Closing arguments to get underway in Detroit bankruptcy trialThe trial to determine whether the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy should be tossed out is set to end Friday after closing arguments take place.18:53 08.11.2013
Navalny appeals mayoral election case to Russian Supreme CourtAlexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in Moscow's recent mayoral election, has appealed the Moscow City Court's refusal to annul the election results.18:20 08.11.2013
Reported sexual assaults have increased 46% in US military – reportThe Pentagon announced Thursday that reported sexual assaults in the military have increased by 46% in the past fiscal year.17:50 08.11.2013
Spain to extradite BTA Bank ex-CEO’s security chiefNational Court of Spain confirmed its decision to extradite the chief of security of the former BTA Bank CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov, Aleksandr Pavlov, EFE agency reports on Friday.17:11 08.11.2013
UPS agrees to pay $70k to settle Jehovah’s Witness employment caseGlobal shipping leader the United Parcel Service (UPS) has agreed to pay out $70,000 and significant injunctive relief to settle a case centering on its alleged failure to accommodate the religious obligations of an employee and Jehovah’s Witness devotee, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week.16:08 08.11.2013
Russia may impose criminal liability for promoting secessionismUnited Russia lawmakers have submitted a draft bill that would impose criminal liability for promoting secession and sympathizing with separatist movements within the Russian Federation.14:58 08.11.2013
Putin's human right council moves to release Greenpeace activists from detentionThe Presidential Council for Human Rights is going to file with the Investigative Committee a request to change the measure of restraint imposed on Greenpeace activists who were detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea, Head of the Council Mikhail Fedotov said at a news conference on Friday.14:42 08.11.2013
Serbia to extradite nationalist detained in Moscow judge's murder investigationSerbia is planning to extradite Russian national Ilya Goryachev, suspected of involvement in a Russian extremist movement, on Friday, Russia's Interior Ministry reported.13:34 08.11.2013
Possible Russian plea deal for fugitive tycoon Polonsky – attorneyRussian investigators may enter into a plea deal with fugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky pending his willingness to return to Russia and compensate the damages presently being sought against him in an embezzlement case.12:34 08.11.2013
Uralkali to cooperate with investigators in Baumgertner's caseThe world's largest potash producer Uralkali is prepared to cooperate with investigators in the case of the company's CEO Vladislav Baumgertner who was charged with abuse of power in absentia, Uralkali Board Chairman Alexander Voloshin told PRIME business news agency.12:14 08.11.2013
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