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ECHR: Poland grilled on CIA black site allegations

13:14 13/12/2013 During a speech on September 6, 2006, then US President George W. Bush addressed the nation and the families of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. He revealed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was in fact running a secret counter-terrorism program without going into much details about it, and declared the program closed. Bush also assured the American people that torture was not used against those suspected of terrorism captured through the CIA program. He rather described the methods used to extract intel as an “alternative set of procedures”.

Islamists held over arson attack on Russian churches

16:01 12/12/2013 A group of Islamists have been detained on suspicion of arson attacks on churches in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, local police said Thursday.

Khodorkovsky’s defense not informed of any new criminal cases – attorney

14:02 09/12/2013 The defense of YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky has no information on any new criminal proceedings opened against the jailed businessman, attorney Vadim Klugvant told RAPSI on Monday.

US publishes list of Russians suspected of insurance fraud

11:10 06/12/2013 US prosecutors announced Thursday that 49 former and current Russian diplomats and their wives have been charged in connection with a widespread health care fraud scheme.

Russia requests info about the safety of 26 children adopted by US parents

13:30 26/11/2013 Head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has sent a request to the US Attorney General concerning a journalistic investigation into alleged abuse of Russian adopted children, said committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.

Russian police search major bank's offices after license recall

13:57 20/11/2013 The police are now searching the Moscow offices of Master Bank, which license was revoked earlier on Wednesday, in connection with the investigation of an illegal cash out scheme worth 2 billion rubles ($61 million), The Interior Ministry reported on its website.

Russian state executive’s apartment robbed of $184K - source

12:27 18/11/2013 About $184,000 worth of cash, jewellery and electrical equipment was stolen Sunday from the Moscow apartment of a top executive at a Russian state-owned company.

Russian high-tech export defense seeks clarity on investigators’ surveillance

16:56 15/11/2013 Defense attorneys in a US criminal case against an alleged Russian military procurement network are seeking to compel prosecutors to disclose certain information connected with the searches carried out during the investigation.

Navalny brothers Yves Rocher embezzlement case investigation completed

16:34 15/11/2013 Opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday was officially informed of the conclusion of the investigation into the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, Navalny wrote on his Twitter account.

Uralkali to cooperate with investigators in Baumgertner's case

12:14 08/11/2013 The world's largest potash producer Uralkali is prepared to cooperate with investigators in the case of the company's CEO Vladislav Baumgertner who was charged with abuse of power in absentia, Uralkali Board Chairman Alexander Voloshin told PRIME business news agency.

Russian, Ukrainian oligarchs investigated by UK Takeover Panel – report

17:47 07/11/2013 The UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the Takeover Panel) has launched an investigation into the activities of oligarchs Alexander Zhukov, Gennadiy Bogolyubov, and Ihor Kolomoisky in connection with a suspected plot to gain control of British oil and gas exploration and production firm JKX.

Investigation into former Dagestan mayor Amirov extended until February 28

15:06 07/11/2013 The probe into former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator, has been extended until February 28.

Russia extends investigation into Ex-Defense Minister – report

15:14 06/11/2013 Russian authorities have extended an investigation involving ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov until 2014, Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday.

Kyrgyz prosecutors probe land deal by former PM

16:25 01/11/2013 Prosecutors in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan said Friday they are investigating a potentially illegal land deal by a former prime minister and leading coalition government politician.

Spain launches preliminary NSA surveillance probe – report

13:49 30/10/2013 Spanish Attorney General Eduardo Torres-Dulce has initiated a preliminary probe into allegations published earlier this week by Spanish news agency El Mundo claiming that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had tracked upwards of 60 million phone calls in Spain over the course of a month.

Investigators probe military helicopter crash in Moscow

10:34 30/10/2013 The investigators are going to evaluate whether a technical malfunction or a pilot’s error cause the crash of a military helicopter in southeast Moscow on Tuesday, says Tatyana Morozova, a spokeswoman for Moscow’s Inter-Regional Transport Investigations Directorate.

Belarus extends investigation of Uralkali CEO

12:49 28/10/2013 Belarusian investigators have extended the probe into detained Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner for four months, a spokesman for Belarusian Investigative Committee said on Monday.

ECHR abstains from evaluating Russian Katyn massacre investigation

13:57 21/10/2013 The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled on Monday that it has no competence to examine the adequacy of an investigation into the events of 1940 when Polish POWs were executed in Katyn.

Russian diplomats' apartment in Netherlands burglarized - report

11:20 18/10/2013 An apartment of Russian diplomats in the Hague has been allegedly forced open, local media reported Friday.

Russian authorities uncover Gibraltar coal smuggling ring

15:58 15/10/2013 Police, Federal Security Service and customs officials uncovered an illegal coal smuggling operation, with Gibraltar at the receiving end, Interior Ministry reported on Tuesday.

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