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Austrian court sentences Russian national to 5 years for terrorism

The District Court in St. Pölten (Lower Austria) on Friday found a 24-year-old Russian national guilty of participating in activities of the Islamic State and the Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz) terrorist groups and sentenced him to 5 years in prison.

23:24 20.11.2015

Austria will extradite Russian citizen who allegedly embezzled $4.7 mln

Eduard Sherbina, a Russian citizen who is accused of embezzling 310 million rubles ($4.7 mln), will be extradited from Austria to Russia.

16:32 20.11.2015

U.S. judge recuses herself from trial between former Yukos shareholders and Russia

A judge of a court in Washington D.C. satisfied a petition of the former Yukos shareholders, who are participating in a trial against Russia, and recused herself.

10:41 20.11.2015

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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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