Russian banker suspected of embezzling $95 mln detained in AustriaThe former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) Alexander Gitelson, who was on the international wanted list for embezzling about 3 billion rubles ($94.6 million), has been arrested at his home in Austria.12:50 19.04.2013
One Boston Marathon bombing suspect dead after MIT campus shootoutBoston Police Commissioner Edward Davis confirmed the death of one of the suspects implicated in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing which left three dead and upwards of 176 via his Twitter account Friday, stating simply: "One suspect dead. One at large. Armed and dangerous. White hat suspect at large"12:06 19.04.2013
State Duma to consider public-private partnership billOn Thursday the lower house property committee recommended that the State Duma adopt a government-sponsored bill on public-private partnerships in the first reading. The bill is aimed at expanding the opportunities for cooperation between the government and businesses and at making investment in long term infrastructure projects more attractive.11:53 19.04.2013
Germany to extradite Swiss citizen suspected of child abuse to RussiaSwiss citizen Rido Marko, suspected of sexually abusing a child from Volgograd, will be extradited from Germany to Russia, the Volgograd Regional Prosecutor's Office reports.11:23 19.04.2013
Investigation of Berezovsky's death on holdThe police are waiting for the completion of post-mortem and other examinations of Boris Berezovsky's body, says press officer of Thames Valley police Francine Rodrigues.10:51 19.04.2013
Lower House supports tougher control over bank stock transactionsThe State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has upheld the proposal to lower the Central Bank approved stock purchase transaction threshold from 20% to 10% for purchases which are intended to gain control of a company.10:04 19.04.2013
Fraud case launched against Skolkovo Foundation VPInvestigators opened a legal case against Alexei Beltyukov, the senior vice president of the Skolkovo Foundation, accusing him of embezzlement, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Friday.09:46 19.04.2013
US officials responsible for "indisputable" torture – reportAmerica’s highest-ranking officials bear responsibility for the country’s “indisputable” practice of torture, according to a report released by influential bipartisan think tank the Constitution Project Tuesday.20:08 18.04.2013
EuroImp seeks refutation of trolling accusations by Metro Cash & CarryEuroImp is appealing a dismissal of its defamation suit against Metro Cash & Carry at the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals.18:51 18.04.2013
Latvia out of time for Soviet symbols ban by May 9The Latvian parliament on Thursday upheld a proposal by the Reform Party to nullify a time limit for considering a bill that would prohibit the use of Soviet and Nazi symbols.17:47 18.04.2013
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