Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to Boston Marathon bombing chargesBoston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to all charges pending against him during an arraignment hearing in the US District Court for Massachusetts Wednesday.23:42 10.07.2013
Parliament approves law on improving counterterrorism measuresThe Federation Council on Wednesday approved the law on improving the federal counterterrorism system, with a focus on preventive measures.17:35 10.07.2013
Former president Morsi in safe place - Egypt's Foreign MinisterEgypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi is in a "safe place", and no charges have been brought against him yet, AFP reports on Wednesday, citing the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.17:10 10.07.2013
Children's ombudsman protests against sex education in schoolsRussian children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has sent a letter to Education Minister Dmitry Livanov, governors and his regional colleagues to warn them about the dangers of the planned sex education lessons in schools.16:47 10.07.2013
Russia inspects NGOs for extremism, charges three violatorsProsecutors have accused three nonprofit organizations of extremist activity in the course of a large-scale inspection, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said on Wednesday.15:55 10.07.2013
Nigerian court postpones trial of Russian sailorsA Nigerian court postponed until October 8 the trial of the remaining seven of the 15 Russian sailors who were arrested near the West African country’s coast in October 2012 on arms smuggling charges.15:07 10.07.2013
Federation Council approves tax on expensive carsThe Federation Council has approved a bill to increase the tax on cars worth 3 million rubles ($90,690) or more. The bill has been drafted by the Finance Ministry in response to President Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation address.14:53 10.07.2013
Providers and mobile operators to be ordered to protect clients from virusesThe State Duma plans to order providers and mobile operators to protect private Internet users and mobile subscribers from computer viruses, electronic spying programs and hacker attacks.14:20 10.07.2013
French court seizes former Adidas shareholder's assets on fraud chargesA court in France has seized the assets of French tycoon Bernard Tapie, suspected of having committed fraud during the sale of Adidas shares, the local media reported on Wednesday.13:09 10.07.2013
Prosecutors support ban on hijabs in Russian schoolsThe Prosecutor General's Office has upheld the decision by the Stavropol Territory government to prohibit the wearing of hijabs in schools, a spokesperson said on Wednesday during a Supreme Court hearing of a complaint filed by three local residents.12:40 10.07.2013
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