane crash will take one month
Experts are decrypting the onboard recorder. The investigation of the plane crash will last for 30 days: Kazakhstan Defense Ministry.
Myanmar probes deadly plane crash-landing
Myanmar was on Wednesday investigating the cause of an air accident that left two people dead and 11 injured when a passenger jet packed with foreign tourists crash-landed and caught fire.
Putin's top foe Navalny faces new charges
Russian investigators on Monday opened a third criminal case against an opposition leader who poses one of the main challenges to President Vladimir Putin in opinion polls.
Indonesia blames pilot error for Sukhoi crash that killed 45
Indonesian investigators blamed pilot error Tuesday for a Sukhoi Superjet crash that killed all 45 onboard an exhibition flight that slammed into a Javanese volcano in May.
US gun laws vary widely
The horrific shooting that has left 20 young children and six adults dead in rural Connecticut revived the familiar US gun law debate, where restrictions vary widely between different states.
Death threats for royal prank call presenters: police
Death threats have been made against the Australian radio hosts at the centre of the royal prank call tragedy, police said Friday, with station management reportedly hiring bodyguards and moving staff to safehouses.
Japan utilities dive on atomic plant shutdown fears
Shares in Japanese power companies plunged Tuesday after a panel of experts said one of the nation's nuclear plants may sit over an active seismic fault, raising fears it would have to be scrapped.
Clinton to testify this month on Benghazi attack
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify this month before US lawmakers at Senate and House hearings about the deadly September attack on the US mission in Benghazi.
DR Congo rebels, troops accused of killing, rape rampage
Rebels and government troops raped and killed civilians and looted towns during battles in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month with children suffering dramatically.
Romanian millionaire hopes for upset in Sunday polls
He's under investigation for fraud and on trial for blackmail, but populist millionaire Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce and promises to be a reforming figure whose goal is to "uproot the newly rich who have plundered Romania".
Gender identity struggle figured in Manning's detention
The US military held WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning under strict "suicide watch" partly because his gender identity struggle showed he was mentally "not stable," a witness said Sunday.
Police bust Australia's biggest credit card scam
Australian police said Thursday they had uncovered the country's biggest ever credit card data theft and smashed a Romanian syndicate allegedly behind the scam.
Arafat exhumation hopes to quell poison quandary
One of the Middle East's greatest political mysteries will come a step closer to being solved on Tuesday when scientists exhume iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's remains to see if he was poisoned.
Sarkozy escapes indictment in illegal campaign finance case
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday avoided indictment in an investigation into allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from France's richest woman.
