Over 8 mln Russians are drug addicts – government reportThe number of drug addicts in Russia is estimated at 8.5 million people, or almost six percent of the total population, a government report said Tuesday.12:41 17.09.2013
ECHR has merged and prioritized Moscow 2012 riots claimsThe European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has merged seven applications filed by the defendants in Moscow 2012 May riots case and assigned them top priority.11:52 17.09.2013
Bill enabling transits without visa to stay in Russia for 3 days forwarded to DumaThe government has forwarded for the State Duma's review a draft law permitting transit visitors to stay in Russia without visa for 72 hours.11:09 17.09.2013
Russia's top judge injured in car accident in GhanaThe Russian embassy in Ghana is providing all necessary assistance to Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev who has been injured in a road crash.10:16 17.09.2013
Dispute over Kant culminates in a shooting in RussiaA spirited debate about the work of German idealist Immanuel Kant took a violent turn when a man in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don shot his philosophical adversary in the head with a traumatic pistol.18:20 16.09.2013
Costa Concordia employee complaint dismissed by US courtCiting the doctrine of forum non conveniens, a US federal court granted a motion last week to dismiss a complaint filed by a Costa Concordia crew member who was injured when the cruise ship infamously capsized off the Italian coastline in 2012.17:27 16.09.2013
Belarusian prosecutors to submit Uralkali case information to RussiaBelarusian prosecutors will single out the Uralkali case for considering it in a separate procedure and prepare the case information for submission to Russia.16:45 16.09.2013
Russian ex-governor's appeal against 9,5 years prison sentence rejectedThe District Court of Tula on Monday decided against mitigating the 9,5 years prison sentence for Tula's ex governor Vyacheslav Dudka, RIA Novosti reports from the court.15:50 16.09.2013
Juror removed from Politkovskaya trial because of confidence in damning verdictThe Moscow City Court removed on Monday one woman from the jury panel of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case after concluding that she had told her colleagues that the defendants would be "imprisoned under all circumstances".15:15 16.09.2013
Berlin Zoo wins trademark dispute over celebrity polar bear KnutThe General Court of the European Union (EU Court) held in favor of the Berlin Zoo Monday in a trademark case centering on Knut, the celebrity polar bear whose high-profile birth and untimely death stole the hearts of fans around the world.14:36 16.09.2013
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