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Investigators ask court to extend 'Russian Breivik's' detention

Investigators plan to ask the court next week to extend the detention of Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November.

17:19 07.06.2013

Former Rosbank CEO accused of premeditated bankruptcy - report

Igor Krayushkin, former co-owner of Podium, a Moscow-based chain of premium clothes and footwear shops, has accused former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov of conspiring with his business partner to bankrupt the company.

16:15 07.06.2013

Kiev court endorses amicable settlement between Vanco and Ukraine

The Pechersky District Court in Kiev has endorsed the amicable settlement between Ukraine and Vanco, the license holder of the Prikerchensky offshore area.

15:53 07.06.2013

Parents demand 'content clean-up' in leading Russian social network

The Urals Parents' Committee public foundation has appealed to Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov and law enforcement agencies to suspend the VKontakte social network in order to cleanse it of content that is harmful to children.

15:15 07.06.2013

Russia won't intervene in Bakiyev extradition dispute - ambassador

Russia is not going to intervene in the Belarusian-Kyrgyz dispute over the extradition of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov told a news conference in Minsk on Friday.

14:55 07.06.2013

Cyprus Supreme Court approves deposit restructuring decision

The Supreme Court of Cyprus on Friday approved a decision to write off some deposits with Cypriot banks, thereby dismissing the clients' complaints against the "unconstitutional decisions" of the government and the Bank of Cyprus.

14:12 07.06.2013

Wife of fugitive BTA bank chairman covicted for using forged documents

Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former board chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, has been handed down a non-custodial sentence. In early June, Mukhtar Ablyazov's wife and daughter were deported from Italy to Kazakhstan for holding false passports

12:03 07.06.2013

Russia convicts last suspect in MiG-29 fraud case - report

The Moscow City Court has handed down a four-year suspended sentence to Mikael Kazaryan, the last defendant in the criminal case over low-quality parts for the MiG-29 fighters sent to Algeria in 2007.

11:48 07.06.2013

Lithuanian Supreme Court postpones hearing of Gazprom complaint

The Supreme Court of Lithuania on Thursday postponed until June 18 the hearing of Gazprom's complaint against the decision of the Lithuanian Court of Appeals, which refused to honor the ruling of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on the Russian energy giant's gas prices lawsuit.

10:23 07.06.2013

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