Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Eleven people were accused of fraud charges on Thursday in connection with a 1-billion-U.S.- dollar scheme to falsely claim disability benefits for retired New York commuter railway workers.

The Kumamoto District Court sentenced a 40-year-old man to death Tuesday for killing two women and stealing money in separate incidents in Kumamoto Prefecture in 2004 and 2011.

Australian federal police on Thursday confirmed they have discovered 55kg of cocaine and methamphetamines in a shipment of beer from Mexico.