Canadian company claims compensation for nationalization of Bolivian mineCanadian mining company South American Silver is determined to seek compensation from Bolivia's government for nationalizing the company's Mallku Khota mine, according to a communique issued by the company.11:47 06.08.2012
UK permits Russian investigators to question EBRD executivesThe UK will allow Russian investigators to interrogate former executives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London under their investigation into one-time Russian EBRD board representative Elena Kotova.15:46 01.08.2012
US concerned over new charges against NavalnyThe United States is concerned by new charges brought against Russian lawyer, blogger and opposition figure Alexei Navalny, says U.S. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell.10:08 01.08.2012
Customs Union submits treaty on combating illegal financial operationsPresident Vladimir Putin has submitted a treaty to the State Duma for ratification on combating the laundering of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism by moving cash and financial instruments through the customs border of the Customs Union.12:29 31.07.2012
U.K. Foreign Office criticizes new Russian law on NGOsThe U.K. Foreign Office has criticized the new law on the activity of foreign NGOs in Russia, saying that the law will generate mistrust in the public and create unnecessary barriers in Russian civil society.12:05 26.07.2012
UAE refuses to transfer corporate crime boss to RussiaThe United Arab Emirates has refused to hand over to Russia Vladislav Kostarev, who is suspected of having headed a group of corporate raiders who took over numerous companies in the Urals and other regions and inflicted roughly $46 million in losses.15:33 25.07.2012
Russia hesitant about Iran's botched missile contract legal actionRussia does not deny Iran's right to take legal action but believes it is not the best way to resolve problems in the two nations' bilateral relations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday17:48 20.07.2012
Nazi hunter determined to bring Lazslo to swift justiceActivists are not above exerting pressure on the Hungarian judicial system in ensuring that accused 97-year-old Nazi war criminal Lazslo Czatary is brought to swift justice.13:29 20.07.2012
Russia reportedly asks Iran to withdraw missile contract claimRussia is trying to persuade Iran to withdraw its Geneva Arbitration Court claim over the scrapping of a 2007 contract for five S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.15:59 18.07.2012
Russia to retaliate with Guantanamo list over US sanctionsLawmaker Vyacheslav Nikonov has proposed drafting a “Guantanamo list,” or a “Bout list,” in response to the United States adopting a bill that would impose sanctions on Russian officials.16:27 27.06.2012
U.S. Senate Committee backs Magnitsky blacklistThe U.S. Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would impose sanctions on Russian officials allegedly linked to Hermitage Capital consultant Sergei Magnitsky’s death in 2009.08:19 27.06.2012
Gazprom ready to sue Ukraine's Naftogaz over shortfall in gas suppliesGazprom said it may sue Ukraine if Naftogaz fails to meet its gas purchase commitments.12:57 21.06.2012
Ruling on Lithuanian oppositionist is just, says Prime Minister KubiliusOn Thursday Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius expressed his support of the court decision which found Algirdas Paleckis, the leader of the Socialist People's Front party, guilty of denying Soviet aggression against Lithuania and its citizens.13:16 14.06.2012
Former Liberian leader gets 50 years for war crimesThe Special Court for Sierra Leone has sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity.19:03 30.05.2012
Russia to ratify agreement on adopting children with USThe State Duma has been recommended to ratify the child adoption agreement between Russia and the United States on May 25.18:21 17.05.2012
Russia must protect its citizens in foreign jurisdictions - IvanovSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov has stated that Russia must protect its citizens and companies from unfair competition of foreign judicial systems.17:16 17.05.2012
Tymoshenko can't be released upon government's will - PMFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko can only be released if the court satisfies her appeal, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said, adding that she cannot be set free upon the government’s will.14:43 16.05.2012
Russia tried to influence Ukraine's decisions on TymoshenkoRussia tried to influence the Ukrainian authorities in their decision regarding former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven year sentence for abuse of power.13:44 03.05.2012
The Charles Taylor verdict: the rule of law over impunityThe Special Court for Sierra Leone held former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty for aiding and abetting in the commission of 11 acts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international humanitarian law.11:49 28.04.2012
London's position in Litvinenko case unchangedThe UK has not changed its position on the Litvinenko case, according to UK Ambassador to Russia Tim Barrow.11:48 18.04.2012