Russian MPs urge retaliatory measures against US companies over Crimea - reportRussian Communist Party lawmakers are to file a request with the Prosecutor General's Office and the Central Bank to look into the situation with PayPal, Apple, Google and a number of other companies that stopped operating in the Republic of Crimea following sanctions.11:40 29.01.2015
Netherlands may extradite Russian national charged with hacking to USA Dutch court rejected a motion from Russian national Vladimir Drinkman, who was charged in the US with hacking and theft of at least 160 million bank card details, requesting that he serve his prison term in the Netherlands.14:18 27.01.2015
Alleged Russian spy denied bail in US courtRussian national Yevgeny Buryakov, who was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of espionage and taken to a Manhattan court on Monday, has been denied bail.10:28 27.01.2015
Russian Railways chief files defamation suit against New York TimesRussian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times with a Moscow court.17:47 26.01.2015
Russian national accused of bribery to stand trial in US in MarchDual citizen of Russia and Germany, Dmitry Harder, accused of bribery in the U.S. is set to face trial in Philadelphia on March 5, according to the records of Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania obtained by RAPSI on Friday.16:41 23.01.2015
US diplomats in Colombia aided in spying on Russian pilot Yaroshenko - lawyerAn employee of the US embassy in Colombia allegedly handed over spying equipment to an agent of the US Drug Enforcement Administration who could later use it to collect evidence in the Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko’s case.10:38 15.01.2015
New materials in jailed Russian pilot Yaroshenko's case uncovered in USThe defense team of Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who has been convicted for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 20 years in prison, has informed the court of the existence of documents that could prove the pilot’s innocence.10:47 14.01.2015
Boston Marathon bomber's friend to plead guiltyKhairullozhon Matanov, a legal immigrant from Kyrgyzstan who is accused of lying to investigators of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, is expected to change his plea to guilty.10:50 13.01.2015
US ready to expand Magnitsky List – State DepartmentIn the future, the US intends to expand the Magnitsky List, a human rights abuse sanction roster established in 2009, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday citing the US State Department.11:10 30.12.2014
LUKOIL wins dismissal of US lawsuit over alleged fraudRussia’s oil producer OAO Lukoil won the dismissal of a long-running action accusing the company of being engaged in an illegal scheme which led Archangel Diamond Corporation (ADC), a Canadian diamond development company, to bankruptcy.15:09 23.12.2014
Alleged Bout co-conspirator lashes out at Obama, US authoritiesRichard Chichakli, an alleged associate of convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, sentenced to five years in US prison claims that his rights granted under the US Constitution were violated blaming Barack Obama and two other senior officials.13:39 18.12.2014
US court slams re-homing while considering Russian adoption claimDuring the hearing of an application filed by an American family seeking to void the adoption of two Russian kids, Nassau County judge raised a question of legality of a dubious practice known as Re-Homing.18:30 17.12.2014
Attorney General of Germany says no tangible evidence on Merkel’s NSA wiretapThe Supreme Court of Germany has yet to uncover any tangible evidence supporting the claim that Chancellor Angela Merkel phone was tapped by American intelligence services, according to Attorney General of Harald Range.15:27 11.12.2014
US prosecutors witheld evidence in Yaroshenko case - lawyerUS prosecutors witheld evidence in the case against Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who had been convicted for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 20 years in prison, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Yaroshenko's lawyer Alexei Tarasov.10:36 11.12.2014
Lithuanian Prosecutor General to request data on CIA prisonsThe Prosecutor General’s Office in Lithuania will request additional information from the US on the detention of terrorist suspects and their interrogation abroad, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday according to Irmantas Mikelionis, Chief Prosecutor of Lithuania's Organized Crime Department.16:53 10.12.2014
US government files $190 million lawsuit against Deutsche BankThe US government filed a $190 million tax evasion lawsuit against Deutsche Bank. The suit names several other defendants, including Wells Fargo.10:17 09.12.2014
US systematically violates rights of Russian citizens - officialThe US continues to systematically violate rights of Russian citizens, according to the statement made on Monday by Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s envoy for human rights.15:03 08.12.2014
Global media freedom under fire as RT faces UK sanctionsA recent threat by UK media authorities to impose sanctions against RT for its alleged breach of impartiality standards is an ominous warning of a disturbing new trend: a global crackdown on freedom of the media.18:37 06.12.2014
Russian student faces up to 2 years in US jail for making explosivesThe United States authorities have sent an opinion to a Pennsylvania federal court on the case of Russian Federation citizen Vladislav Miftakhov, born in 1995, who is accused of building bombs without a federal license, in which they are asking for a prison sentence of two years for him. According to case materials in the possession of RAPSI, the defense has no objection.18:52 05.12.2014
Bout’s former associate sentenced to five years in US prisonA New York court has sentenced the associate of convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, Richard Chichakli, to five years in prison on conspiracy and wire fraud charges.12:06 05.12.2014