Russian wanted in the US for arms trafficking detained in LithuaniaLithuanian and US law enforcement officers have detained a suspected Russian arms dealer, Dmitry Ustinov, at Vilnius Airport.12:52 23.05.2013
US bars Ukrainian prosecutors from questioning former PM Lazarenko - officialUS authorities are preventing Ukrainian prosecutors from questioning former Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko on murder charges, says Ukraine's First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin.12:23 23.05.2013
Moscow court seizes Rosbank CEO's propertyMoscow's Presnensky District Court arrested the property of Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov on Wednesday, thus granting the investigators' request in the commercial bribery investigation.11:52 23.05.2013
Amnesty International annual report critical of rights in RussiaAmnesty International released its annual report on human rights Thursday, painting a grim picture of rights in Russia.11:25 23.05.2013
Paul McCartney shows support to jailed Pussy Riot membersEx-Beatle Paul McCartney has written letters to Russian authorities in support of two members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot, who were jailed last August on offical charges of hooliganism.10:47 23.05.2013
Parliament mitigates travel restrictions for debtorsThe State Duma adopted a bill allowing debtors to travel abroad if their unsettled fines, taxes and other obligatory payments do not aggregately exceed 10,000 rubles ($320, or €248).10:11 23.05.2013
US lessens one of 22 charges mounting against Wikileaks source ManningUS federal prosecutors have decided to drop one of the 22 offenses presently mounting against former military intelligence analyst Bradley Manning who stands accused of having disclosed a great deal of classified information to Wikileaks.19:58 22.05.2013
US Senate committee approves bill aimed at supporting Syrian oppositionThe US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved by a vote of 15 to three Tuesday the Syria Transition Support Act, a bill that would authorize the US government to provide lethal assistance and training to Syrian rebel forces, impose sanctions for the sale of weapons and petroleum to President Bashar al Assad’s regime, deliver humanitarian resources, and plan for a “Post-Assad Syria.”19:09 22.05.2013
Bolshoi principal dancer's appeal against reprimand to be heard on July 2The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal filed by Bolshoi Ballet's Nikolai Tsiskaridze against a ruling that annulled only one of the two management reprimands, on July 2.18:26 22.05.2013
Arrest of suspect in Putin's attempted assassination extended until July 25Moscow's Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday again extended the arrest of Kazakh-born Ilya Pyanzin, who is suspected of planning to assassinate Vladimir Putin.18:10 22.05.2013
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