Mel Gibson's ex-wife sues her own lawyers over raw divorce dealOksana Grigorieva plans to sue the lawyers that represented her interests in negotiating her divorce from actor Mel Gibson, alleging that the attorneys gave her an irredeemably raw deal.14:25 18.01.2013
Opposition activist implicated in coup faces new chargesOpposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev is facing charges of making a knowingly false denunciation, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin has told RIA Novosti, referring to Razvozzhayev's claims that he was tortured by an investigator.13:57 18.01.2013
Man who filmed torture in a Georgian prison arrestedVladimir Bedukadze, a former warden who filmed incidents of torture in the Gldani Prison in Georgia, was arrested in Tbilisi International Airport.13:44 18.01.2013
Unauthorized protest fine for opposition figure Udaltsov legalThe Basmanny District Court has dismissed Left Front opposition movement coordinator Sergei Udaltsov's appeal against his 30,000-ruble ($972) fine for organizing an unauthorized protest in Moscow on October 27.17:09 17.01.2013
Claims that administrative barriers hinder business to be investigatedThe Prosecutor General's Office has asked regional prosecutors to investigate the claims that administrative barriers hinder business following a report made by President Vladimir Putin, the office said in a press release published on its website on Thursday. Federal agencies will also be inspected as part of these efforts.16:44 17.01.2013
Italy school bombing trial beginsA local court began proceedings Thursday in the case of a high-profile school bombing in Brindisi, Italy, TMNews reports.16:26 17.01.2013
Renowned bohemian restaurateur accepts arrest for dismembering wifeAlexei Kabanov, the founder of a popular chain of cafes in Moscow, is unlikely to appeal his pretrial detention after admitting to killing and dismembering his journalist wife.15:52 17.01.2013
Vehicle recycling tax dispute can be resolved out of court, WTO headRussia may resolve its vehicle recycling tax dispute with fellow World Trade Organization members without resorting to legal means. However, if its efforts to do so fail, the dispute will have to be resolved officially in court, WTO General Director Pascal Lamy said on Thursday.15:12 17.01.2013
Conman posing as Russian general defrauds foreign businessmen of $600,000A jobless Russian posing as a general has defrauded foreign businessmen of around US$ 600,000. The man offered to help "resolve" foreigners' problems at high government level.13:12 17.01.2013
US court orders Russia to pay $50k per day until it returns religious booksThe US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the Russian government to pay $50,000 per day until it returns to the Hassidic community a massive collection of historic books seized during the process of Soviet nationalization.11:45 17.01.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022