Crimea bans Ukrainian nationalist movement Right SectorThe Crimean parliament banned on Tuesday nationalist party Svoboda (Liberty) and ultra-nationalist political movement Right Sector, whose members played an active role in the Kiev riots that uprooted Ukraine’s president.18:45 11.03.2014
US military contractor detained in KyrgyzstanAn employee of the US Air Force was placed in detention for a month by a Kyrgyz court after having allegedly assaulted a desk officer at the local police station, an official spokesperson for the Bishkek police told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.18:15 11.03.2014
Property forfeiture bill gains support in Russian State DumaThe Russian State Duma Committee on Property recommended during a meeting Tuesday that a bill on property-forfeiture procedure should be adopted in its first reading.16:33 11.03.2014
Russian trial against Ukrainian nationalist leader - live broadcastRAPSI is conducting a live text broadcast Wednesday of the Russian extremism proceedings against Dmitry Yarosh, a Ukrainian ultra-nationalist whose political movement the “Right Sector” played a crucial role in the Maidan protests that recently uprooted his country’s leadership.15:51 11.03.2014
Crimean parliament adopts declaration of independence from UkraineCrimean Supreme Council on Tuesday has adopted a declaration supporting the autonomy’s independence from Ukraine, and the motion to join the Russian Federation, the council’s spokesperson told RIA Novosti. The declaration was approved by 78 lawmakers out of 100.15:15 11.03.2014
NY Post loses bid to toss out Boston Marathon bombing defamation suitA Massachusetts state court has rejected efforts by the New York Post to toss out a defamation lawsuit filed by two men whose photograph graced the tabloid’s cover during a manhunt following the Boston Marathon bombing last year, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.14:42 11.03.2014
Deripaska company seeks arbitration against Montenegro over lossesThe Central European Aluminum Company (CEAC), a subsidiary of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s En+, announced Tuesday that it has filed a request for arbitration proceedings with the government of Montenegro seeking over EUR 600 million in compensation for losses.14:13 11.03.2014
Yanukovich will appeal to US authoritiesOn Tuesday, Viktor Yanukovich said at a press conference that he will appeal to the US Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court to review the current developments in Ukraine.13:36 11.03.2014
US Attorney General vows action against drug-death epidemicFollowing the high-profile death of US actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, US Attorney General Eric Holder vowed in a speech Monday to combat the “urgent public health crisis” of heroin and prescription drug overdose deaths with a mix of enforcement and treatment tactics.13:16 11.03.2014
Kazakh mobile operator Kcell hit with $88 million antitrust fineThe court of Almaty has ruled in favor of Kazakhstan’s Competition Protection Agency in its case against Kcell, the leading mobile operator of Kazakhstan. Kcell is to pay a fine of 16 billion tenge ($88 million).11:15 11.03.2014
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