Anti-drone protesters temporarily derail CIA Director confirmation hearingA Senate confirmation hearing for the directorship of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) temporarily descended into chaos yesterday as anti-drone protesters took turns hollering abuses at nominee John Brennan over the Obama administration’s drone strike policy.13:57 08.02.2013
Russian culture ministry to strike back at US over Schneerson LibraryThe Russian Foreign Ministry has recommended that the Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Library appeal to the courts and fine the US Library of Congress for failing to return seven books from the Schneerson Collection which Moscow lent to Washington as part of an interlibrary loan in 1994.11:05 08.02.2013
Leaked DOJ document sheds light on US drone policyA US Department of Justice (DOJ) white paper leaked to NBC News and subsequently uploaded for the whole of the Internet to see lays out what appears to be the Obama administration’s legal framework for justifying the targeting US citizens in lethal attacks abroad.19:08 06.02.2013
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
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
US counterintelligence officials investigate Voice of RussiaCounterintelligence officials at the US Department of Justice have asked a major Russian broadcasting company to submit all records of its contacts with Russia.15:45 05.02.2013
Armstrong plans to cling to $12 mln bonuses despite cheating admissionsDisgraced world champion cyclist Lance Armstrong will not pay back the approximately $12 million in bonus money collected for his Tour de France triumphs despite having admitted on national television recently that the allegations of substance abuse and blood transfusions that brought down his cycling career were true.13:09 05.02.2013
Boeing sues Russian, Ukrainian space companies seeking $350 mlnBoeing has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit in the amount of $350 million with interest still accruing against two Russian and Ukrainian space transportation giants who the company claims are obligated to reimburse Boeing for its investment in Sea Launch Co., a sea-based platform specializing in commercial satellite launches that applied for Chapter 11 reorganization in 2009.11:47 05.02.2013
Child rescued, abductor killed in strange US hostage dramaA child was rescued and the Vietnam veteran suspected of kidnapping him and holding him in an underground bunker for more than a week in Alabama was killed Monday when police took action to end a bizarre hostage crisis that became a focal point of US media coverage.09:59 05.02.2013
US court insists on Gazprom’s courtroom presence to hear subsidiary’s claimA U.S. court has refused to hear a $130,000 claim that a Gazprom subsidiary has filed against a local film company unless Gazprom participates in the hearing.15:46 04.02.2013
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
Russian billionaire sues developer over $16 mln Manhattan flatVitaly Malkin, a billionaire and member of the Russian parliament's upper house, has filed a $600,000 suit against the company Katselnik & Katselnik which renovated his flat in the Time Warner Center.12:51 01.02.2013
Latvian Supreme Court approves malware creator's extradition to USDeniss Calovskis, Latvian national, must be extradited to the United States to face charges for cyber crimes, the Latvian Supreme Court ordered Thursday.17:36 31.01.2013
Moscow Region resident sentenced for double homicide in USThe Moscow City Court has sentenced Yury Solovyov to 18 years in prison on Thursday after the jury found him guilty of brutally murdering his two business partners in the United States 10 years ago.16:52 31.01.2013
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
Viktor Bout's lawyer files appealAttorneys of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the United States, have filed an appeal against the guilty verdict.12:28 31.01.2013
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
US judge approves record $4 billion BP settlementA US federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement for BP to pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties and plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges for its role in the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.11:29 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