Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg drops suit over EU sanctionsRussian businessman Arkady Rotenberg has withdrawn one of two suits he filed with the European Court of Justice challenging his EU visa ban and assets freeze over the Ukrainian crisis.17:45 11.12.2014
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentences for four Hizb ut-Tahrir membersRussia’s Supreme Court has upheld the verdicts for members of Islamic terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, who received long prison sentences for an attempt to seize power in Russia.16:35 11.12.2014
Russia's top investigator suggests making possession of child porn a crimeThe head of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has proposed to make it a criminal offence to possess child pornography.15:48 11.12.2014
Attorney General of Germany says no tangible evidence on Merkel’s NSA wiretapThe Supreme Court of Germany has yet to uncover any tangible evidence supporting the claim that Chancellor Angela Merkel phone was tapped by American intelligence services, according to Attorney General of Harald Range.15:27 11.12.2014
Russian lawmaker Voronenkov suspected of taking part in corporate raid - reportInvestigators suspect Denis Voronenkov, lawmaker from the Communist Party and member of the State Duma Security and Anti-corruption Committee, of being involved in a corporate raid, Kommersant newspaper reported on Thursday.13:52 11.12.2014
Russian regulator presses Google to remove gambling adsThe Federal Antimonopoly Service, or FAS, announced on Thursday that Google was asked to remove gambling ads, the comany faces administrative penalties.12:58 11.12.2014
UK tycoon commits suicide after Moscow real estate loss - reportBusinessman Scott Young, an associate of late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, has apparently committed suicide by plunging out of the window of his uptown London apartment.12:11 11.12.2014
Russian national arrested in Bali for drug trafficking may face death sentenceA Russian national has been arrested in Bali on drug sale charges. According to Indonesian law, she could face capital punishment, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday citing an official spokesperson for Indonesian customs.11:31 11.12.2014
US prosecutors witheld evidence in Yaroshenko case - lawyerUS prosecutors witheld evidence in the case against Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who had been convicted for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 20 years in prison, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Yaroshenko's lawyer Alexei Tarasov.10:36 11.12.2014
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