McDonald's fined $3,000 for breaking sanitation standards in St. PetersburgA court in St. Petersburg has granted the claim filed by Russia’s sanitation and consumers rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, and fined McDonald's 100, 000 rubles (app. $3,000) for breaking sanitary standards.17:41 01.08.2013
Femen activists arrested in Sweden for Russian embassy invasionTwo Femen activists have been arrested in Stockholm for invasion of the Embassy of Russia, press attache Alexander Pashedko told RIA Novosti on Thursday.16:49 01.08.2013
Snowden granted temporary asylum in RussiaEdward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia, valid for one year, and has left Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, Wikileaks tweeted Thursday afternoon.16:14 01.08.2013
US publisher alleges Boston bombing docket unconstitutionally incompleteUS media giant GateHouse Media, Inc. submitted a letter Wednesday to the federal court in Boston complaining that the public docket maintained in the criminal case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkhokhar Tsarnaev is incomplete, in violation of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.16:14 01.08.2013
Madonna and Lady Gaga's shows in Russia were illegal - prosecutorsProsecutor General's Office says that Madonna and Lady Gaga violated the visa conditions when performing shows in Russia. St. Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, sponsor of the city's law prohibiting gay propaganda among minors, filed an inquiry with the Prosecutor General's Office in April, in which he requested an assessment of whether Madonna or Gaga violated any tax or immigration laws while in Russia.15:44 01.08.2013
Tymoshenko's defense team requests review of gas caseThe lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have asked the Supreme Court of Ukraine to review the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told RIA Novosti on Thursday.15:04 01.08.2013
Sochi athletes subject to gay propaganda law - Sports MinisterRussian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko warned Thursday that athletes and visitors to the Sochi Olympics will be subject to the country's laws against promoting homosexuality, contradicting a statement from the International Olympic Committee that the government had promised they would be exempt.14:32 01.08.2013
Opposition leader Udaltsov to remain under house arrestThe Basmanny District Court has extended Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov's time under house arrest until October 6, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Thursday.13:53 01.08.2013
Moscow police detain 1,200 migrants from VietnamOver 1,000 illegal Vietnamese migrants have been detained in a large-scale police operation in the Russian capital, the Interior Ministry’s Moscow department has said in a statement.12:31 01.08.2013
Lebedev wins $10 million case in aircraft dispute with GE subsidiariesA company within NRC group controlled by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev won a $10 million victory against General Electric (GE) subsidiaries in London’s High Court Wednesday over a deal involving seven Airbus A320 planes. The presiding judge concluded that GE subsidiaries conspired to cause loss by unlawful means to Lebedev’s companies, the judgment obtained by RAPSI reads.11:49 01.08.2013
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