Former Skolkovo VP to be charged over $750,000 embezzlementFormer Skolkovo vice president Alexei Beltyukov is likely to be the first person charged in connection with the $750,000 embezzlement scandal at the foundation.11:44 15.05.2013
US Ambassador left Foreign Ministry giving no comment on spy scandalUS Ambassador Michael McFaul has left the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters after a meeting on the recent arrest of a US diplomat suspected of espionage.11:15 15.05.2013
Sun journalist charged with bribing tax officialBritain's prosecutors say The Sun's Whitehall editor Clodagh Hartley has been charged over a conspiracy to pay thousands of pounds worth of bribes to a press officer of the British government's tax department.10:47 15.05.2013
Captain of Costa Concordia may face trial aloneFrancesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia which sank in January 2012, may be the only person facing trial, with five of the other suspects in the cruise ship disaster making plea bargains.10:19 15.05.2013
Draft law on Russian judiciary good, but could be better – opinionAccording to a review of Russia’s Draft Law Amending the Law on the Status of Judges released by the international Rule of Law NGO International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), while some amendments will serve to improve the matters for the Russian judiciary, more comprehensive legislative reform is necessary.09:53 15.05.2013
AP lambasts US Justice Department for secretly obtaining phone recordsAs part of a “massive and unprecedented intrusion,” the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has obtained telephone records for more than 20 separate lines assigned to the AP and its journalists, according to a letter written to US Attorney General Eric Holder by AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt Monday.18:20 14.05.2013
US bankruptcy court approves CEDC restructuring planThe US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has approved a restructuring plan for the vodka dealer Central European Distribution Corp. (CEDC) according to a statement released by the company.18:03 14.05.2013
Latvian police search flats and offices of major smelter's managersLatvian police have searched on Tuesday the flats and offices of the ailing Liepajas Metalurgs (LM) smelter’s managers and shareholders, police spokesperson Sigita Pildava told the press.17:42 14.05.2013
President of Bosniak-Croat Federation complains of rights abuse in custodyThe defense of the president of Bosnia's autonomous Muslim-Croat federation has complained to the Constitutional Court that his human rights have been violated while in custody on corruption charges.17:12 14.05.2013
Opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny on trial. Day 5 – live coverageEmbezzlement proceedings are carrying on Wednesday against Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny and RAPSI is on-hand to provide the very latest on the drama as it unfolds in the courtroom via a live text broadcast.16:45 14.05.2013
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