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The Chechen mafia, or Obshchina (Russian: Община, meaning “community”), is one of the largest and most important organized crime (OC) groups operating in the former Soviet Union next to established Russian mafia gangs, which consist of ex-KGB, spetznaz and criminals with wide access to arms caches, and other high profile criminal [...]

Izmaylovskaya gang (Russian: Изма́йловская группиро́вка) is one of the oldest criminal organizations in Moscow, Russia, believed to have been started in the mid-1980s by a criminal named Oleg Ivanov, who became the overall boss of the syndicate. Various sources indicate its membership to be around 200-500 mobsters.
The organization is split into [...]

Outside of Faizal Tahir’s triumphant showing at the AIM awards, the event also proved that younger Malaysian acts have tremendous crossover potential with multi-lingual offerings.
The writing was on the wall as soon as pop-rock newcomer Faizal Tahir opened the 15th Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) awards show with a stunning performance. By [...]

With the release of Morcheeba’s new CD and the upcoming Portishead release, 2008 is shaping up to be a banner year for trip hop, the electronica subgenre of thick slow beats, jazzy samples, and dark ambiance. The genre’s definition tends to suggest a restricted sound, but many trip hop bands have expanded [...]

SEOUL –  South Korean dance group the Gambler will star in Paramount’s dance movie “Hype Nation,” having teamed up with U.S. music producer and rapper Teddy Riley.
In the $25 million picture being produced by Young Film, Riley plays a music director.
Helmed by Alex Calzatti (”I Am Cuba”), pic follows dance battles between [...]

Several men who were caught on film being beaten by Philadelphia police now say the officers concocted a story to justify the now high profile incident.
When the video surfaced, Philadelphia accused the three men of being suspects in a shooting; however, attorneys representing the individuals deny the allegations.
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