75% of Russians support higher age for buying booze – pollAbout three-quarters of Russians support raising the minimum legal age for buying alcohol to 21 from the current 18, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM).15:29 26.03.2013
Appeal to mitigate Platon Lebedev's sentence in YUKOS case dismissedThe Arkhangelsk Region Court has dismissed the appeal of the former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's attorneys against the Velsk court's refusal to mitigate Lebedev's sentence.13:08 26.03.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova parole request submitted to courtRequest for release on parole of Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova who is serving a two-year sentence in a Mordovian prison for a 'punk prayer' at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior has been submitted to a court in Mordovia12:53 26.03.2013
Siberian FSB detained girl for fund raising over $32 k for terroristsA girl who called for staging terrorist attacks and collected over 1 million rubles ($32,510) to help convicted terrorists has been detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) department for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and arrested by a court decision.12:33 26.03.2013
MTS sues former head of bankrupt cell phone retailer for $30 millionOn April 24 the Moscow Commercial Court will hear the lawsuit filed by Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) for 914.7 million rubles (around $30 million) in damages from Marina Kovalyova, former chief executive of cell phone retailer BetaLink11:42 26.03.2013
Sarkozy hopes to be cleared in the case of L'Oreal heiressFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy has thanked all those who supported and trusted him on his Facebook page and expressed hope that "truth will prevail eventually."10:20 26.03.2013
Berezovsky's death consistent with hanging - policeAn autopsy has established that the cause of death of self-exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky was consistent with hanging, but no signs of violent death were found.09:36 26.03.2013
Berezovsky's personal property may be governed by Russian lawThe fate of much of Boris Berezovsky’s estate may pass under Russian law pending a determination that he had maintained Russian domicile during his years in self-imposed exile.22:27 25.03.2013
Mubarak unlikely to be released soon, faces new chargesEgyptian Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki on Monday expressed doubt that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak will be released in April after his pretrial detention period ends. He may face new charges, the minister said.17:38 25.03.2013
Russian prosecutors seek return of Berezovsky's assetsRussian federal prosecutors seek the return of illegally acquired assets belonging to the late Boris Berezovsky, 67, who was found dead in London Saturday, Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zvyagintsev said in a statement Monday.15:18 25.03.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022