Influential Armenian businessman Levon Airapetyan to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the detention of 65-year-old Levon Airapetyan, deemed to be one of the wealthiest Armenian businessmen.16:54 15.08.2014
Moldovan lawmaker sues watchdog for suspension of Russian TV channelMoldovan lawmaker Grigore Petrenko has filed a lawsuit against the Coordination Council for Television and Radio Broadcasts which suspended broadcasts of Russia’s Rossiya-24 TV channel in the republic.15:39 15.08.2014
Antimonopoly watchdog to fine Yandex over gambling adsThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has requested Yandex, owner of Russia’s largest Internet search engine, to remove prohibited gambling advertisements.14:36 15.08.2014
Alleged gang members suspected of 25 high-profile murders placed in detentionA court of Vladikavkaz (North Ossetia) has ordered the arrest of the suspected members of a criminal gang that reportedly committed over 25 murders, including the slaying of Vladikavkaz Mayor Vitaly Karayev in 2008.13:34 15.08.2014
Russia's SMP Bank closes correspondent accounts at JPMorgan ChaseRussia’s SMP Bank, now facing Western sanctions, has closed its correspondent accounts at JPMorgan Chase.12:37 15.08.2014
Russian lawmakers oppose adoption of children to countries supporting sanctionsLawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) are drafting a bill seeking to ban countries which have introduced sanctions against Russia from adopting Russian children.11:55 15.08.2014
FAS launches probe after Rosneft was denied access to Sakhalin-II pipelineRussia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a probe against Sakhalin Energy, operator of the Sakhalin-II oil and gas project, after Rosneft was denied access to its pipeline system.11:26 15.08.2014
Ex-Georgian president Saakashvili put on wanted list - reportGeorgia’s Main Prosecutor General’s Office has put former president Mikheil Saakashvili on wanted list.10:25 15.08.2014
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