British air force pays out GBP 2,200 over parrot's death - reportThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid out GBP 2,200 to a pet owner after the noise from a low-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) plane scared his parrot to death.11:45 03.06.2013
Kyrgyz president lifts state of emergency around Kumtor mineThe President of Kyrgyzstan has lifted the state of emergency in the Kumtor area, the region's largest gold mine, earlier than planned, a presidential spokesman told RIA Novosti. On Tuesday, several hundred people in the Issyk-Kul Region got together at the Kumtor mine, demanding that the government cancel its agreement with Centerra Gold, the Canadian investor developing the mine.11:24 03.06.2013
Russian Justice Ministry urges creation of prison supervisory boardsRussia's Justice Ministry has submitted new legislation to the State Duma to regulate the creation of prison supervisory boards, Kommersant daily reports on Monday.11:03 03.06.2013
Ecuador urges UK to discuss fate of AssangeMOSCOW, June 3 (RAPSI) - Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has called on London to discuss the fate of Wikileaks' Julian Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since June 2012, even after having been granted political asylum by the South American country last August.10:11 03.06.2013
Anonymous hackers attack Turkish government sites over protestsA group of Anonymous computer hackers carried out a series of cyber-attacks on Turkish government websites early Monday in retaliation for a violent police response to anti-government protests.09:15 03.06.2013
US Justice Department reports substantial increase in Indian country prosecutionsCriminal prosecutions have increased significantly in America’s Indian country since 2009, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed Thursday as it announced the release of a report entitled “Indian Country Investigations and Prosecutions” to Congress.19:48 31.05.2013
Moscow City Court orders release of opposition-backed businessmanMoscow's City Court ordered the release from prison on Friday of a businessman whose freedom was among the demands of the recent opposition rallies in the Russian capital.17:43 31.05.2013
Polonsky was 'not of sound mind' during moguls' scuffle - witnessRussian real estate mogul Sergei Polonsky was "not of sound mind, possibly under the influence," during his clash with banker Alexander Lebedev on a TV show, businessman German Sterligov said in the Ostanskinsky District Court Friday.17:11 31.05.2013
Cannabis smokers to be fined in SwitzerlandCriminal punishment for the users of small amounts of cannabis will be replaced with a fine of 100 Swiss francs ($104) on Oct. 1, the Swiss government said in a statement on Friday. The decision does not apply to minors.16:26 31.05.2013
Dima Yakovlev law to stay in place - ombudsmanThe Dima Yakovlev law will be neither reviewed nor canceled, Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov told journalists on Friday. The Dima Yakovlev law prohibiting US nationals from adopting Russian children was signed by President Vladimir Putin in late 2012 and came into force in January 2013.15:52 31.05.2013
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