Tsarnaev was only kidding with “detrimental” remark – defense teamThe defense team for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hit back in court filings Wednesday against arguments advanced by US prosecutors regarding a detrimental remark the defendant allegedly made during a visit with his sister in the presence of an FBI officer.18:08 06.03.2014
US imposes sanctions against Russian officials over UkraineIn response to Russia’s stance on developing Ukrainian crisis, the US has imposed sanctions against officials and individuals who are deemed responsible for the threats to Ukraine’s sovereignty, according to the White House statement released on Thursday.17:00 06.03.2014
Moscow City Court mitigates sentence in Bolshoi acid attack caseThe Moscow City Court on Thursday mitigated the sentence handed down by the Meschansky District Court in the case over the attack on the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin, RAPSI reports from the court.16:06 06.03.2014
Russian lawmakers approve block on websites with pirated contentThe State Duma Committee on Information Policy has recommended that the lower house adopt a bill to extend the anti-piracy law to all copyrighted and related rights content.15:50 06.03.2014
Abu Hamza trial set to last 6 weeks amid apparent rift in defense strategyProsecutors filed documents Wednesday projecting that the US terrorism trial against Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, better known as Abu Hamza, would last approximately six weeks as a recently published letter to the judge handwritten by the defendant himself exposes a potential rift in the defense strategy.15:01 06.03.2014
Former Siberian imam found guilty of extremismA magistrate court in the Altai Republic in southwest Siberia has found Serzhan Svatov, former imam of the Kosh-Agach Region, guilty of creating a cell of the Tablighi Jamaat extremist movement, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.14:40 06.03.2014
Crimean parliament decided to join RussiaParliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on Thursday has decided to join the Russian Federation, according to the document sent to RIA Novosti by Crimean lawmaker Sergei Shuvainikov.14:29 06.03.2014
Convicts in Bolshoi acid attack case ask for sentence mitigationBolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, Yuri Zarutsky and Andrei Lipatov convicted for an attack on the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin on Thursday asked the Moscow City Court to mitigate the imposed sentence, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:57 06.03.2014
Conflicting reports on amnesty for former Russian Defense MinisterWhen asked about news reports that charges had been dropped against former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, his attorneys refused to confirm or deny the issue to RAPSI. Anatoly Serdyukov lost his position as Defense Minister in November as an investigation unfolded into a suspected 13 billion rubles ($363 million) fraud case involving alleged irregularities in the sale of ministry real estate.13:42 06.03.2014
Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son to LibyaNiger has extradited Saadi, the son of the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, according to a statement on the Libyan government’s website.12:42 06.03.2014
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