Russia won't intervene in Bakiyev extradition dispute - ambassadorRussia is not going to intervene in the Belarusian-Kyrgyz dispute over the extradition of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov told a news conference in Minsk on Friday.14:55 07.06.2013
Cyprus Supreme Court approves deposit restructuring decisionThe Supreme Court of Cyprus on Friday approved a decision to write off some deposits with Cypriot banks, thereby dismissing the clients' complaints against the "unconstitutional decisions" of the government and the Bank of Cyprus.14:12 07.06.2013
US intelligence keeps IT companies' servers under surveillance - lawmakerAlexei Pushkov, Head of the State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, believes that the servers of major IT companies are being kept under constant surveillance by US intelligence services.13:55 07.06.2013
Legislators propose increasing prison term for corruption related crimesIrina Yarovaya, head of the State Duma anticorruption committee, has put forward a bill increasing the punishment for corruption and misappropriation of government funds.13:12 07.06.2013
Moscow City Hall sets snap mayoral election dateSnap elections for Moscow mayor will take place on September 8, City Hall announced on Friday. In a vote held Thursday night, 27 members of Moscow City Hall backed the proposed date, and only two voted against it.12:35 07.06.2013
Wife of fugitive BTA bank chairman covicted for using forged documentsAlma Shalabayeva, the wife of former board chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, has been handed down a non-custodial sentence. In early June, Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife and daughter were deported from Italy to Kazakhstan for holding false passports12:03 07.06.2013
Russia convicts last suspect in MiG-29 fraud case - reportThe Moscow City Court has handed down a four-year suspended sentence to Mikael Kazaryan, the last defendant in the criminal case over low-quality parts for the MiG-29 fighters sent to Algeria in 2007.11:48 07.06.2013
Lithuanian Supreme Court postpones hearing of Gazprom complaintThe Supreme Court of Lithuania on Thursday postponed until June 18 the hearing of Gazprom's complaint against the decision of the Lithuanian Court of Appeals, which refused to honor the ruling of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on the Russian energy giant's gas prices lawsuit.10:23 07.06.2013
ECHR holds Russia was not responsible for death of militant leader MaskhadovThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Russia was not responsible for the death of Aslan Maskhadov, but that its automatic refusal to return his body constituted a violation of his family’s right to respect for private and family life, as guaranteed by Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention).19:07 06.06.2013
Tymoshenko asks court to start considering UESU case in her absenceThe jailed former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has requested the court to start hearing the criminal case over fraud at the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) in her absence.17:49 06.06.2013
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