10:45 16/03/2010

19 mafia suspects arrested by Italian police

Italian police on Monday arrested 19 mafia suspects in Sicily, including Salvatore Messina Denaro the brother of the Cosa Nostra's alleged "boss of bosses", Matteo Messina Denaro. More than 200 police were deployed in morning raids in and around the western Sicilian town of Trapani in what officials said was an operation targeting some of the closest associates of Matteo Messina Denaro, who is a fugitive. 

18:46 15/03/2010

Azerbaijani man stabs his wife, 3-year-old son

Resident of Azerbaijan's Aghjabedi region, Elmin Guliyev was detained over stabbing his wife Asim and the three-year-old son Ilkin March 14, Azerbaijani Interior Ministry press service reported, according to Bakililar.az.

16:17 15/03/2010

Businessman killed in Azerbaijan

A businessman was killed in Azerbaijan’s Jalilabad region on March 14 in the morning, Jalilabad region Prosecutor's Office reported, according to Day.az. Alakbar Hakhiyev,55, was killed at his office by gun-fire. The murderer and cause of death are unknown. Criminal case has been launched on the incident in accordance with Article 120.1 (Deliberate murder). Operational investigations are underway. A source standing close to Hakhiyev said the businessman had serious problems ...

12:44 15/03/2010

Woman, 92, kills 98-year-old husband

An elderly Australian woman could spend the rest of her golden years behind bars - for killing her even older husband. The 92-year-old woman was charged with the murder of her 98-year-old husband after he was found dead in their Australia home on Friday. Police discovered his lifeless body with head injuries in the living room after concerned relatives contacted them, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Clara Tang was arrested at the scene and her husband's body was taken ...

13:21 12/03/2010

NKR President signs laws on amendments

On 12 March President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed laws on making amendments and supplements to the NKR laws “On Referendum”, “On Civil Service”, “On Excise Tax” as well as NKR law on making amendment to the NKR law “On Public Tax”, the central information department of NKR President's office reported.

19:08 11/03/2010

Interpol declares four Azerbaijani citizens wanted for links with Al Qaeda

Four Azerbaijani citizens were included in the Interpol wanted list for their links with different terrorist organizations, particularly Al Qaeda, said the government of Azerbaijan in its report on national security submitted to the parliament, according to Vesti.az. It said Azerbaijan conducted serious operational measures combating terrorism, separatism and religious extremism. A group of radical vahhabits, who left for Vaziristan province of Pakistan to participate in Al Qaeda and ...

15:51 09/03/2010

Man shot at Ukrainian consulate in Turkey

A Turkish man armed with a gun and suspected of carrying a bomb made an attack on the Ukrainian consulate in the region of Bakırköy, Turkey, Sabah reported. The man tried entering the consulate and began firing randomly. The man was wounded in the gunbattle after he tried to resist the security guards. The wounded man was taken to hospital. There were no other casualties.

12:28 09/03/2010

Moscow “Opera” club in fire: Casualties reported

Three-storey Opera night club in downtown Moscow caught in fire in the morning. Local emergency service spokesman said t he flames have consumed over 1,200 sq. meters of the building. About 250 people were evacuated early on Tuesday from a residential building. Over 30 firefighter teams with a variety of special equipment have been involved in efforts to extinguish the blaze. Earlier no cases of casualties were reported but currently it’s believed that one person was ...

13:26 04/03/2010

“Sargsyan sent challenge to Turkey” comment caused a court case in Turkey

Turkish “ gercekgundem ” web site published a story previous year before Armenia ’s Serzh Sargsyan’s travel to Turkey . The story was about the Presidents of Armenia and Turkey and the site’s readers had possibility to share with their thoughts. Currently the site is under custody because of a comment written by one of the readers. “If the reader who posted such a comment isn’t found, the web site’s editor in chief Barish ...

17:28 02/03/2010

Azerbaijani soldier commits suicide due to brutalities in military unit

Soldier of the Azerbaijani Army Elchin Abdulazimov committed suicide in Geranboy military unit of the Defense Ministry, Vesti.az reports citing defense ministry sources. The soldier’s uncle Mehdi Atashev said his nephew committed suicide due to the unhealthy atmosphere in the military unit, according to ANS PRESS. Atashev also said Abdulazimov underwent continual brutalities by officers and sergeants.  

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