Kyrgyz prosecutors probe land deal by former PMProsecutors 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.16:25 01.11.2013
Spain launches preliminary NSA surveillance probe – reportSpanish 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.13:49 30.10.2013
Investigators probe military helicopter crash in MoscowThe 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.10:34 30.10.2013
Belarus extends investigation of Uralkali CEOBelarusian investigators have extended the probe into detained Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner for four months, a spokesman for Belarusian Investigative Committee said on Monday.12:49 28.10.2013
ECHR abstains from evaluating Russian Katyn massacre investigationThe 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.13:57 21.10.2013
Russian diplomats' apartment in Netherlands burglarized - reportAn apartment of Russian diplomats in the Hague has been allegedly forced open, local media reported Friday.11:20 18.10.2013
Russian authorities uncover Gibraltar coal smuggling ringPolice, Federal Security Service and customs officials uncovered an illegal coal smuggling operation, with Gibraltar at the receiving end, Interior Ministry reported on Tuesday.15:58 15.10.2013
Criminal case opened in Russia against Uralkali CEO BaumgertnerA criminal investigation into the chief executive of the world's largest potash producer Vladislav Baumgertner has been opened in Russia.11:24 15.10.2013
Ukrainian prosecutors reopen another case against Tymoshenko - reportUkrainian prosecutors have reopened a case of embezzlement of environmental funds during Yulia Tymoshenko’s run as a Ukrainian PM, Kommersant-Ukraine writes on Tuesday.10:52 15.10.2013
Investigators question witnesses to Russian diplomat slaying in AbkhaziaInvestigators have begun questioning possible witnesses to the murder of a Russian diplomat in Abkhazia, the republic's security services told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.10:46 10.09.2013
PACE Committee urges full investigation of Magnitsky's deathThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights has urged Russian authorities to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Hermitage Capital Fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky, PACE announced Wednesday.19:17 04.09.2013
Kerimov not evading Belarusian justice – attorneyRussian billionaire and Uralkali shareholder Suleyman Kerimov who has been officially charged in the "Baumgertner case," has not gone into hiding, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told RIA Novosti on Monday.17:54 02.09.2013
Belarus launches criminal case against Russian billionaire Suleiman KerimovRussian billionaire and Uralkali shareholder Suleyman Kerimov is now facing charges and has been placed on a wanted list in the "Baumgertner case," according to a statement released by Belarusian investigators.15:13 02.09.2013
US evidence on Syrian chemical attack inconclusive - LavrovThe evidence the US has provided to Russia about use of chemical weapons by government forces in Syria is inconclusive, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.13:36 02.09.2013
Russia implores US to observe international law as Syria rhetoric mountsThe Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement Tuesday warning the US and the international community as a whole to remain strictly and prudently observant of international law in light of increasingly fervent reports of a possible military intervention in Syria.17:44 27.08.2013
Russian investigators raid LGBT activist Alekseyev’s apartmentsInvestigators have raided apartments belonging to prominent Russian LGBT activist Nilolai Alexeyev, against whom a criminal case has been launched over his Twitter remarks addressing senior MPs.11:50 27.08.2013
Moscow banker's murder prevented - Interior MinistryPolice have prevented the assassination of a Moscow bank’s president, the Interior Ministry’s department in the Russian capital reported Wednesday.14:02 21.08.2013
Details of injuries sustained by Tsarnaev prior to capture unsealedExplicit details of the injuries sustained by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during the course of the violent manhunt that led to his capture – including a skull-base fracture and a gunshot wound to the face and mouth – have been released in the form of freshly unsealed court documents.13:05 20.08.2013
ECHR to consider former Makhachkala mayor's complaint on priority basisThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will consider as a matter of priority the complaint filed by former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator.17:08 19.08.2013
Ex-defense minister Serdyukov evades criminal case - reportThe main military investigation department of Russia's Investigative Committee has rejected the initiation of the criminal case against ousted defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov and former head of the Education department of Defense Ministry Yekaterina Priezzheva.11:10 19.08.2013