Dismissed Makhachkala mayor sentenced to 10 years for plotting terrorist attackOn Wednesday, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced ousted Makhachkala mayor Said Amirov to ten years and his nephew, Yusup Dzhaparov, to eight and a half years in a high-security prison, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the courtroom.13:43 09.07.2014
Ukrainian film director suspected of terrorism to remain detained until OctoberThe Lefortovsky Court in Moscow on Monday extended the arrest of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who was detained in Crimea, until October 11, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:08 07.07.2014
Ukrainian arrested in Czech Republic for selling weapons to terrorists for state companyThe Czech police have arrested a Ukrainian citizen who identified himself as a representative of Ukrspetsexport, a Ukrainian state-run company, as he attempted to sell weapons to terrorists, Ceske Noviny reports.11:10 04.07.2014
US Supreme Court upholds ruling on banks’ involvement in 9/11 attacksThe US Supreme Court has left intact a lower court’s ruling that dismissed the claims filed by the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York against several Middle Eastern banks, which they accused of indirectly supporting Islamic militants.09:50 01.07.2014
Former Aum Shinrikyo leader sentenced to five years in prison - reportA court in Tokyo has sentenced Naoko Kikuchi, a former leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who escaped police for 17 years, to five years in prison, Kyodo News Agency reported.10:53 30.06.2014
Prosecutor seeks 13 years in prison for former Dagestan mayor AmirovThe prosecutor on Thursday demanded 13 years in prison and 2 years of restriction of freedom after release for former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov who faces accusations of planning an attempted assassination of his political opponent, RIA Novosti reported from the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.12:33 26.06.2014
Boston bomber friend’s attorneys seek unbiased jury - reportThe attorneys for Azamat Tazhayakov, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have asked a judge to select a jury carefully, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.12:10 26.06.2014
Boston Marathon bombing suspect’s friend denied bailA US magistrate judge has denied bail to Khairullozhon Matanov, a Quincy cab driver who was a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s older brother, Tamerlan, AP announced on Monday night.11:46 24.06.2014
Militant sentenced to 17 years for revolts in Chechnya and DagestanA court in Dagestan has sentenced Islam Batsiyev, a participant in the armed revolt in Chechnya and Dagestan in the 1990s, to 17 years in prison, the Investigative Committee announced on Monday.12:32 23.06.2014
Boston bomber trial could be moved to Washington - reportLawyers for the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, asked a federal judge on Wednesday to move his trial to Washington, NBC News announced.12:20 20.06.2014
US court finds “betrayal of US” statement inappropriate in Boston bombing caseAt a pre-trial hearing in the Dzhokhar Tsarnayev case, the court found the allegations that Tsarnayev betrayed the United States “highly inappropriate,” Boston.com reported Wednesday. Tsarnayev is accused of plotting the terrorist attack during the Boston marathon on April 15, 2013.11:13 19.06.2014
Turkish national arrested in Russia on suspicion of terrorismThe Volgograd police have arrested a Turkish national who is wanted by Interpol for the alleged financing of terrorism and masterminding terrorist attacks, announced the local department of the Russian Interior Ministry.10:55 17.06.2014
Chinese court sentences 3 to death for terror attack at Tiananmen GateA Chinese court sentenced three people to death for planning and participating in a last year’s terror attack at Tiananmen Gate, according to official Twitter account of Chinese Central Television.11:13 16.06.2014
Russian security services eliminate 130 terrorists, prevent 6 attacks in 2014So far this year, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has eliminated 130 terrorists, including 21 group leaders, and prevented six terrorist attacks, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said at a meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee on Tuesday.11:37 10.06.2014
Two alleged planners of terror attack in Moscow to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court has extended the detention of Yulai Davletbayev, who allegedly masterminded a terrorist attack which was foiled in Moscow in May 2013, and his accomplice Robert Amerkhanov, the court's press office told RAPSI on Friday.15:00 06.06.2014
FSB detains Right Sector militants plotting attacks in CrimeaThe Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested four members of the Right Sector ultra-nationalist group who were plotting attacks in Simferopol, Yalta and Sevastopol, the FSB external relations center said on Friday.11:36 30.05.2014
Leader of Central Asian terrorist group arrested near MoscowThe police have arrested a member of the banned terrorist organization, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who was recruiting Central Asians in the Moscow Region.11:32 28.05.2014
Trial of former Aum Shinrikyo leader begins in JapanThe trial of Naoko Kikuchi, a former leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult who escaped police for 17 years, has begun in Japan.12:06 08.05.2014
Putin toughens punishment for false terrorist threat reportsPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which toughens the punishment for making false reports of terrorist attacks into law. A crime of this kind which causes significant damage may be punishable by up to five years in prison.16:10 05.05.2014
Ukrainian prosecutors suspect Yanukovich of terrorismUkraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has suspected Viktor Yanukovich, former head of Security Service Aleksandr Yakimenko and former head of the Interior Ministry Vitaly Zakharchenko of founding a terrorist organization, according to a statement released by the office’s website.15:30 18.04.2014