Putin vows opposition whistleblower Navalny will receive fair trialRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke of his certainty Thursday that the trial of opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be objective and fair. "I am sure that the trial over this and other cases will be as objective as possible. I have directed the General Prosecutor's Office and other law enforcement bodies to this effect," the President said during the televised question and answer session.17:23 25.04.2013
Public defender won't appeal Belgorod shooter's arrestThe public lawyer of Sergei Pomazun, who has been charged with killing six people and violently assaulting a police officer, does not plan to appeal the court order that will his client under arrest.14:34 25.04.2013
Navalny's lawyers accuse judge of misconduct in witness QAThe attorneys of renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who is charged with embezzling more than $514,000 from a timber company have accused presiding judge of misconduct.13:22 25.04.2013
Trial of opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny to continue through MayProceedings in timber embezzlement case against renowned whistleblower and opposition activist Alexei Navalny will be held through May, according to the hearing schedule released on Wednesday by the presiding judge Sergei Blinov.18:07 24.04.2013
Navalny's lawyer seeks to replace judge in timber embezzlement caseThe attorneys of renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who has been accused of embezzlement from the Kirovles timber company, have asked to replace Judge Sergei Blinov from the Leninsky District Court15:54 24.04.2013
Tymoshenko may be pardoned after court proceedings finish - officialFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's request to be pardoned for her abuse of power conviction will be considered after the court proceedings end in the murder case she is currently involved in, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told reporters Tuesday.17:31 23.04.2013
Former Pakistani president Musharraf stands trial over PM's murderFormer Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has appeared before the Rawalpindi court for the first time over the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.15:41 23.04.2013
Military official confirms existence of Nerpa submarine disaster videoActing Pacific Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Andrei Voitovich says that a video of the Nerpa submarine accident exists although it was not included by prosecutors into the criminal case records.14:43 23.04.2013
General pleads guilty to causing fighter jet crash in KareliaMajor General Kanamat Botashev, who is being prosecuted for causing a fourth-generation Su-27 fighter to crash last year, has pleaded guilty in court.13:16 23.04.2013
Navalny's request for more time to study case materials dimissedThe Kirov Region Court on Tuesday dismissed Alexei Navalny's request to give his lawyers more time to study the Kirovles timber company embezzlement case material.12:18 23.04.2013
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to stay in custodyA Cairo court has supported the prosecutor general’s appeal against a lower court decision to release former President Hosni Mubarak, who is accused of corruption.18:50 22.04.2013
May 6 rally organizers received monthly payments - prosecutorThe suspected organizers of the protests in Moscow's Bolotnaya Square on May 6 received 50,000 rubles ($1,590) per month in compensation, a prosecutor told the Moscow City Court during the hearing in the case against Konstantin Lebedev on Monday.17:06 22.04.2013
Russian national charged with making bomb threat on SIA flightA district court in Singapore on Monday charged a Russian national with threatening to blow up a Singapore Airlines plane.13:43 22.04.2013
Gaddafi's cousin to be tried in EgyptA Cairo court has ruled that a criminal case be opened against Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's cousin, who is suspected of attempted murder, resisting arrest and illegal possession of weapons.10:39 22.04.2013
Former Pakistani President put under house arrestThe Islamabad High Court has ordered former president Pervez Musharraf, 69, to be placed under house arrest. A few hours ago the police detained Musharraf who fled from court on Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued.13:07 19.04.2013
Pre-trial investigation in Anna Politkovskaya murder case completeThe pre-trial investigation has been completed in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case against five defendants, the Investigative Committee reported today.17:08 18.04.2013
IMF chief to testify in court on abuse of power in MayInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will be questioned in court in late May for alleged abuse of power while serving as France's economy minister.13:48 18.04.2013
Former Egyptian President Mubarak to return to prison hospitalEgypt's Prosecutor General Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah has decided to move Hosni Mubarak from the Maadi Military Hospital back to the Tora prison hospital near Cairo.10:50 18.04.2013
Navalny claims he needs more than a week to prep for trialOne week's adjournment will not provide Alexei Navalny and his lawyers with sufficient time to study the materials in the embezzlement case against him, lawyer Olga Mikhailova, who represents the opposition activist's interests, said on Wednesday.17:09 17.04.2013
Spanish princess appeals summons in corruption trialThe daughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain has appealed against her court summons as an official suspect in a corruption case against her husband.13:15 17.04.2013