South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Thursday it has applied for a warrant to arrest National Pension Service Chairman Moon Hyung-pyo, who is under emergency detention, on charges of abuse of power and giving false testimony.

 Police on Monday arrested an Afghanistan-born American who they suspect of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City and planting other devices, capturing the 28-year-old in a dramatic gun battle

 Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security said yesterday (Dec 16) that it has launched criminal proceedings against Nguyen Van Dai, on the charge of conducting anti-state propaganda.

 Belgian police have made 16 arrests in anti-terror raids, but suspected Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam remains at large, the authorities have said.

 A Thai court on Wednesday approved an arrest warrant for a new suspect in the Bangkok bombings last month, bringing the total number of arrest warrants issued in connection with the incidents to 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Internal Affairs Commission, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about the Party's plan to tackle corruption.

 Six football officials have been arrested over corruption charges at governing body Fifa, at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland.

 Mexico's government has ordered the arrest of the mayor of the southern town of Iguala, where six people died and 43 students disappeared after clashing with local police last month.

 A US father is suspected of killing his five children and dumping their bodies in another state, police have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officials have arrested a Chinese woman and a Vietnamese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport after they allegedly tried to smuggle out elephant tusks and ivory products worth about BAT9 million.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in China has said that 13 Vietnamese fishermen seized by China have been freed and are on the way back home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian police on July 1 arrested 39 foreign women, including 18 Vietnamese nationals, believed to be involved in prostitution, Malaysia’s National News Agency Bernama reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police from the central Ha Tinh Province's Duc Tho District on Sunday remanded into custody Dang Anh Hung, 23, for looting assets on May 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For the first time, the police of Binh Duong Province have found themselves handling a case with hundreds of suspects, who are expected to be put on trial as soon as possible.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In relation to recent incidents at the Vung Ang Economic Zone in the Ky Anh District of Ha Tinh Province, local police on Sunday morning arrested and charged 16 people for theft and disturbing public order.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese fishermen who were held by Australian sea police for nearly three months arrived at Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday, Hanoi police arrested four Chinese to clarify the behavior on charges of using computers and the Internet or digital devices to appropriate assets of others.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to Japanese media, the police have released a stewardess of the national air carrier Vietnam Airlines who was accused of smuggling.

 New tropical low pressure system enters East Sea; Hospital director accepts responsibility in baby kidnapping; Leading EU surgeon works in Vietnam; Ha Noi police arrest credit card forgers; Report: drug crimes, prostitution on the rise