Russia's top social network to pay for illegally hosting songsThe St. Petersburg Commercial Court has sided with Gala Records in its lawsuit to recover $18,000 from VKontakte social networking service for hosting songs by the popular singer MakSim.12:06 11.10.2012
Canadian naval officer admits to espionageA Canadian naval officer arrested on suspicion of espionage pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of selling secret information to a foreign country.10:40 11.10.2012
Google's complaint over googl.ru and gugl.ru to be reviewed on October 26The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on October 26 Google Inc.'s complaint against Weblink Ltd. over the use of the googl.ru and gugl.ru domain names.09:56 11.10.2012
Pussy Riot members request to serve time in Moscow deniedPussy Riot punk rock collective members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina will not be allowed to serve their prison sentences in Moscow, according to Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS).19:58 10.10.2012
Pussy Riot attorney vows conditional sentence is not final victoryConvicted Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's conditional sentence is not the final victory in the case.17:50 10.10.2012
Man accused of damaging Orthodox icons may face charges by weekendThe man who poured liquid on two icons in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow may face charges of disorderly conduct as early as at the end of this week.17:11 10.10.2012
Nemiroff distillery's appeal in trademark case to be handled on November 1The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on November 1 the Nemiroff Ukrainian Vodka Company's appeal of the dismissal of its lawsuit requesting Nemiroff Vodka Rus to stop using its trademark.16:51 10.10.2012
Wedding shooter forfeits gun license for yearThe Magistrate's Court No. 369 in Moscow has deprived a wedding guest who was detained for shooting a non-lethal weapon in the capital of his gun license for one year.16:23 10.10.2012
Katyn case referred to ECHR Grand ChamberThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted a request on behalf of the relatives of the Polish POWs executed in Katyn in 1940 for referral of the Katyn case to the Grand Chamber.16:04 10.10.2012
U.S. businessman suspected of fraud to stand trial in Siberia in 2013A repeat trial of U.S. businessman Eric Shogren, who has been charged with large-scale fraud, is expected to begin in Novosibirsk in 2013.15:13 10.10.2012
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