Femen activists arrested in Sweden for Russian embassy invasion
Two Femen activists have been arrested in Stockholm for invasion of the Embassy of Russia, press attache Alexander Pashedko told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Sweden starts investigation over 'teddy bear' airdrop case
The Swedish Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.
Border guard sentenced to two years in Swedish teddy bear case
A Belarusian border guard who failed to report to his superiors a Swedish plane that illegally crossed the border has been sentenced to two years in a high security prison.
Russia wields biggest foreign presence in SCC’s 2012 caseload
Russia had the largest international presence in the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce’s (SCC) 2012 caseload, according to statistics released by the institute.
Lithuania asks Sweden to investigate teddy bear case
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office decided to ask the Swedish authorities to continue the criminal investigation into the Swedish plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.
Top 10 criminal dramas of 2012
2012 has left us with no shortage of criminal drama. In a year replete with momentous judgments, epic downfalls, political intrigue, and revolutionary aftermaths, RAPSI struggled to pick just ten events to highlight. Still, we have chosen the ten judgments that – in our view, and in no particular order – best illustrated 2012’s criminal legacy. Please note, we have excluded cases that occurred primarily within Russia, as those called for a list of their own.
Russian Foreign Ministry requires Sweden to ban extremist website
Russian Foreign Ministry has demanded from Sweden to suspend the Kavkaz Center website functioning declared to be extremist.
Sweden to consider child adoption agreement with Russia
Sweden is ready to consider signing a bilateral adoption agreement with Russia, the press service of Presidential Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov said after his two-day visit to Sweden.
Lithuania sues Gazprom in Stockholm arbitration tribunal
Lithuania has filed a lawsuit against Gazprom in the Stockholm arbitration tribunal seeking nearly 1.5 billion Euros from the Russian gas company.
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.
Assange's US extradition fiction
As Assange addressed a cheering crowd of devotees surrounding Ecuador’s London embassy Sunday, he devoted much of his first public appearance in the two months that have passed since he sought refuge there to lambasting the US “witch hunt” against WikiLeaks.
Estonia to represent Sweden in Minsk after 'teddy bear scandal'
The Estonian Embassy has approved on Thursday a treaty pursuant to which Tallinn will represent Sweden's visa interests in Belarus as of August 20 after Minsk banished the Swedish diplomats from the country following the "teddy bear" scandal.
Assange to be extradited to Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his British Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday against extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex offences.
BP requests Stockholm court to resume hearings in Rosneft deal
The British energy giant BP addressed the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce’s (SCC) on Friday, requesting to recommence the proceedings in the claims of the AAR consortium, its partner in the Russian TNK-BP joint venture, over BP’s deal with the major Russian oil giant Rosneft.