MTS sues former head of bankrupt cell phone retailer for $30 millionOn April 24 the Moscow Commercial Court will hear the lawsuit filed by Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) for 914.7 million rubles (around $30 million) in damages from Marina Kovalyova, former chief executive of cell phone retailer BetaLink11:42 26.03.2013
Sarkozy hopes to be cleared in the case of L'Oreal heiressFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy has thanked all those who supported and trusted him on his Facebook page and expressed hope that "truth will prevail eventually."10:20 26.03.2013
Berezovsky's death consistent with hanging - policeAn autopsy has established that the cause of death of self-exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky was consistent with hanging, but no signs of violent death were found.09:36 26.03.2013
Berezovsky's personal property may be governed by Russian lawThe fate of much of Boris Berezovsky’s estate may pass under Russian law pending a determination that he had maintained Russian domicile during his years in self-imposed exile.22:27 25.03.2013
Mubarak unlikely to be released soon, faces new chargesEgyptian Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki on Monday expressed doubt that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak will be released in April after his pretrial detention period ends. He may face new charges, the minister said.17:38 25.03.2013
Russian prosecutors seek return of Berezovsky's assetsRussian federal prosecutors seek the return of illegally acquired assets belonging to the late Boris Berezovsky, 67, who was found dead in London Saturday, Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zvyagintsev said in a statement Monday.15:18 25.03.2013
US Talk Fusion files defamation suit against Russian popular social networkUS Talk Fusion has filed a defamation suit for 9 million rubles ($290,980) in damages against the Russian VKontakte company which owns the country's most popular social network of the same name and also against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovich in connection with their negative posts on network's website.14:50 25.03.2013
Russia seeks to join probe of Syria chemical attack reportsRussia wants its own experts to join the team that will investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons during fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria, Russia’s senior diplomat said on Monday.14:23 25.03.2013
Businesswoman who defrauded Turkmenistan for $20 mln to stay under arrestThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to extend the detention of Aisoltan Niyazova, a suspect in a $20 million embezzlement case in Turkmenistan, until April 11.14:02 25.03.2013
Russian accused of involvement in terrorism on social network files suitElina Karpova, a resident of Russian city Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, has filed a 90,000 ruble ($2,910) defamation suit with Kalinigrad's Moskovsky District Court against her acquaintances who posted her photographs on the VKontakte social network with comments which accused her of involvement in terrorism.13:52 25.03.2013
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