US allocates over $8.3 million to support Boston Marathon bombing victimsUS Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that $8,355,648 would be allocated to organizations directly supporting victims, witnesses, and first responders present at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing and effected by its aftermath.16:40 14.01.2014
Rosneft subsidiary ordered to satisfy $186 mln arbitral award to Yukos CapitalA US federal court ordered Russian gas giant Samaraneftegaz to turnover assets in order to satisfy an approximately $186 million arbitral award granted to Yukos Capital SARL.14:44 14.01.2014
US journalist David Satter expelled for breach of Russian immigration lawMoscow's Tagansky District Court ordered the deportation of American journalist David Satter for breaching Russian immigration law, a court press secretary told RAPSI Tuesday.14:09 14.01.2014
NSA surveillance not that great at preventing terrorism – reportDespite official claims that certain NSA surveillance programs have proved instrumental in averting dozens of terror threats, these methods appear to have proven significantly less valuable than their more traditional counterparts in terms of having provided impetus for the launch of terrorism investigations.18:40 13.01.2014
Panel clears suspected Bin Ladin bodyguard for release from GuantanamoA US government review panel decided Thursday that a Yemeni man who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay for upwards of a decade can be released from custody, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday.17:40 10.01.2014
Alcoa, subsidiary to pay US feds $384 million over foreign bribery chargesAlcoa World Alumina LLC agreed to plead guilty Thursday to resolve charges that it paid out millions in bribes to Bahraini officials via a London middleman, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a statement.19:28 09.01.2014
US law firm mergers and acquisitions surged by 47% in 2013US law firm mergers and acquisitions surged by 47% in 2013 when compared with 2012, leading legal consulting firm Altman Weil, Inc. reported Thursday.15:21 09.01.2014
Manning sentence to show what Snowden would get - Russian MPThe sentence a US court will pass upon Wikileaks informant Private Bradley Manning will show what fugitive former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden would get should he return to his country, a senior Russian lawmaker said.10:11 30.07.2013
US chemical weapons report in Syria 'fabricated' – Russian MPA US government report concluding Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, crossing what US President Barack Obama has previously described as a “red line,” is a fabrication, a senior Russian lawmaker said Friday.12:43 14.06.2013
Total SA agrees to pay US $398 million to settle Iranian bribery chargesThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that French oil and gas company Total SA had agreed to pay more than $398 million to settle charges filed by the SEC and a parallel criminal matter initiated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) based on claims that it had made illegal payments to an Iranian official through intermediaries in order to obtain valuable oil and gas concessions.22:33 29.05.2013
US Talk Fusion files defamation suit against Russian popular social networkUS Talk Fusion has filed a defamation suit for 9 million rubles ($290,980) in damages against the Russian VKontakte company which owns the country's most popular social network of the same name and also against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovich in connection with their negative posts on network's website.14:50 25.03.2013
State Duma will not collaborate with Magnitsky Act author to battle corruptionThe Russian State Duma will not cooperate with US Senator Ben Cardin, the author of the Magnitsky Act, in revealing the accounts and undeclared real estate owned by Russian officials.17:32 21.03.2013
"Foreign agents" under Russia's NGO Law and its US doppelgangerPresident Putin signed off on a high-profile bill that will relegate politically active NGOs receiving funding from abroad to a registry of “foreign agents.” Once registered, these NGOs will face heightened scrutiny. They will be required to file regular disclosures with the government and to label all materials disseminated through major channels with their “foreign agent” status.12:57 27.07.2012