Russian Railways CEO rejects regulator's price complaintsThe head of Russian Railways (RZD) on Friday rejected allegations that the state monopoly willfully inflates rail transport prices. Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) head Igor Artemyev on Tuesday criticized RZD for hiking cargo tariffs to “some of the highest levels in the world.”16:43 26.07.2013
Moscow police find prayers for protection amidst massive cocaine shipmentThe Moscow police have reported that among boxes containing upwards of 120 kilos of cocaine, each one contained sheets of paper with special prayers for protection on them.16:10 26.07.2013
Pochta Rossii fined $11k for violating mail delivery termsThe courts of Moscow and Moscow region have fined Russia's postal service Pochta Rossii 360,000 rubles ($11,064) for violating mail delivery terms.15:32 26.07.2013
US charges 4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian in massive hacking schemeUS authorities on Thursday charged four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian man in connection with the theft of more than 100 million credit card numbers breaching the computer networks of major US and international corporations in what is being called the largest hacking scheme ever to be prosecuted in the United States.14:39 26.07.2013
Former president Morsi detained for 15 daysDeposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was arrested and detained for the duration of 15 days, Sky News Arabia reports. The arrest was made as a part of Egyptian Prosecutor General’s Office investigation.13:59 26.07.2013
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's parole appeal rejectedThe Supreme Court of Republic of Mordovia upheld on Friday a previous ruling to reject Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's request for parole, RAPSI reports from the court.12:58 26.07.2013
Russia puts Hermitage Capital CEO on international wanted listRussia has put Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder on the international wanted list, the Interior Ministry reported on Friday.11:51 26.07.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova will not plead guiltyPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova stated during her parole hearing that she will not plead guilty to her hooliganism charge, and will continue to appeal her sentence.11:21 26.07.2013
Poland gets more presidential plane crash info from RussiaRussia has handed over to Poland documents related to the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other top state officials.10:45 26.07.2013
Pussy Riot's request to strike attorneys off roll to be considered on Aug. 8The Board of the Moscow Bar Association will consider Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's request to strike her former attorneys Mark Feygin and Nikolai Polozov off the roll on August 8.16:59 25.07.2013
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