White House calls off Obama-Putin summitCiting a lack of progress in the Russian/US bilateral agenda, the White House announced Wednesday that US President Barrack Obama will not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit that had been planned for next month ahead of the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, which will be held on September 5 and 6.19:34 07.08.2013
US court rejects Stolichnaya trademark dispute over standing issuesA US federal appeals court affirmed a lower court’s decision Monday dismissing a lawsuit disputing US-trademark rights to the Stolichnaya vodka brand for lack of standing.18:10 07.08.2013
Russian NGO calls for probe into 'unlawful' Moscow migrant campA Russian human rights group called on local officials Wednesday to launch a probe into a camp set up by the Moscow authorities for foreigners awaiting deportation that it claims is “unlawful.”17:52 07.08.2013
Valio Demi brand dispute to be considered on November 11The Intellectual Property Court will consider on November 11 a lawsuit filed by Delta Pro, the Krasnoyarsk spice company, against Valio Ltd, the biggest milk processor in Finland, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.17:18 07.08.2013
Police kill four assailants in North CaucasusTraffic police officers have killed four unknown assailants who attacked them in Nalchik, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the Interior Ministry reported Wednesday.16:53 07.08.2013
Viktor Bout shares prison with terrorists - attorneyRussian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the United States is kept in prison alongside terrorists, his Russian lawyer Alexei Binetsky told journalists Wednesday.15:46 07.08.2013
37 business leaders back Navalny in Moscow mayoral raceA group of 37 CEOs and entrepreneurs from Russian internet companies and start-up businesses have announced their backing for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s bid to become mayor of Moscow, in a rare intervention in favor of opposition politics by Russian business.15:07 07.08.2013
Russian court strips WWII traitor of illegally given veteran statusThe Moscow Region's Pushkinsky City Court has stripped Sergei Maslov, 90, who was convicted of treason after having fought on the side of the Nazis during World War II, of his veteran status.14:38 07.08.2013
Gozi virus creator's extradition a threat to Latvian patriotism - officialThe Latvian government's decision to extradite to the US Deniss Calovskis, who is accused of cyber crime, will damage the patriotism and loyalty of the citizensry, says the vice speaker of the Saeima Andrei Klementyev.13:30 07.08.2013
New cases initiated against fugitive ex-head of BTA BankFinancial Police Agency of Kazakhstan has initiated eight new cases against Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh billionaire and former board chairman of BTA Bank, and other former bank managers, Murat Zhumanbay, financial police spokesman, said at a briefing in Astana on Wednesday.12:36 07.08.2013
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