Belgorod mass shooter appeals life sentenceSergei Pomazun who received a life sentence earlier this month for killing six people in a shootout in Belgorod, a city in southwest Russia, has appealed his sentence.17:02 29.08.2013
Renowned Moscow restaurateur accused of dismembering wife found saneA psychiatric evaluation has found that Alexei Kabanov, the founder of a popular chain of cafes in Moscow, was mentally sane when he killed and dismembered his journalist wife.11:49 29.08.2013
Kazakh Supreme Court to hear convicted mass killer's appealThe Supreme Court of Kazakhstan will begin its preliminary consideration on September 2 of an appeal filed by Vladislav Chelakh, a 19-year-old border guard convicted last December of having murdered 15 people, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.11:56 28.08.2013
Belgorod mass shooter gets life sentenceOn Friday, Russia’s Belgorod Regional Court found Sergei Pomazun, the infamous – Belgorod shooter – guilty of six counts of murder and sentenced him to life in prison.10:37 23.08.2013
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
Pakistan's ex-president Musharraf charged with murderA special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan charged former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf with the 2007 murder of deceased prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the local media reports.10:53 20.08.2013
March 2014 murder trial set for “Blade Runner” Pistorius in South AfricaParalympian Oscar “blade runner” Pistorius will stand trial for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp from March 3 to 20 of next year after having been formally charged Monday with murder.21:02 19.08.2013
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
Russian liquor dealer blows up 'informer' – investigatorsA man in southern Russia is under investigation for using a grenade to kill an acquaintance he believed was a police informant, Russia’s investigative committee said Monday.16:32 19.08.2013
Suspect in Politkovskaya murder escapes attempt on his own lifeDzhabrail Makhmudov, one of the accused in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the leg, his lawyer Murad Musayev wrote on his Facebook page.12:48 15.08.2013
Mass killer Vinogradov pleads guiltyA Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November, has pleaded guilty in court, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Wednesday.15:20 14.08.2013
Moscow City Court refuses to dismiss attorney in Politkovskaya trialThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday refused to dismiss one of the attorneys representing the defendants in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial.14:09 14.08.2013
12 witnesses subpoenaed in Politkovskaya murder trialThe Moscow City Court has subpoenaed 12 witnesses in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial, ordering them to appear before the court.15:51 12.08.2013
3 held over drink to death contract killing - policeThree men have been detained in the Russian city of Novosibirsk for killing a local businessman by beating him up and forcing him to drink a fatal amount of alcohol, police said Thursday.11:30 08.08.2013
Witnesses in Politkovskaya murder case to be questioned behind closed doorsFour witnesses in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case will be questioned behind closed doors, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Tuesday.16:36 06.08.2013
Russian mass shooter's defense team seeks new psychiatric evaluationThe state-appointed lawyer of Sergei Pomazun, the infamous 'Belgorod shooter', filed a motion to conduct a new psychiatric evaluation of his client, who is on trial for killing six people.14:54 06.08.2013
Russian police smash 20-year old drug and murder gangRussian investigators said Tuesday they have charged the members a St. Petersburg crime gang suspected of carrying out a string of murders and smuggling drugs during the country’s turbulent 1990s.14:28 06.08.2013
'Russian Breivik' to be tried without juryThe Moscow City Court will consider without a jury the case of a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November and has been dubbed the Russian Breivik.16:52 05.08.2013
Request to remove judge in Politkovskaya murder case rejectedJudge Pavel Melekhin has rejected the request of murdered investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya's children to remove the judge and discharge the jury.13:07 31.07.2013
Pakistan's ex-president Musharraf to be charged with murder August 6A special Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan will charge former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf with the 2007 murder of deceased prime minister Benazir Bhutto.16:03 30.07.2013