Microsoft leads attack on search traffic thievesMicrosoft 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.
06 December 2013
Toronto mayor may have tried to buy crack videoWeeks 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.
Police warn over stunts at 'Fast and Furious' crash spotPolice 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.
04 December 2013
Czech national robbed in AstanaA citizen of the Czech Republic was robbed in Astana by three unemployed local men who were waiting for her near a currency exchange.
03 December 2013
Missing Mozambican plane likely crashed: policeA 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.
Scottish police helicopter pub crash causes numerous casualtiesA 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.
30 November 2013
10 Kazakhstan’s citizens detained in UAEResidents of Kazakhstan’s Uralsk have been indicted on charges of committing murder, frauds and running an organized crime group.
21 November 2013
Election day bomb in Nepal capital injures 3: policeA 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.
19 November 2013
Eight family members killed in Mexico massacreMexican 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.
18 November 2013
Murder? What murder? Mystery of Haqqani killing in PakistanA 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.
Malta’s police reluctant to initiate a case against Rakhat AliyevAccording 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.
Myanmar makes biggest heroin bust this yearMyanmar police said Thursday they had arrested a man with 133 kilos (293 pounds) of heroin worth $2 million at local prices -- the country's biggest seizure of the drug this year.
S. Korea introduces 'Gangnam Style' tourist policeSouth Korea unveiled its new "tourist police" force Wednesday, with snappy uniforms from rapper Psy's costume designer and a "Gangnam Style" launch in central Seoul.