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No retrial for Karadzic

Accused war criminal Radovan Karadzic’s request for a retrial was denied by a panel of judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Monday, according to a statement released by the tribunal.

18:10 04.09.2012

Communist lawmaker slams police beating charges

Communist Party State Duma Deputy Vladimir Bessonov, who is suspected of having beaten a police officer during an opposition rally in Rostov-on-Don, has submitted an appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office to invalidate the case initiated against him, he said at a news conference on Tuesday.

17:43 04.09.2012

Woman convicted of planning suicide bomb released from prison

Chechnya resident Zara Murtazaliyeva, who was convicted to 8.5 years in prison in 2005 for preparing a terrorist attack at a Moscow trade center, has been released from Penal Colony No.13 in Mordovia.

16:25 04.09.2012

UK does not impose 'Magnitsky list' visa restrictions

The UK has not imposed visa restrictions under the "Magnitsky list," the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department stated in a report published on Tuesday.

15:48 04.09.2012

Cambodian police determined to extradite Pirate Bay founder to Sweden

The Cambodian police are determined to extradite Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm to Sweden as soon as the country's Foreign Ministry makes the appropriate decision.

14:28 04.09.2012

$76.8 mln lawsuit over raid on SMARTS postponed until Sept. 18

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has postponed until September 18 its hearing of Angentro Trading and Investments' lawsuit to recover 2.48 billion rubles ($76.81 million) in losses allegedly caused by a raid on SMARTS, from Sigma Capital Partners.

14:02 04.09.2012

IKEA suit to ban similarly named domain set for September 11

The Moscow Commercial Court has adjourned the preliminary hearings into the Inter IKEA Systems В.V. lawsuit until September 11, the court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). Inter IKEA Systems В.V., which holds rights to the IKEA trademark, is seeking to have the dostavkaikea.ru domain shut down.

13:18 04.09.2012

Russia fails to uphold ECHR court ruling on 2002 terrorist attack, lawyer

In spite of the ruling passed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Russia has failed to initiate a case against the officials who committed violations during the takeover of the Dubrovka Theater, said Igor Trunov, the attorney of relatives of the victims.

12:25 04.09.2012

Opposition's request to include Tymoshenko on the ballot dismissed

The Kiev Appellate Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit by the Fatherland opposition party which requested the inclusion of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko on the ballot.

12:05 04.09.2012

Detention of MMA fighter Red Tarzan extended for three months

On Monday, St. Petersburg's Nevsky District Court extended the detention of nationalist and renowned mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik for three months, Datsik's attorney Andrei Fedorkov told RIA Novosti. Datsik is accused of robbery and committing arson in a church.

11:19 04.09.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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