US 'regrets' Russia's exit from crime-fighting dealThe United States said Wednesday that it regrets the Russian government’s decision this week to scrap a decade-old bilateral agreement under which it received financial aid from Washington to fight crime, including drug trafficking.10:30 31.01.2013
American NGOs relocate their Russian staff abroadThe Washington-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) have closed their Russian offices and moved their Russian employees and their families abroad.12:52 30.01.2013
Russia terminates anti-crime cooperation deal with USRussia is terminating the agreement on cooperation with the United States in the spheres of law and drug enforcement, the Russian government reported Wednesday.10:10 30.01.2013
Russian sailors' arms trading case postponed by Nigerian courtThe court in Lagos, Nigeria, has postponed the hearing of the application to release 15 Russian crewmen from the cargo ship Myre Seadiver by two weeks, says a representative of the ship's owner, Russia's Moran Security Group.14:27 29.01.2013
Belgian Senate recognizes responsibility for deportation of Jews in WWIIThe Belgian Senate has unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the country's responsibility for the persecution and the deportation of the country's Jews during World War II.18:12 25.01.2013
Cameron announces that UK may hold referendum, abandon EUBritain may hold a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.14:13 23.01.2013
Slain Moscow crime boss’ criminal fraternity has ties to USReputed crime kingpin Aslan Usoyan gained notoriety as a Russia-based mob boss before he was assassinated by a sniper in central Moscow last week, but his brethren in a legendary Eurasian criminal fraternity have been dipping their elaborately tattooed fingers in the US underworld for decades, RIA Novosti reported.13:08 23.01.2013
US will honor 1964 consular convention on diplomatic access to adopted childrenUS Ambassador Michael McFaul has announced that Washington will continue to honor its agreements and commitments to Russia, including the bilateral consular convention of 1964, which gives Russian diplomats unrestricted access to Russian nationals in the US, including to adopted children.11:44 23.01.2013
Snowball fights outlawed in FlandersWingene, Lichtervelde and several other communities in Belgium's Flemish region have established fines of upwards of 100 Euros for snowball fighting, local media reported Tuesday.15:42 22.01.2013
Russians leaving Syria cross into Lebanon to board planes homeRoughly 50 Russians who have decided to leave Syria have crossed the border into Lebanon in three buses with employees of the Russian Embassy in Damascus.15:04 22.01.2013
United States recognizes Somali governmentThe United States has officially recognized the Somali government in Mogadishu after more than two decades.12:25 18.01.2013
Pakistani judge passes 48 death sentences on terroristAn anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday handed down 48 death sentences to the extremist found guilty of organizing a terrorist attack in Faisalabad in 2011 which claimed 48 lives, the Indian media report.10:55 18.01.2013
Vehicle recycling tax dispute can be resolved out of court, WTO headRussia may resolve its vehicle recycling tax dispute with fellow World Trade Organization members without resorting to legal means. However, if its efforts to do so fail, the dispute will have to be resolved officially in court, WTO General Director Pascal Lamy said on Thursday.15:12 17.01.2013
U.S. verdict on Schneersohn collection has no legal value, Foreign MinistryThe Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that the verdict of the U.S. court on the Schneersohn collection is provocative, and null and void. Russia has been fined for not complying with the earlier verdict which ordered the country to transfer Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn's collection of books and manuscripts to Chabad, an American Hasidic movement.14:17 17.01.2013
Obama suspends sanction that would allow US citizens to sue Cuban companiesPresident Barack Obama has suspended the operation of part of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Helms-Burton) Act for six months.12:43 17.01.2013
Egyptian human rights activist jailed, gets 300 lashes in Saudi ArabiaA Saudi court has sentenced Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawi to five years in jail and 300 lashes. His arrest last spring triggered a diplomatic row between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.10:59 16.01.2013
Pakistani Supreme Court orders prime minister's arrestThe Pakistani Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over allegations of corruption, the DAWN TV channel has reported on Tuesday.15:15 15.01.2013
Cuba abolishes the exit visaA law abolishing exit visas in Cuba came into effect on Monday, according to local media reports. For the first time since 1961, Cubans will be able to leave the country without the special permission from the government or an invitation from the host country.13:52 14.01.2013
Egyptian police officers allowed beardsThe Egyptian Supreme Court's board has declared that police officers have the right to have beards, the board's spokesperson told journalists.11:45 14.01.2013
Belgian prosecutors refuse citizenship request by Europe's wealthiest manThe Belgian Prosecutor's Office has denied granting Belgian citizenship to Bernard Arnault, Europe's wealthiest person. Arnault is the head of Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton S.A. (LVMH), which specializes in the sale of luxury products.14:28 11.01.2013