US senator sues Obama over NSA surveillanceKentucky Senator Rand Paul filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against US President Barrack Obama and various other high-ranking officials over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance activities.17:45 13.02.2014
Seven women plead partially guilty to beating disabled girl in Moscow RegionSeven young women on Thursday pleaded partially guilty of battering a disabled girl in the Moscow Region, the Naro-Fominsk Town Court's spokesperson told RAPSI.16:15 13.02.2014
Politkovskaya was threatened repeatedly before murder – witnessNovaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov on Thursday said in the Moscow City Court that journalist Anna Politkovskaya had received threats on several occasions prior to her murder, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:37 13.02.2014
Ukrainian Interior Ministry denies allegations of missing protestersThe Ukrainian Interior Ministry denies allegations that 60 people have gone missing since the protests in Kiev began, according to a statement released by the ministry Thursday.14:22 13.02.2014
US prosecutors urge detention for Russian student found with explosivesUS prosecutors appealed on Wednesday the decision by a Pennsylvania magistrate judge to release Russian student Vladislav Miftakhov during the period leading up to his trial, where he will face charges stemming from his alleged possession of two explosive devices.13:35 13.02.2014
Consumer protection NGO sues more CATV networks for suspension of Dozhd channelThe Consumer Rights Protection Society filed a lawsuit with Moscow's Savyolovsky District Court against three other cable networks that suspended Russian TV channel Dozhd, after a controversial World War II poll was posted on the station's website, the consumer protection NGO's press office announced Thursday.12:54 13.02.2014
First court order to block website piracy in Russia - reportS.B.A. Music Publishing, a subsidiary of Warner Music Russia, has succeeded in a suit to close the www.tracksflow.com domain, Vedomosti reported Thursday.12:24 13.02.2014
November 2014 trial set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect TsarnaevA jury trial is set to commence in the US case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on November 3 of this year, according to a note appended to the defendant’s docket Wednesday.11:40 13.02.2014
Officials may be dismissed for filing false income declarationsRussia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that officials can be dismissed for filing false income declarations, Kommersant newspaper writes on Thursday.11:22 13.02.2014
Russia bans adoptions by legally married foreign same-sex couplesRussian adoption rules have been amended with a new limitation for countries that have legal same-sex marriage. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a resolution to this effect, reads a statement on the government’s website.10:35 13.02.2014
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