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English courts can halt foreign proceedings that violate arbitration clauses

The United Kingdom Supreme Court held Wednesday that the English courts have jurisdiction to restrain foreign proceedings that would violate an arbitration agreement, even where arbitration proceedings are not being pursued.

18:24 14.06.2013

Detained Dagestan mayor denies reported suicide attempt

The mayor of the capital of Russia’s Dagestan region, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator, denied reports on Friday that he had tried to commit suicide.

17:38 14.06.2013

Russian development mogul Polonsky charged with $176 mln fraud in absentia

Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky has been officially charged with embezzling over 5.7 billion rubles ($176.2 million) from the Kutuzovskaya Milya cooperative residential construction project's participants.

16:54 14.06.2013

Golos Association NGO fined over refusal to register as foreign agent

The Presnensky District Court in Moscow has supported the $9,500 fine imposed on Golos, a voters' rights advocacy group, for its refusal to register as a foreign agent.

15:51 14.06.2013

Belarus hands down third death penalty this year

A Belarusian court has handed down its third death penalty this year. Belarus remains the only European country that still uses the death penalty and repeatedly comes under harsh criticism from international organizations.

15:04 14.06.2013

Bolshoi soloist seeks to confront acid attack victim

Bolshoi Ballet leading soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, who has been accused of having organized an acid attack against the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin, has asked the Tagansky District Court for a meeting with the victim.

14:55 14.06.2013

Covert CIA officer sues agency over war crimes investigation

A senior covert paramilitary officer for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) filed a claim against his employer Wednesday seeking to compel the agency’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to complete a war crimes investigation presently pending against the claimant.

13:38 14.06.2013

Russians arrested in India charged with Ponzi scheme fraud

The three Russians arrested in India on suspicion of running a Ponzi scheme have been charged with creating a financial pyramid, says Roman Vorobyov from the Russian Consulate General in Mumbai.

11:18 14.06.2013

Makhachkala Mayor may lose office over murder plot accusations

Investigators have asked the court to strip Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov of his official position as he faces accusations of having ordered the murder of investigator Arsen Gadzhibekov.

10:58 14.06.2013

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