Investigators refute allegation of blast aboard Russian plane bound for Syria
Investigators have refuted a version of explosion of TU-154 military plane crashed into the Black Sea near Sochi in December 2016.
Russian court overturns sentence in Jesus Christ caricature case
A court in Russia’s city of Sochi on Friday reversed sentence passed on a local resident Viktor Nochevnov for repost of Jesus Christ caricatures on a social media platform.
Russian citizen fined $830 for caricatures of Jesus Christ
A court in the city of Sochi has fined a local resident Viktor Nochevnov 50,000 rubles ($830) for repost of Jesus Christ caricatures on a social media platform.
Criminal case launched over crash of military plane bound for Syria
Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee in Sochi launched a criminal case after crash of TU-154 military plane over Black Sea, carrying 84 passengers and 8 crew members.
Case pending against US man who warned Russian stepson may attack Sochi
Both parties moved Wednesday for an extension in the federal criminal case against an American father who stands accused of having falsely reported to the FBI that his Russian stepson was planning a terrorist attack targeting the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Pussy Riot members released without charges
Members of punk group Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, who were detained Tuesday near the Winter Olympics host city of Sochi, have been released and they face no charges.
Police detain Pussy Riot members at Sochi
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, members of punk group Pussy Riot, were detained by police on Tuesday in the Russian Winter Olympics host city of Sochi.
Russian investigators arrest alleged gangster after 18-year hunt
Russian investigators have reopened a criminal case against a man arrested last week who is believed to have been in hiding for nearly two decades after committing a string of serious gang crimes in the 1990s.
Sochi court orders city authorities to establish animal crematorium
The Sochi Central district court despite the protest of the city administration has ordered to construct a crematorium for animals, the Prosecutor's Office for the Krasnodar Territory reported Thursday.
Sochi athletes subject to gay propaganda law - Sports Minister
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko warned Thursday that athletes and visitors to the Sochi Olympics will be subject to the country's laws against promoting homosexuality, contradicting a statement from the International Olympic Committee that the government had promised they would be exempt.
Official detained in Olympic construction bribery probe
Dmitry Lazarev, 40, the head of the Sochi Physical Fitness and Sports Department, was caught accepting a 1.1 million ruble ($35,145) bribe from the husband of a local businesswoman detained on suspicion of Olympic construction machinations.
No extra Sochi security after Boston blasts - official
Russia is not going to implement any extra security measures at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, the government's Olympic supervisor Dmitry Kozak said Thursday, R-Sport agency reports.
Russian police search offices of ex-Olympic boss
Russian police are searching the offices of North Caucasus Resorts as part of an investigation into its former chief, an ex-vice president of the Olympic committee who is suspected of stealing more than $97,000 from the company, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
Opposition party challenges results of Russian resort mayor polls
An opposition party sought to declare invalid polls in the southern Russian resort city of Anapa, overwhelmingly won by a United Russia candidate.
Sochi 2014 constructor accused of inflating costs by $506 mln
The state-run construction company set up to build most of the facilities for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics has been accused by Russian auditors of unjustified cost inflations to the tune of $506 million.
Baturina's $27 mln Olympic claim set for April 26
The court will hear on April 26 a lawsuit filed by Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina to cancel the purchase of Olymp-2014 Ltd.
Fines against oil giants for raising fuel prices lawful - court
The Krasnodar Territory Commercial Court has declared lawful the antitrust watchdog's decision to fine LUKOIL and Rosneft subsidiaries $612,000 and $271,000, respectively, for raising fuel retail prices.
Inteco-Sochi bankruptcy case to be heard on March 13
A court will hear on March 13 the tax service's bankruptcy petition for the Inteco-Sochi development company.
Ponzi scheme head sentenced to 8 years in prison for $640k fraud
A court sentenced a resident of Sochi to 8 years in prison for organizing a Ponzi scheme and stealing over $640,480 from local residents.
Ex-police officer charged in high-profile explosion case declared insane
The second psychiatric examination has shown that the former police officer charged with several explosions in Sochi resort-city between 2008 and 2009 is insane.