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Scores hurt in London theatre collapse
Scores hurt in London theatre collapse

The ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed on the audience during a hit show on Thursday, wounding 76 people including children and leaving terrified theatregoers covered in blood and rubble.

Scores hurt in London theatre collapse
New US school shooting on eve of Newtown anniversary
New US school shooting on eve of Newtown anniversary

A schoolboy gunman wounded two fellow students Friday, one critically, before killing himself in the latest such US shooting on the the eve of the first anniversary of the Newtown massacre.

New US school shooting on eve of Newtown anniversary
The Deputy Chairman of the Agency on Fight Against Economic and Corruption Crimes Andrey Lukin. Photo © Marat Abilov
Kazakhstan Financial Police spends $162,000 to reward 100 for info about corruption

The Financial Police of Kazakhstan has paid over $160 thousand in rewards for reporting corruption crimes to 100 Kazakhstan nationals.

Kazakhstan Financial Police spends $162,000 to reward 100 for info about corruption
German police build 'Nazi Shazam' to track banned music
German police build 'Nazi Shazam' to track banned music

German police are touting a new high-tech tool to identify illegal neo-Nazi songs in seconds, dubbed "Nazi Shazam" after popular music identification software.

German police build 'Nazi Shazam' to track banned music
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Nairobi mall attackers may have escaped: NYC police

The four attackers responsible for killing at least 67 people at a Kenyan shopping mall may have escaped due to lax security.

Nairobi mall attackers may have escaped: NYC police
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Microsoft leads attack on search traffic thieves

Microsoft on Thursday announced it worked with police in Europe and the United States to disrupt a "dangerous" army of virus-infected computers used to hijack searches at Google, Bing and Yahoo.

Microsoft leads attack on search traffic thieves
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. ©Reuters/Aaron Harris
Toronto mayor may have tried to buy crack video

Weeks before the public first became aware of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's crack video, the disgraced politician may have tried to buy it, according to court documents made public Wednesday.

Toronto mayor may have tried to buy crack video
Operation Control Center. Photo © Marat Abilov
300 crimes detected by video cameras in Astana

Since the beginning of the year, about 300 crimes have been detected and solved thanks to video surveillance cameras in Astana.

300 crimes detected by video cameras in Astana
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Police warn over stunts at 'Fast and Furious' crash spot

Police in the US city where "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker died warned fans Monday against "burning rubber" near the spot where he was killed, as they probed the fatal car crash.

Police warn over stunts at 'Fast and Furious' crash spot
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Czech national robbed in Astana

A citizen of the Czech Republic was robbed in Astana by three unemployed local men who were waiting for her near a currency exchange.

Czech national robbed in Astana
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Missing Mozambican plane likely crashed: police

A Mozambican Airlines plane that went missing with 34 people on board likely crashed over inhospitable bush in northeastern Namibia, police said early Saturday as they searched for the jet.

Missing Mozambican plane likely crashed: police
General view of the European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg. ©Reuters/Vincent Kessler
Victims fear release of Spain rapists, killers under rights law

Spanish courts are releasing serial rapists and killers under a European human rights ruling, terrifying their victims as authorities warn the convicts risk reoffending.

Victims fear release of Spain rapists, killers under rights law
Scottish police helicopter pub crash causes numerous casualties
Scottish police helicopter pub crash causes numerous casualties

A police helicopter smashed through the roof of a crowded pub in the Scottish city of Glasgow, causing numerous casualties including probable deaths and leaving several people trapped in the rubble, officials said Saturday.

Scottish police helicopter pub crash causes numerous casualties
Dubai police. Photo courtesy of auto.bigmir.net
10 Kazakhstan’s citizens detained in UAE

Residents of Kazakhstan’s Uralsk have been indicted on charges of committing murder, frauds and running an organized crime group.

10 Kazakhstan’s citizens detained in UAE
Election day bomb in Nepal capital injures 3: police
Election day bomb in Nepal capital injures 3: police

A crude bomb exploded Tuesday in Nepal's capital hours after polls opened for national elections, injuring three people and raising fears that left-wing extremists will disrupt the vote, police said.

Election day bomb in Nepal capital injures 3: police
A forensic technician cordons off a crime scene in Ciudad Juarez. ©Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Eight family members killed in Mexico massacre

Mexican police found Sunday a family of eight, including three children, stabbed to death and tied down in their home in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez.

Eight family members killed in Mexico massacre
Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in Pakistan
Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in Pakistan

A phantom body, clueless cops and busy spies: the fallout from the shooting of a senior Haqqani network leader will do little to dampen suspicions of Pakistani complicity with Islamist militants.

Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in Pakistan
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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.

Drunk driving fine to make 1 million tenge in Kazakhstan
Satzhan Ibrayev and Petr Afanasenko. ©СNN
Malta’s police reluctant to initiate a case against Rakhat Aliyev

According to Malta Today, Petr Afanasenko and Satzhan Ibrayev, the two bodyguards, turned to Malta’s police requesting to initiate investigation into Rakhat Aliyev’s actions, alleging he had applied tortures to them.

Malta’s police reluctant to initiate a case against Rakhat Aliyev
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New Jersey mall in lockdown after gunman spotted, shots heard: US media

Authorities put a shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, on lockdown late Monday after a gunman was spotted and witnesses reported hearing shots, US media said.

New Jersey mall in lockdown after gunman spotted, shots heard: US media