Bank of Scotland official's detention exteneded until May 31The Babushkinsky District Court in Moscow has extended until May 31 the detention of the security chief of the Royal Bank of Scotland's Russian unit. Vsevolod Glukhovtsev has been accused of fraud and is suspected of embezzling over 300 million rubles ($10 million).16:36 29.04.2013
President of Bosniak-Croat Federation arrested for corruptionA Bosnian court on Sunday approved the detainment of President of the Muslim autonomous republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zivko Budimir and four other officials for 30 days on charges of corruption.10:19 29.04.2013
Public defender won't appeal Belgorod shooter's arrestThe public lawyer of Sergei Pomazun, who has been charged with killing six people and violently assaulting a police officer, does not plan to appeal the court order that will his client under arrest.14:34 25.04.2013
Spain arrests alleged al-Qaida members in Boston aftermath probeTwo suspected members of al-Qaida branch who have a similar profile to the suspects in the recent terror attacks in Boston were arrested in Spain, Associated Press reports with reference to Spain's Interior Ministry.14:04 23.04.2013
Moscow court arrests Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder in absentiaA Moscow District Court has issued an arrest order in absentia for Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder who stands accused in Gazprom stock fraud case.19:08 22.04.2013
Suspects in acid attack on Bolshoi director appeal extended detentionTwo people accused of attacking Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Sergei Filin in January have appealed the motion to extend their detention.17:02 19.04.2013
Foreign Ministry only uses official data on Russians arrested abroadThe Foreign Ministry only uses official data about Russian nationals detained or arrested abroad. To date, there are 51 such Russians in Turkey and 97 in Poland, the ministry's spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said at a briefing on Friday.13:43 19.04.2013
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
Pakistani court orders former president Musharraf's arrestA Pakistani court has ordered the arrest of former president Pervez Musharraf, who returned to Pakistan last month to run for parliament.11:54 18.04.2013
Russian authorities seek to arrest William Browder in absentiaThe investigators have asked the court to issue an arrest order in absentia for Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder. Browder has ignored several summonses from the Russian authorities.14:13 17.04.2013
Russian woman arrested in Canada complains of rights abuseMarina Talashkova, a flight attendant from Yekaterinburg arrested in Canada on fraud charges in the United States, has appealed the court ruling rejecting her rights abuse claim.15:40 05.04.2013
Interpol rejects Egypt's request to arrest former prime ministerInterpol has refused to put former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq on the wanted list, stating that the charges against him could be politically motivated.10:04 04.04.2013
Lawyer charged with revealing state secrets arrested in absentiaThe Presnensky District Court in Moscow has granted the investigators' request to arrest lawyer Boris Kuznetsov in absentia on Wednesday, RAPSI reports from the court. He was charged with revealing state secrets, and now resides in the United States.15:06 03.04.2013
Worldwide arrest of Marshall Capital assets liftedThe international arrest injunction has been lifted against Konstantin Malofeyev's Marshall Capital Fund (MarCap), the fund reported in a statement on Friday.17:01 29.03.2013
Moscow teacher exposed friend to radiation to render him immortalThe police in Moscow have arrested a teacher at a Moscow college who stored radioactive substances in his home and exposed his friend to radiation to render him immortal.16:36 25.03.2013
Businesswoman who defrauded Turkmenistan for $20 mln to stay under arrestThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to extend the detention of Aisoltan Niyazova, a suspect in a $20 million embezzlement case in Turkmenistan, until April 11.14:02 25.03.2013
Russian development mogul asks parliament to investigate his arrest in CambodiaRussian businessman Sergei Polonsky has appealed to the State Duma to consider setting up a commission to investigate the legality of his imprisonment in Cambodia.13:44 22.03.2013
Four Belarusian crime lords detained in RussiaFour Belarusian crime lords have been detained in Russia, the Belarusian Interior Ministry announced in a statement. "The operation to detain these crime lords was planned after they were crowned at a meeting of criminals in the United Arab Emirates," the statement reads.12:39 22.03.2013
Suspect in Hitachi manager kidnapping case to be under arrest until May 11Moscow's Savyolovsky District Court has extended the arrest of Kirill Ruforny, a suspect in the kidnapping case of a Hitachi manager Yakov Fominykh, until May 11.18:53 13.03.2013