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Legislative amendments: Participation in foreign armed conflicts is criminal offence in Kazakhstan
Participation in foreign armed conflicts has become a criminal offence in Kazakhstan.
27 March 2014
Bin Laden son-in-law found guilty on US terror charges
A New York jury on Wednesday found Osama bin Laden's son-in-law guilty of conspiracy to kill Americans and supporting terrorists as an impassioned Al-Qaeda spokesman in 2001-2002.
27 March 2014
Egypt's Sisi announces run for presidency
Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday he had quit the military to run for president and vowed to rid the country of "terrorism" almost nine months after he toppled its elected leader.
27 March 2014
Ex-Libyan PM fears country will become terror base
Former Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan on Tuesday warned that Islamist groups were sabotaging attempts to rebuild his country in order that it become a haven for extremists, in an interview with Britain's newspaper The Times.
27 March 2014
Two Bahrain children wounded planting bomb: police
Two children, aged 10 and 11, were wounded while planting a roadside bomb in a Shiite village in Bahrain where a blast killed three policemen this week.
06 March 2014
Moscow says US policy on Syria aids 'terrorism'
Moscow accused Washington of prolonging the Syrian conflict by supporting the opposition ahead of a UN Security Council vote Saturday that threatens to further deepen big power divisions.
21 February 2014
Hundreds protest in Tunisia against 'terrorism'
More than a thousand protesters gathered in the Tunisian town of Jendouba to condemn the weekend killings of four people by suspected Islamist militants.
18 February 2014
'Letter bombs' sent to British military recruiters
The British government held an emergency meeting Thursday after a string of crude but potentially viable explosive devices were mailed to armed forces recruitment offices.
14 February 2014
US sets November trial in Boston bombings
A US judge has set a November trial date for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the chief suspect accused of bombing last year's Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding 260 others.
13 February 2014
Olympics: US bans carry-on liquids on Russia-bound flights
US authorities announced a temporary ban Thursday on liquids, gels and aerosols in carry-ons aboard Russia-bound flights.
07 February 2014
Syria foes set to end talks with no concrete progress
Syria's warring sides are expected to wrap up their first peace talks on Friday without concrete progress on ending the violence, a political transition or ensuring humanitarian aid for millions in need.
31 January 2014
Australia fears domestic extremism from Syria conflict
The conflict in Syria poses new risks of homegrown extremism in Australia, with citizens returning radicalised after fighting there.
28 January 2014
US prosecutor wants to postpone Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov's hearing
The US prosecutor has requested to postpone the hearing of the case of Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, the two Kazakhstan teenagers taken into custody after the Boston Marathon Bombings.
24 January 2014
Obama, Putin discuss Sochi Olympics security: White House
Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed security at the Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, amid rising fears in Washington for the safety of US athletes following terror threats against the Games.
22 January 2014
US offers ships to boost security at Sochi Olympics
The United States is ready to deploy air and naval assets -- including two ships -- to help secure the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia after terror threats.
21 January 2014
Singapore monitoring new forms of illicit financing
Asian financial hub Singapore on Friday said it was scrutinising trade in virtual currencies such Bitcoin, precious stones and metals to forestall new forms of illicit financing by criminals and terrorists.
12 January 2014
Russia buries dead as bombings toll hits 33
Russia beefed up security and mourned its dead on Tuesday as the toll from jarring successive-day suicide strikes in the run-up to the Sochi Winter Olympic Games rose to 33.
31 December 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev condolences Russia
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent his condolences to Russian President Putin over the terrorist attacks in Volgograd.
30 December 2013
Twin Russia blasts expose Olympic security threat
Successive-day bombings on a railway station and trolleybus in Russia's heartland expose the challenge President Vladimir Putin faces in ensuring a safe Olympics on the edge of the violence-plagued North Caucasus.
30 December 2013
Russia attack caused by suicide bomber, toll up to 14
A deadly bombing on a packed trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd was caused by a male suicide bomber as the official death toll rose to 14 people.
30 December 2013