Moscow to continue adoption discussions with WashingtonThe issue with child adoptions and official Russian access to children already adopted by American parents persists, and Moscow will continue to discuss it with its partners in the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference.14:26 21.01.2014
Detained Russian ship to leave Senegal port on MondayRussian ship Oleg Naydenov, detained by the Senegal authorities is expected to be released on Monday, Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship told RIA Novosti.10:13 20.01.2014
US lawmakers propose expanding Magnitsky Act to all countriesUS senators John McCain and Ben Cardin have submitted a bill to the US Congress that would potentially broaden the scope of the Magnitsky Act to all countries.12:52 17.01.2014
London High Court allows Aeroflot appeal in Berezovsky caseLondon’s High Court of Justice held on Thursday that Aeroflot should be allowed to appeal a 2012 summary dismissal of a case it filed in London seeking recognition and enforcement of fraud judgments the airline had previously won against deceased oligarch Boris Berezovsky and its former deputy director general Nikolai Glushkov in Russia.19:38 16.01.2014
New York high court ordered to clarify foreign banking lawsA US federal court has posed to New York’s highest state court unresolved questions of New York law regarding whether banks operating within the state should be spared from having to turn over or restrain a debtor’s assets when such are held in foreign branches.17:46 15.01.2014
Detained Russian ship’s owner prepared to pay bail to SenegalYuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship Oleg Naydenov trawl ship, which has been held at Senegal port for ten days, says that the company is prepared to post bail for the vessel so it can return to fishing operation.10:51 13.01.2014
Amnesty International calls to prevent extradition of ex-BTA Bank headAmnesty International appeals to the French authorities to prevent the extradition of fugitive ex-CEO of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukraine, according to the NGO’s statement released on Friday.10:26 10.01.2014
Alcoa, subsidiary to pay US feds $384 million over foreign bribery chargesAlcoa World Alumina LLC agreed to plead guilty Thursday to resolve charges that it paid out millions in bribes to Bahraini officials via a London middleman, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a statement.19:28 09.01.2014
US law firm mergers and acquisitions surged by 47% in 2013US law firm mergers and acquisitions surged by 47% in 2013 when compared with 2012, leading legal consulting firm Altman Weil, Inc. reported Thursday.15:21 09.01.2014
All Greenpeace activists will leave Russia before New Year – attorneyAll 30 of the Greenpeace activists detained in September over a protest staged at a Russian drilling rig in the Arctic will leave Russia before the new year, attorney Aleksandr Melnikov told RAPSI on Friday.12:42 27.12.2013
Five Tajik students receive two-year sentences for fighting in SyriaThe Supreme Court of Tajikistan on Tuesday sentenced five students to two years each in prison for participating in armed conflict in Syria, the court’s press service reports.16:41 24.12.2013
Icelandic highway construction underway despite purported “elf” concernsThe construction of an Icelandic highway has resumed after having reportedly been halted due to the concerns of local activists about the welfare of resident elves, head of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration’s (IRCA) legal department Stefán Erlendsson told RAPSI Monday.14:52 24.12.2013
Fugitive NSA analyst Snowden says mission accomplishedFormer US security contractor Edward Snowden has accomplished his mission of sparking debate by revealing classified United States government documents about the programs he worked on, he said in his first sit-down interview with journalists since arriving in Russia.13:58 24.12.2013
Russian star Grigory Leps may appeal US sanctions – White HouseRussian singer Grigory Lepsveridze (better known as Grigory Leps) has the right to seek reconsideration of the sanctions imposed against him by the US, according to a statement released by the White House on Monday.16:38 23.12.2013
Number of abducted journalists doubles this yearThe number of journalists abducted around the world more than doubled this year, reads the 2013 Press Freedom Annual Round-up published by Reporters Without Borders.11:23 18.12.2013
UK Supreme Court to hear right-to-die argumentThe UK Supreme Court will hear a case brought by two British nationals demanding amendments to the law that would allow them to end their lives under medical supervision, BBC reported on Monday.16:56 16.12.2013
French prosecutors seek to extradite ex-BTA Bank CEO Ablyazov to RussiaThe Prosecutor General's Office of Aix-en-Provence asked to grant a request for extradition of former BTA Bank CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia because more serious crimes have been committed there, AFP reported.10:36 13.12.2013
Uruguay legalizes growth, sale, consumption of marijuana – reportUruguay legalized the growth, sale, and consumption of marijuana in a landmark legislative move Tuesday, Reuters reported. The law will reportedly be implemented in 120 days, and registered users are expected to be able to purchase marijuana in licensed pharmacies next April.16:22 11.12.2013
Russian diplomats accused of fraud in US return to MoscowSeveral Russian diplomats accused by US prosecutors of state medical insurance fraud in New York have returned to Moscow, a relative of one of them told RIA Novosti.10:30 11.12.2013
Russia signs $29 billion Soviet debt forgiveness agreement with Cuba– reportRussia has signed an agreement to forgive $29 billion of Cuba’s debt to the Soviet Union, though the agreement still needs to be approved by the State Duma.16:10 10.12.2013