US navy veteran jailed for trying to spy for RussiaA retired US Navy officer has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for attempting to spy for Russia, the FBI said.11:54 11.02.2014
Aeroflot prepares for March trial against California travel agencyA joint witness list filed Friday sheds insight into the upcoming US legal battle between Russian airline Aeroflot and California travel agency Riviera Travel & Tours, Inc. in a dispute stemming from allegations of improper ticket sales by the agency.16:49 10.02.2014
Russia and US to sign agreement to protect museum exhibits from seizureRussia expects to sign an agreement with the United States to protect works of art from seizure, but the document is not ready yet due to legal complications, Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak told the press on Monday.10:37 10.02.2014
US launches federal case against Russian student found with explosivesA Russian university student living in central Pennsylvania faces federal charges after law enforcement officers allegedly discovered explosive devices in his room, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.13:32 07.02.2014
Detroit bankruptcy fees neared $14 mln in first 75 daysA report filed Tuesday by fee examiner Robert Fishman, who was appointed to work on the bankruptcy case of Detroit revealed that the city has incurred $13.7 million in professional fees and expenses in the reporting period following its July 18 bankruptcy filing.13:43 06.02.2014
Russian lawmaker files $2 bln suit in New York over TNK-BP saleRussian lawmaker Leonid Lebedev filed a claim against business moguls Leonard Blavatnik and Viktor Vekselberg seeking over $2 billion for the alleged breaches of several agreements in connection with the sale of TNK-BP.15:11 05.02.2014
NSA monitored former German chancellor Schröder's phone - reportThe National Security Agency monitored former German chancellor Schroder's phone, Süddeutsche Zeitung writes on Wednesday citing anonymous sources and Edward Snowden's revelations.12:04 05.02.2014
US Defense Department fights to quash Guantanamo transparency claimsThe US Department of Defense (DOD) has moved for summary judgment in a case brought by a journalist seeking information on funds used for the construction and maintenance of a structure purportedly built in a secret location and used to hold high-value detainees within the Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.15:15 04.02.2014
Russia summons US envoy over concern with jailed pilot YaroshenkoAn envoy to the US Embassy in Moscow was summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, where he was officially notified of concerns over the refusal by the US to hand over pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.11:54 04.02.2014
More Russians support adoption ban - pollThe number of Russians who think that Russian adoptive families provide better care for disabled orphans has gron from 36% to 41%, and the support of the “Dima Yakovlev law” has grown 11%, according to the data collected by independent pollster Levada Center.15:49 03.02.2014
Russian national sentenced to 2.5 years in US for securities fraud conspiracyRussian national Petr Murmylyuk was sentenced in the US on Friday to two and a half years in prison for conspiracy to commit securities fraud, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.12:40 03.02.2014
Tsarnaev’s “betrayal” of the US contributed to death penalty decisionBoston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s “betrayal of the United States” after having obtained citizenship in the country is among the factors that would justify capital punishment if he is convicted, according to a notice of intent to pursue the death penalty filed Thursday by US prosecutors.13:45 31.01.2014
Italian court upholds guilty verdict against Amanda Knox and her exAn appeals court in Florence, Italy has upheld the guilty verdict against US national Amanda Knox in an in-absentia retrial and sentenced her to 28.5 years of imprisonment for the 2007 murder of a UK student.11:00 31.01.2014
US prosecutors to pursue death penalty against TsarnaevUS Attorney General Eric Holder has chosen to pursue the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.00:15 31.01.2014
Abu Hamza moves to preclude references to Bin Laden, 9/11 at trialTerror suspect Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, known more broadly as Abu Hamza, moved to preclude US prosecutors from referencing Osama Bin Laden or the September 11th terrorist attacks during the course of his upcoming federal trial in New York.12:56 30.01.2014
Russian judge suspected of aiding corporate raiders leaves for USIrina Baranova, a judge with the Moscow Commercial Court suspected of aiding corporate raiders has left Russia and is currently in the US.15:23 29.01.2014
Russian national pleads guilty in US to role in developing SpyEye malwareRussian national Aleksandr Panin pleaded guilty in the US Tuesday to conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud in connection with his role in developing and distributing the SpyEye malware program.12:21 29.01.2014
No evidence Snowden spied for Russia - US SenatorA senior US lawmaker said Tuesday that she has seen no evidence that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was working with Russia when he disclosed troves of documents on classified US spying programs.10:23 29.01.2014
Bank of Moscow to pay $9.5 mln to settle alleged US sanctions violationsThe Bank of Moscow has agreed to settle potential civil liability in the US for allegedly violating restrictions aimed at combatting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, according to an information sheet released by the US Treasury Department (Treasury) Monday.13:29 28.01.2014
Rosneft subsidiary fights Yukos Capital's US court victoryRussian gas giant and Rosneft subsidiary Samaraneftegaz has appealed a judgment granting the recognition and enforcement of a $186 million arbitral award won by Yukos Capital SARL.17:55 27.01.2014