Business community to have a say on Russia’s 'deoffshorization'Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed during a meeting with a business leader Alexander Shokhin Friday that recommendations advanced by the country’s business community with regard to 'de-offshorization' will be taken into account.18:14 14.02.2014
Russia and US among almost 50 countries to fight illegal trade of wild animalsRussia, the US, and some countries in Asia, Africa and Europe have signed a declaration in London to combat the illegal trade of wild animals, their products and derivatives, the official website of the UK government announced.17:41 14.02.2014
Shareholders cleared to sue BP over 2006 Alaska oil spillA US federal appeals court granted BP shareholders permission on Thursday to go after the company on allegations of securities fraud arising from two Alaskan oil spills that temporarily stalled regional operations, thus reversing in part a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case.17:04 14.02.2014
All detained Ukrainian protesters set free – oppositionThe Ukrainian National Resistanse Hedquarters reported on Friday that all protesters detained during the recent unrest have been released from custody.16:26 14.02.2014
Bankruptcy claim against Auchan dismissedThe Moscow Region Commercial Court dismissed the proceedings in Khimsintez claim of bankruptcy against the Auchan retail chain, the court told RAPSI on Friday.16:15 14.02.2014
Troubled liberal TV channel won't sue cable operators that dropped itTV channel Dozhd (Rain) is not going to sue the cable operators that stopped broadcasting it because the channel wants to maintain long-term relations with them and hopes that the operators will resume its broadcasts, investor Alexander Vinokurov told RIA Novosti on Friday.15:14 14.02.2014
Russian Railways' copyright infringement suit against Apple rejectedThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Russian Railways against Apple Inc., demanding a 2 million ruble ($57,371) compensation for copyright infringement, according to the ruling published on the court's website.13:39 14.02.2014
Russian State Duma proposes child beauty pageant banState Duma members Alexei Zhuravlyov (United Russia) and Sergei Zhigaryov (Liberal Democratic Party) have submitted a draft bill that bans children from participating in beauty pageants. The bill specifies fines of up to one million rubles.13:04 14.02.2014
Former US congressman Ron Paul petitions for Snowden’s clemencyFormer congressman and presidential hopeful Ron Paul launched a petition demanding clemency in the US for fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose grant of asylum in Russia is set to expire on July 31 of this year.12:51 14.02.2014
Only one NGO registered as foreign agent in RussiaNon-commercial partnership «Supporting Competition in the CIS Countries» remains the only NGO that registered as a foreign agent in accordance with a law passed in 2012 requiring NGOs funded from abroad to declare their status, according to the Justice Ministry's website.11:30 14.02.2014
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