Arctic Sunrise captain's mate to remain in detention in Greenpeace piracy trialThe Murmansk region court has turned down an appeal filed by Arctic Sunrise ship's captain's mate Miguel Hernan Perez Orzi from Argentina against his detention over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea.17:27 23.10.2013
Russian court dismisses Nissan appeal over Infinity brandThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Japan's automaker Nissan seeking to deprive Siberian company SUN of its rights to Infinity brand.16:44 23.10.2013
Joseph Goebbels' novel declared extremist in MoscowJoseph Goebbels' book "Michael" has been declared extremist by Basmanny District Court, Moscow's prosecutor's office reported Wednesday.15:43 23.10.2013
Russian lawmakers propose amnesty to commemorate Afghanistan withdrawalA group of lawmakers from the United Russia party proposed to declare an amnesty that will commemorate a 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.14:50 23.10.2013
Police uncover over 2,000 crimes connected with illegal immigrationOver 2,000 offences connected with the organization of illegal immigration have been uncovered in Russia in the past nine months, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said on Wednesday during the "government hour" in the State Duma.14:07 23.10.2013
Police break up Moscow psychic ring that earned $6.3 mlnPolice in Moscow have rounded up a gang of would-be psychics that earned around 200 million rubles ($6.3 million) by offering to solve people’s personal problems through magic.13:23 23.10.2013
McDonald's appeal against illegal worker fine failsThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the Russian Federal Migration Service's decision to fine McDonald's for employing an illegal immigrant without a work permit.12:21 23.10.2013
Russian postal official wasted $90k of budget funds on Ponzi schemeAn employee of Russia's postal service Pochta Rossii joined a notorious MMM-2011 Ponzi scheme and transferred 3 million rubles (93,000) of federal budget funds to buy virtual stock, Federal Security Service reported on Wednesday.11:21 23.10.2013
Ex-YUKOS Alexei Pichugin fails in bid to appeal life sentenceRussia's Supreme Court has ruled that the life sentence for YUKOS former security head Alexei Pichugin, who was convicted of masterminding several murders, was lawful and refused to amend it according to the ECHR judgment.11:06 23.10.2013
Russia abstains from Arctic Sunrise litigation in HamburgRussia will not take part in the Greenpeace piracy case proceedings at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told RIA Novosti Wednesday.10:24 23.10.2013
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