State Duma approves bill on penalties for illegal abortionRussia’s State Duma on Tuesday adopted in the second and third readings a bill on penalties for illegal abortion.18:10 01.07.2014
Dispute over SKorean flight simulator software to be reconsideredRussia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has submitted for reconsideration to the Moscow Commercial Court the claim filed by bankrupt Russian design bureau against Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Doosan Infracore over flight simulators software.18:07 01.07.2014
Opposition stalwart Navalny refuses to testify in painting theft caseFormer mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny will not provide testimony regarding the theft of a painting by Vladimir painter Sergei Sotov that was discovered during the search in the opposition leader’s apartment, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RIA Novosti.17:41 01.07.2014
Putin: International laws binding for everybody, not at randomInternational laws must apply to everyone rather than be enforced selectively to serve certain interests, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of ambassadors and presidential envoys.17:10 01.07.2014
Aeroflot proposes 10 year imprisonment for in-flight brawlsRussia’s largest air carrier Aeroflot has proposed that in-flight brawls be considered a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a company representative told RIA Novosti.16:07 01.07.2014
ECHR upholds France’s ban on full-face veils - reportThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the French law banning full-face veils in public was legitimate, AFP reports on Tuesday.15:13 01.07.2014
Russian upper house to hear bill on daylight savings time on July 9Russia's upper house of parliament will review a daylight savings time bill on July 9, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Yevgeny Bushmin told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.13:44 01.07.2014
Telecom regulator unblocks major Russian torrent trackersThe Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has unblocked torrent tracker Rutracker.ru and several other torrent resources after they deleted pirated content, the regulator announced on its website.12:58 01.07.2014
Turncoat banker Gitelson’s fraud case referred to courtInvestigators and prosecutors in St.Petersburg have referred to a court a 5 billion-ruble fraud case against Alexander Gitelson, former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) and former board chairman of Inkasbank, Russia’s Investigative Committee’s official spokesman Vladimir Markin announced Tuesday.11:27 01.07.2014
BNP Paribas agrees to $9Bln settlement for violating US sanctionsThe French banking giant BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities $8.97 billion in settlements for violating sanctions against several countries, as stated in the company's Tuesday press-release available online.10:15 01.07.2014
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