World War II orphan sues Germany for recovery of looted artThe great nephew of a holocaust survivor has turned to the US courts in hopes of compelling Germany to return a painting allegedly looted by Nazis.18:11 07.03.2014
Russia mulls over bill on fines for sexual harassmentLawmaker Oleg Nilov (A Just Russia) has sent a bill to the State Duma on administrative penalties for the sexual harassment of women, RIA Novosti was told in the lower house's secretariat on Friday.17:31 07.03.2014
Investigators seek case-reading time limit for Navalny brothersBasmanny District Court of Moscow next week will review the motion filed by the investigators seeking to shorten the time in which opposition stalwart and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny can review his case materials, the court told RAPSI on Friday.15:34 07.03.2014
UK company appeals dismissal of claim against Moscow CircusUK-based New Art Production (NAP) Limited filed an appeal with the Supreme Commercial Court against the decision to dismiss the lawsuit against Moscow Circus, the court told RAPSI on Friday.14:57 07.03.2014
Oil major’s ex-vice president will continue to sue TNK-BP for compensationIrina Kibina, former TNK-BP vice president for public relations who has been awarded partial compensation by court order, said on Facebook that she will continue her fight for more money.13:51 07.03.2014
A second infamous Ukrainian nationalist wanted by RussiaRussian investigators have filed a request with Interpol to issue a notice for the arrest of Ukrainian nationalist Aleksandr Muzychko (alias Sasha Beliy), Investigative Committee Spokesman Vladimir Markin told reporters Friday.13:22 07.03.2014
Russia’s ex-defense minister pardoned in secret agreementFormer Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov was pardoned earlier this year, but the information was deliberately kept secret under the terms of an agreement reached between the minister’s attorneys and the investigators, attorney Genrikh Padva said at a Moscow Attorneys Club meeting Thursday night.11:46 07.03.2014
Moscow court set to hear case against Ukrainian ultra-nationalist YaroshMoscow's Basmanny District Court on March 12 will consider the investigators' motion to arrest the leader of ultra-nationalist Ukrainian movement “Right Sector” Dmitry Yarosh in absentia.11:19 07.03.2014
Bill to prevent conflict of interest in government submitted to parliamentIn the government's latest effort to curb official corruption, it has submitted amendments to the State Duma that would strengthen Russia's current law on official conflicts of interest.10:54 07.03.2014
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