Too few convictions in lawyer murder cases – expertWhere lawyers are the victims, murders and assassinations go uninvestigated more than when members of any other legal profession are victimized by the same crimes, prominent attorney Henry Reznik said at Russia’s Sixth National Lawyers Convention on Monday.16:05 22.04.2013
Russian social network founder denies fleeing to USThe founder of Russia’s most popular social networking website, VKontakte, denied on Monday media reports that he has gone to the United States to create a new social network.14:08 22.04.2013
Boston blast suspect awake, answering questions - reportA Boston Marathon bombing suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is awake and answering investigators’ questions.08:57 22.04.2013
Litvinenko case hearing to resume on April 30The next hearing over former security agent Alexander Litvinenko's death will take place on April 30 in London, a website devoted to the case reported on Friday.16:17 19.04.2013
No connection between activist's suicide and prison conditionsThe Dutch authorities have found no connection between activist Alexander Dolmatov's suicide and the conditions in the deportation center, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday while quoting a report from the Dutch Safety and Justice Inspection.14:42 19.04.2013
Investigation of Berezovsky's death on holdThe police are waiting for the completion of post-mortem and other examinations of Boris Berezovsky's body, says press officer of Thames Valley police Francine Rodrigues.10:51 19.04.2013
Police raid at Skolkovo prevents Vekselberg from addressing Russia 2013 forumA police raid at the Skolkovo Innovation Center prevented its head, billionaire and CEO of the Renova Group conglomerate Viktor Vekselberg, from delivering a report at Sberbank's annual Russia Forum.16:16 18.04.2013
Russian social network founder questioned over road accidentInvestigators in St. Petersburg have summoned VKontakte CEO Pavel Durov for questioning in connection with a road accident in the city center.13:33 18.04.2013
No probe into penitentiary service officials over dud electronic braceletsNo investigative action has yet been taken against high-ranking officials of the federal Penitentiary Service whom the media alleged were suspected of involvement in the electronic bracelets fraud case.12:37 18.04.2013
New fraud case opened against Navalny brothersA new investigation has been launched against the Navalny brothers, Alexei and Oleg, the Investigative Committee reported on Thursday.11:17 18.04.2013
New charges brought against former presidential candidate in ArmeniaNew charges have been brought against Armenian epic poetry expert and former presidential candidate Vardan Sedrakyan, who was arrested on charges of ordering the murder of another presidential candidate, head of the opposition Union for National Self-Determination Paruyr Hayrikyan.11:12 17.04.2013
Russia sees no reason to classify Litvinenko's caseThe UK's request to classify a large part of the case materials on former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko's death in 2006 has raised concerns in Russia, says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.11:35 11.04.2013
New searches made in May 6 Moscow riots caseRussian investigators have conducted searches in last year’s riots case, the Investigative Committee has reported. The mass riots took place at a Moscow protest rally on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration last May for a third presidential term.09:52 11.04.2013
Man suspected of gunning down 13 neighbors in SerbiaA 62-year-old resident of Velika Ivanca, a village 60 kilometers south of Belgrade, is suspected of shooting 13 people, including six women and a child.13:05 09.04.2013
Georgian president to be questioned on 2008 conflict - Justice MinistryGeorgia's Justice Ministry plans to question President Mikheil Saakashvili and other officials in connection with the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict, Minister Thea Tsulukiani said at a news briefing on Monday.16:39 08.04.2013
UK police probe alleged murder plot against ex-Bank of Moscow presidentAn individual was offered £660,000 to assassinate former Bank of Moscow president Andrei Borodin, who was granted asylum in the UK last February based on claims of political persecution.16:01 08.04.2013
Pablo Neruda exhumation underway as part of murder investigationChilean authorities have begun to exhume the body of world-renowned poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda based on allegations that his death may in fact have been the result of an assassination ordered by the Pinochet regime rather than prostate cancer, as previous suspected.15:35 08.04.2013
Egyptian court fire destroys Ghaddafi cousin case materialsA fire at a district court in southern Cairo has destroyed the folders containing various case materials, including the case of Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, the cousin of the late Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi.18:10 04.04.2013
Conclusion over Russian adoptee's death inconsistent - Foreign MinistryRussia's Foreign Ministry said there were inconsistencies in the investigation documents on Maxim Kuzmin death. On March 1, the Texas authorities announced that based on the autopsy results the boy's death was not criminal.12:07 04.04.2013
Russian girl did not accuse her adoptive father of rape - US policeAnastasia Klimova, a Russian girl who was adopted by US nationals Michael and Penny Deckert together with her siblings Alexei and Svetlana, has denied allegations that she was sexually abused by her adoptive father, said Sheriff Ed Cain of Hardin County, Texas, whose office led the initial probe into the claim.11:29 04.04.2013