Criminal case opened over explosion at protest HQ in KievA criminal case was initiated after an explosion rocked Trade Union House in Kiev, the current base of operations of the pro-Eurozone protesters, acting head of Kiev police Valery Mazan told the reporters on Thursday.10:52 07.02.2014
Russian murder suspect 'thought he was in computer game'A man in Russia facing jail time for murder says he carried out the killing while drunkenly convinced he was acting out a scene in a computer game, prosecutors in the Far East region of Khabarovsk said Friday.10:24 07.02.2014
Russian banker charged with embezzlement of $55 mln - reportThe investigation has brought final charges against banker Alexander Gitelson regarding embezzlement of $55 million. Gitelson was detained in Austria last April. According to the newspaper, the investigation into the case has been completed.10:22 06.02.2014
Politkovskaya murder trial attorney's brother detained in UAE - reportUnited Arab Emirates police are investigating the robbery of a jewelry store in Dubai in which Muslim Musayev, the brother of prominent Moscow attorney Murad Musayev, is a defendant.11:05 05.02.2014
Russian art expert detained in divisive fraud caseA prominent art expert was detained in Russia on accusations of misattributing a painting in a case that illuminates the murky complexities of Russia’s art market.10:19 05.02.2014
Ukrainian police investigating disappearance of 36 activistsUkrainian police said Monday that they are looking into the alleged disappearance of 36 protesters as anti-government street demonstrations in the former Soviet nation continue.10:25 04.02.2014
Moscow school hostage crisis leaves two deadThe Russian Interior Ministry has confirmed an incident involving an armed intruder inside Moscow School 263, leaving one policeman and a teacher dead.12:59 03.02.2014
Belarusian officials may become defendants in Uralkali caseSome Belarusian officials may become defendants in the case over Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer, Deputy Prosecutor General of Belarus Aleksei Stuk told journalists on Thursday.17:31 30.01.2014
Poetry lover stabs prose aficionado to death in literary disputeA former teacher in the Sverdlovsk Region of Russia has killed his drinking companion after a dispute on the significance of literary forms, the Investigative Department of the local investigative committee reports Wednesday.13:18 30.01.2014
Russian judge suspected of aiding corporate raiders leaves for USIrina Baranova, a judge with the Moscow Commercial Court suspected of aiding corporate raiders has left Russia and is currently in the US.15:23 29.01.2014
Russian nationalist to remain jailed in judge's murder investigationThe Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of Russian national Ilya Goryachev, who is suspected of involvement in a notorius extremist movement and the alleged murder of judge Eduard Chuvashov.13:47 29.01.2014
Russia’s delegation criticizes PACE Magnitsky case reportA report by Swiss PACE member Andreas Gross on the Magnitsky case contains many inaccuracies according to Russia’s delegate, Leonid Slutsky, who spoke during a discussion of the document.16:20 28.01.2014
Former Dagestan mayor Amirov appeals to Russian Prosecutor GeneralLawyers of former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator, have appealed to Russia's Prosecutor General Yury Chaika asking to appraise the case investigation.11:26 24.01.2014
Navalny visits investigators for one case, summoned to testify in anotherOpposition leader Alexei Navalny announced Thursday that when he visited the Investigative Committee to read materials on one criminal case, he was subpoenaed to give testimony on another.15:23 23.01.2014
Death of two Ukrainian protesters investigated as homicideUkrainian investigators have initiated criminal proceedings under Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, pertaining to "Intentional Homicide" after the deaths of people during the riots in central Kiev.16:41 22.01.2014
Underground casino chain exposed in Moscow after arrest of police deputy chiefThe Russian Interior Ministry reported this Friday that over ten illegal gambling clubs in various parts of Moscow were uncovered, each making over 100,000 rubles ($3,000) daily.15:59 17.01.2014
Russian toy store chain suspected of gay propagandaKatyusha, a chain of toy stores in southern Russia, may be charged under the law against homosexual propaganda for selling a game that allegedly requires participants to carry out inappropriate conduct.16:41 15.01.2014
Fraudsters steal over $2.1 mln from Russian bank accountsPolice have arrested a group of four fraudsters that are believed to have stolen over 70 million rubles from Russian bank accounts, the Russian Interior Ministry announced Monday.11:08 13.01.2014
Prosecutor General requests assistance from the Bahamas in Bank of Moscow CaseThe Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has sent a request to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas seeking legal assistance in the criminal case on the losses incurred by the Bank of Moscow, according to Prosecutor General Yury Chaika.11:06 10.01.2014
Russian aluminum plant chief appeals human rights violations in MontenegroRussian national Dmitry Putrubach, former financial director of KAP Aluminum Plant, filed a complaint with the ECHR alleging that his rights have been violated in connection with the proceedings instituted against him in Montenegro on suspicion of large-scale theft.15:15 30.12.2013