Sarkozy under investigation over L’Oreal heiressFormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with having exploited the 90-year-old heiress to the L’Oreal cosmetic fortune Liliane Bettencourt.09:30 22.03.2013
Poland resumes investigation of President Kaczynski's plane crashA Polish court has quashed the decision taken last year by the prosecutors office to close the case of alleged violations of flight rules during the preparation of President Lech Kaczynskis visit to Smolensk on April 10, 2010.10:06 21.03.2013
Russia launches criminal probe into US death of Maxim KuzminLocal authorities in Russia's Pskov Region have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged negligence in the processing of adoption documents of Maxim Kuzmin (renamed Max Alan Shatto), whose recent death in the US provoked an enormous outcry in his home country.22:01 19.03.2013
Sweden starts investigation over 'teddy bear' airdrop caseThe Swedish Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.18:40 19.03.2013
Lawyer refuses to sign non-disclosure agreement in Bolshoi acid attack caseThe attorney of Andrei Lipatov, who has been accused of involvement in the January 17 acid attack on the Bolshoi Theatre's artistic director Sergei Filin, has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement.17:00 19.03.2013
Children's ombudsman demands police materials on Maxim Kuzmin's death in USChildren's rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov insists that US authorities forward all documents related to the death of Maxim Kuzmin, a Russian boy adopted by a Texan family.14:17 19.03.2013
Complaint in terror investigation stalling to be heard on April 3On April 3 the Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against the Lefortovo District Court ruling that exonerated the investigating officer who refused to initiate a criminal case against the officials in charge of the hostage release operation at the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.13:03 19.03.2013
US parents cleared in death of adopted Russian boyProsecutors in Ector County, Texas said Monday that Alan and Laura Shatto, the American parents whose adopted Russian toddler died suddenly in January, will not be charged in the boy’s death.08:10 19.03.2013
Bolshoi principal dancer Tsiskaridze threatened Filin - reportBolshoi Theater artistic director Sergei Filin, the victim of an acid attack, claims that top dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze threatened him with a compromising audio tape, alluding to the fact that the world-famous principal dancer might have been in on the attack.12:46 18.03.2013
MI6 reportedly paid Russian spy Litvinienko $136,000Alexander Litvinenko, the former KGB officer who died after being allegedly poisoned in London, was paid at least £90,000 ($136,000) for his work with MI6, the testimony provided to Scotland Yard by Marina Litvinenko reads.10:54 18.03.2013
Judge who presided over Crossbow Coup hearing receives death threatsMoscow investigators are examining murder threats against Moscow City Court Judge Pavel Melekhin, who recently handed down a 13-year sentence to retired military intelligence Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov for attempting to carry out a coup.14:15 15.03.2013
Russian spy Litvinienko's death inquiry posponed in LondonThe inquest into the death of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 will be held on October 2, 2013, the coroner Sir Robert Owen said at the Royal Courts of Justice pre-inquest hearing on Thursday.11:46 15.03.2013
Italy's Bulgari accused of tax evasion worth 3 blnItalian luxury product company Bulgari has been accused of massive tax evasion. Investigators say that starting in 2006 the company's top officials have concealed some 3 bln in revenue from Italian tax authorities.10:50 15.03.2013
Police warns against attempts to influence the Bolshoi acid attack investigationThe Moscow police have called on the parties involved in the case of the attack against Bolshoi Theater Artistic Director Sergei Filin not to make conjectures because they could influence the course of investigation.10:22 15.03.2013
Russian army generals testify against ousted defense ministerSeveral Russian Army generals have testified against ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in the case of a large-scale property scandal that served to oust Serdyukov from his post and instigate a reshuffling within the Ministry last November.16:08 14.03.2013
No traces of explosives found in Polish president's plane wreckageA new expert review hasn't revealed traces of explosives in the wreckage of the airplane that crashed while carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski in 2010.15:22 07.03.2013
Police look into meteor shower relief expensesThe police are reviewing whether the funds allocated to repair damage caused by a meteor shower in the Chelyabinsk region were spent legally.15:02 07.03.2013
Prison officials held over $3.2 mln sugar buy fraudRussian investigators said on Thursday they have uncovered new fraud schemes inside Russia’s prison system involving buying sugar for prisons at inflated prices.14:29 07.03.2013
Moscow police arrest Hitachi manager murder suspectsMoscow police arrested three men this week suspected of killing a top manager from the Hitachi company in the Moscow Region in December.12:06 07.03.2013
Browder's firms illegally bought Gazprom shares - Interior ministryThe companies of Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder, which took part in tenders selling Gazprom shares, violated the ban on selling the gas monopolys shares to foreigners.13:42 05.03.2013