Dutch Supreme Court rules that forcibly making out does not constitute rapeThe Dutch Supreme Court held Tuesday to remove kissing with tongue from the list of offenses that can be charged as rape under the country’s criminal code.15:44 13.03.2013
Eleven Russian nationals in Thai prisons - consulateEleven Russians are serving prison sentences in Thailand, and five others are under investigation or at trial, diplomat Andrei Dvornikov told RIA Novosti on Thursday.16:26 07.03.2013
US criticized for failure to adhere to UN drug conventionsThe Independent Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the independent body charged with implementing the United Nations drug control conventions, criticized the US for slipping up on its requirements under various UN drug treaties by virtue of a series of increasingly liberal marijuana laws that have passed in certain states.17:45 06.03.2013
Germany, Luxembourg agree to cancel visas for Russians with civil service passportsGermany and Luxembourg have agreed to allow Russian civil servants to enter the country without a visa, Spanish Ambassador Jose Ignacio Carbajal told the media on Wednesday.16:07 06.03.2013
Russian upper house approves law objecting to Bolivia's coca leaf exceptionThe Federation Council approved on Wednesday a bill objecting to Bolivia's reservation to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, allowing coca bushes to grow in the country.15:29 06.03.2013
US confirms March publication of Magnitsky ListUS authorities are planning to publish the Magnitsky List this March, Howard Solomon, Deputy Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the US Embassy in Moscow, reported Thursday at a roundtable discussion in the Russian city of Kostroma.17:02 28.02.2013
African leaders sign regional peace treatyThe leaders of nearly a dozen African countries came together Sunday to sign the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, a document aimed at bringing peace and stability to parts of East and Central Africa that have remained ravaged by conflict for years.12:24 25.02.2013
Russia to back soft power approach to dealing with organized crimeRussia will back the use of "soft power" in the fight against organized crime at a UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting in Vienna in March.15:48 22.02.2013
G20 anti-corruption working group to meet in MoscowThe G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group will meet in Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow to discuss ways to fight corruption, extortion and money laundering, as well as other corruption-related issues.10:44 21.02.2013
SCO must collaborate to fight transnational crime – officialChief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov has called on Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to join forces and fight transnational crime.15:26 20.02.2013
Lavrov calls Magnitsky Act ‘demonstrative’ anti-Russian moveThe US Magnitsky Act, which introduces sanctions for Russian officials deemed to have violated human rights, is a demonstrative step replacing the outdated Jackson-Vanik amendment, Russia’s foreign minister said.10:02 11.02.2013
Russia approves visa-free diplomatic travel agreement with BangladeshThe Russian government has approved a draft agreement with Bangladesh on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic and service passports.14:31 07.02.2013
No plans to denounce further agreements with US - Foreign MinistryRussia does not plan to denounce further agreements with the United States after revising the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.15:44 06.02.2013
German education minister to appeal decision to revoke her Ph.D.German Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan will file a lawsuit to contest the University of Dusseldorf's decision to revoke her Ph.D. based on allegations of having plagiarized her doctoral thesis, according to her attorney.13:26 06.02.2013
UK House of Commons approves same sex marriage billIn a vote of 400 to 175, the UK House of Commons voted in favor of a bill aimed at legalizing same sex marriage in the second reading Tuesday.12:25 06.02.2013
Dozens of сountries aided US secret detentions - reportAs many as 54 governments throughout the world assisted the United States in its secret detention and rendition operations in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a new human rights report.10:28 06.02.2013
Arendt & Medernach to advise Russian business support fundArendt & Medernach law firm has been chosen as the legal expert on a project to establish an international business support fund in Luxembourg.10:25 05.02.2013
Turkey refuses to extradite Osama bin Laden's son-in-law to the USTurkey will not extradite Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Suleyman M. to the United States, Turkish media report. He was detained in Ankara after crossing the border on a fake passport.11:00 04.02.2013
Former chief of Iran's Central Bank detained with $70 million check in GermanyThe Iranian man who was detained with a $70 million check on his arrival at Dusseldorf airport from Turkey last week turned out to be former Chief of Iran's Central Bank Tahmasb Mazaheri.10:03 04.02.2013
Russia pulls out of drug enforcement agreement with USRussia and the US will continue to collaborate over fighting drugs, and Russia's withdrawal from the agreement signed in 2002 will not affect this cooperation, says Viktor Ivanov, head of the Federal Drug Control Service.12:44 31.01.2013