Russian billionaire sued by former wife over $20 million Hawaii propertyElena Rybolovleva has sued her estranged husband, Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev, in Hawaii over allegations that he had used a “sham” company to purchase a $20 million Kauai property in contravention of a freeze order issued by the Supreme Court of Switzerland.18:44 08.08.2013
ECHR suspends extradition of Gozi virus creatorThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has received the documents in the case of Deniss Calovskis, who is accused of cyber crime, and suspended the procedure of his extradition.17:23 08.08.2013
Bolshoi soloist's detention extended in acid attack caseThe Moscow Tagansky District Court extended on Thursday the detention of Bolshoi Ballet leading soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, who has been accused of having organized an acid attack against the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin.16:50 08.08.2013
RusHydro subsidiary boss suspected of $24 mln fraudThe head of a subsidiary of state-run hydroelectric power holding company RusHydro has been detained on suspicion of embezzling over 800 million rubles ($24.2 million), the Russian Interior Ministry said Thursday.16:17 08.08.2013
Bank seeks fraud charges against man who successfully altered fine printLawyers for Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (TCS) are looking into initiating a criminal case against on of their clients on suspicion of fraud, the bank’s press-service told the PRIME business news agency.15:25 08.08.2013
New Khodorkovsky investigation gathering pace - reportDeputies from Russia’s State Duma and senior officials could be questioned by investigators looking into a decade-old case against jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, sparking renewed fears that fresh charges against the once powerful businessman are imminent, Vedomosti newspaper reported Thursday.14:42 08.08.2013
Yukos Capital wins against Russia's Samaraneftegaz in US courtA federal district court in New York satisfied Tuesday a request by Yukos Capital SARL (Yukos Capital) for summary judgment in its efforts to seek enforcement of an arbitration award it had earlier won in the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against Russia’s OAO Samaraneftegaz.13:58 08.08.2013
ECHR gives top priority to Moscow rioters' complaintThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has given top priority to the appeal against the lengthy term of detention and inhumane confinement conditions filed by Vladimir Akimenkov and Yaroslav Belousov, two persons involved in the Moscow riots case, their attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Thursday.12:12 08.08.2013
3 held over drink to death contract killing - policeThree men have been detained in the Russian city of Novosibirsk for killing a local businessman by beating him up and forcing him to drink a fatal amount of alcohol, police said Thursday.11:30 08.08.2013
Moscow dismisses Western criticism of gay propaganda lawA senior Russian Foreign Ministry official on Wednesday deflected Western criticism of the so-called anti-gay law, saying the recently adopted legislation did not violate the rights of sexual minorities in the country but was aimed at protecting minors.10:15 08.08.2013
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