Six Bosnian Croat leaders convicted and sentenced by the ICTYSix former Bosnian Croat leaders were convicted Wednesday by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of having committed various crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, and grave breaches of the Geneva conventions between 1992 and 1994, during the Bosnian War.19:03 29.05.2013
US lifts Belarusian arms exporter sanctionsThe US State Department has lifted sanctions against Belarusian arms exporter Beltechexport, which it imposed against the company almost two years ago.14:11 27.05.2013
Number of foreign adoption applicants in Russia fallsThe number of applications from foreigners willing to adopt children which were ruled upon by Russian courts in 2012 is 21% lower than in 2011, according to the Russian Supreme Court statistics.14:36 23.05.2013
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
Belarus says no extradition for former Kyrgyz leader BakiyevBelarus has no plans to extradite former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has been convicted in absentia in his native country for abuse of power.16:14 22.05.2013
Dozens of Russians have trained in Middle East terror campsDozens of Russians have been trained as terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan alongside the militants recently killed in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, city in the Moscow Region.15:43 22.05.2013
Moscow prosecutors ask court to shut down ICOCRIM officeThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office has asked the court to shut down the Russian branch of the International Committee on the Fight against Terrorism, Organized Crime and Corruption (ICOCRIM).13:22 22.05.2013
US family waives custody of adopted Russian orphansA US court has granted the request of a US family seeking to terminate their custody of three adopted Russian orphans, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokeswoman Shari Pulliam, told RIA Novosti.11:49 22.05.2013
Italy arrests four hackers from AnonymousAuthorities in Italy have launched a major crackdown on the international hacker group Anonymous, which thus far has resulted in the arrest of four suspects.12:53 17.05.2013
Russian judges must respect arbitration clauses - expertRussian courts must respect the terms of arbitration clauses, particularly in terms of the selection of a site for dispute settlement, Kaj Hober of Mannheimer Swartling (Stockholm) said on Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF).17:18 16.05.2013
No solution to Hasidic library drama - Supreme Commercial CourtThere is simply no solution to the legal disputes involving the Schneerson Library, Chairman of Russia's Supreme Commercial Court Anton Ivanov said Thursday at a roundtable meeting at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.15:23 16.05.2013
Alleged CIA officer detained for espionage to leave RussiaAlleged CIA officer Ryan Fogle, who worked undercover at the US Embassy in Russia and was detained by the Federal Security Service on Tuesday, will leave Russia in a few days.10:48 16.05.2013
International law is in need of review - Constitutional Court chairmanInternational law as a whole needs to be revised, Chairman of Russia's Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin said on Wednesday at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.17:17 15.05.2013
Kyrgyzstan asks US to explain the dismissal of Maxim Bakiyev's prosecutionKyrgyzstan has requested an explanation from the United States as to why the investigation against Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former Kyrgyz President, has been closed.12:55 15.05.2013
EU convention does not guarantee extradition of convicts to Russia - lawyerThe Council of Europe's Convention of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, which Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged to use at a Moscow meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 7, does not guarantee Victor Bout's and Konstantin Yaroshenko's extradition to Russia, says Bout's US attorney Albert Dayan.12:17 14.05.2013
Institute for Russian Research releases 'Russian Mafia' deck of cardsThe "Russian Mafia" deck of cards has been released in the United States. Each card features the names and the photographs of individuals who are believed to be major figures in the Russian mob.15:45 13.05.2013
Russia eyes international treaty to secure Bout, Yaroshenko extraditions – LavrovIf the appeals filed in the US by jailed Russian citizens Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko prove fruitless, Moscow plans to pursue its options under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, an international treaty signed and ratified by 64 nations around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Tuesday after a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry.13:05 08.05.2013
Russia has no proof of chemical weapon use in Syria - officialRussia does not have reliable information that either of the conflicting parties in Syria has used chemical weapons, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters on Monday amid escalating tensions in the region.16:16 06.05.2013
Putin: Russia may amend adoption treaties with countries that allow gay marriageRussia may introduce amendments to adoption agreements with countries that have legalized same-sex marriage, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with MPs.17:49 26.04.2013
State Duma ratifies international child abuse conventionThe State Duma has approved Russia's accession to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse during its meeting on Friday.15:14 26.04.2013