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Almaty flea market fire case hits court
Hearings of the criminal case over Almaty flea market fire started on February 25.
27 February 2014
U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis
The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States.
27 February 2014
Hong Kong freezes assets of Ablyazov's affiliates
Hong Kong Court has ruled to freeze assets of companies that are believes to be owned by the fugitive ex-head Kazakhstan banker Mukhtar Ablyazov.
26 February 2014
Overworked nurses linked to higher death rates
Investigations in nine European countries have given statistical backing to claims that patients' lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked.
26 February 2014
Bank and law firm employees suspected of sparking anti-bank campaign
A lawyer of one of the banks and employees of an Almaty-based law firm may be among those who started the anti-bank SMS-campaign.
25 February 2014
Police reject Breivik prison 'torture' complaint
Police in Norway said Monday they closed a preliminary investigation into a complaint by mass murderer Anders Breivik that his prison conditions amounted to "serious torture".
25 February 2014
Alliance Bank intends to claim damages from misinformers
Kazakhstan-based Alliance Bank is going to make the misinformers reimburse the losses, caused by rumours about the bank's bankruptcy.
25 February 2014
Ex-employee of CenterCredit Bank involved in misinformation attack
Darkhan Sabdenov, former employee of CenterCredit Bank, has been taken into a 20-day custody for distributing misleading information about alleged bankruptcy of his former employer.
24 February 2014
People ready to confess anything for $500,000: Kaspi Bank
Kaspi bank has received more than 1000 calls from people hoping to get the $500,000 bounty.
24 February 2014
Twin car update: Owner of illegal twin found
The police has finally identified the owner of the illegal twin white Mazda CX7 with fake plates.
24 February 2014
Twin car update: Plates fake, car stolen from Moscow
The identical twin cars of the same model, colour and with the same plates, have been checked to reveal their origins.
23 February 2014
Misinformers SMSing about meltdown of three Kazakhstan banks found
The General Prosecutor’s Office has tracked down the groups of people creating false rumours of the bankruptcy of three Kazakhstan banks.
20 February 2014
Twin cars with identical plates discovered in Astana
Two identical cars with identical plates have been discovered in Astana.
17 February 2014
Study merges worldwide data on sex assaults on women
Worldwide, one woman in 14 has been sexually assaulted by someone other than a partner, according to the first global estimate of the problem.
12 February 2014
Preliminary cause of fire at Almaty flea market unveiled
The Emergency Situations Ministry of Kazakhstan has named the preliminary cause of the massive fire at the Almaty flea market.
11 February 2014
Search ends at Canada seniors home where fire killed 28
Canadian authorities on Monday called off a search for remains in the rubble of a Quebec retirement home ravaged by a fire that killed at least 28 people.
04 February 2014
Heroin found in Hoffman's apartment: official
Investigators confirmed Monday that heroin was found in the New York apartment of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of a suspected drugs overdose.
04 February 2014
Argentine policeman arrested for selling two-year-old
An Argentine police officer was arrested for selling a two-year-old girl.
31 January 2014
Inaction of Austrian, German and Maltese authorities against Rakhat Aliyev may damage public confidence to EU justice
Claude Turmes, a member of the European Parliament, is concerned that inaction of European authorities on mounting serious accusations against Aliyev could undermine public confidence to EU justice.
29 January 2014
Human remains found after Australian croc attack: reports
Police reportedly found human remains Tuesday in the search for a 12-year-old boy snatched by a crocodile in northern Australia, and scaled back operations to a body recovery mission.
29 January 2014