US sentenced Russian national to 18 months for illegal military gear exportingDmitry Ustinov, 53, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiracy to illegally export high-tech military night vision equipment, reads the ruling of the US District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, published on Wednesday.10:40 09.10.2014
United States urges Russia to find and prosecute mastermind of Politkovskaya’s murderThe United States is urging Russia to identify and prosecute those who ordered the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the US Department of State said in a statement released Tuesday.11:00 07.10.2014
Scammers posing as IRS agents target Russian banksScammers posing as US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents attempted to solicit Russian banks for account holder identity and other account information, the statement of Russia's Central Bank reads.10:21 07.10.2014
Rosneft subsidiary gets support of Russian authorities over Yukos unpaid loansRussia’s OAO Samaraneftegaz, that is now a subsidiary of state-run Rosneft oil company, secures support of Russian authorities struggling against a New York court ruling ordering that it pay Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. $185.9 million.16:14 02.10.2014
Kirchner says US judge’s actions threaten Argentina’s sovereigntyThe president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has slammed US Judge Thomas Griesa for the alleged intention to “destroy” Argentina’s sovereignty and the process of debt restructuring, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.12:02 01.10.2014
Latvia to appeal ECHR ruling over accused hacker Calovskis’ extradition to USLatvian officials intend to appeal a ruling of the European Court for Human Rights’ Grand Chamber that suspended the extradition of alleged hacker Deniss Calovskis to the US, RIA Novosti reports Tuesday, citing the Latvian government’s press service.17:56 30.09.2014
US prosecutors seek 46-months prison term for accused arms smuggler UstinovUS prosecutors requested a 46-months jail term for Russian national Dmitry Ustinov who had been charged with smuggling, money laundering and attempts to illegally export goods included on a list of U.S. defense articles.15:59 26.09.2014
Alleged Russian hacker complains about mistreatment in US prisonAccused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev has filed an affidavit with the Federal Court of Washington at Seattle concerning his mistreatment at Federal Detention Center (FDC) Seatac, according to the copy of the affidavit obtained by RAPSI on Thursday.15:58 25.09.2014
НР Russia fined almost $58 million for bribing Russian officialsA court in the US has slapped a $58.7-million fine on HP Russia, a subsidiary of the Hewlett-Packard Company, which pleaded guilty to violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the statement of the US Department of Justice reads.12:50 12.09.2014
Argentina’s parliament approves new sovereign debt payment venuesThe lower house of Argentina’s parliament has approved the transfer of the sovereign debt payment venue from New York to Buenos Aires or, whenever necessary, Paris, according to the Thursday report by Telesur TV channel.15:21 11.09.2014
Sikorsky fails to register X2 trademark with Russian patent agencyChamber for Patent Disputes of the Russian patent agency has confirmed the refusal of an application filed by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., seeking to register X2 trademark.17:33 10.09.2014
Switzerland wants to question Snowden over worldwide surveillance - reportSwiss authorities consider bringing US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden from Russia in order to question him over the US top-secret surveillance programs.12:48 08.09.2014
FATCA threatens Russia’s financial system – officialThe US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a threat to the Russian financial system, said Yury Chikhanchin, chief of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring).16:57 04.09.2014
Russian businessman faces charges for importing meat from US in violation of lawA businessman in the Khabarovsk Territory is suspected of importing pork and beef from the United States in violation of law.15:46 28.08.2014
Russian court to decide on Jack Daniel’s fateA Russian court will decide on the fate of Jack Daniel’s whiskeys after is was revealed that they did not meet the required standards, Anna Popova, Head of Russia’s food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, told journalists Tuesday.12:38 26.08.2014
Snowden granted 3-year residence permit in RussiaFormer NSA contractor and CIA employee Edward Snowden has been granted a Russian residence permit for three years, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena announced on Thursday at a news conference in Moscow.15:11 07.08.2014
US analysts: Russian hackers amass 500 million e-mail addressesHold Security, an information security and investigation company that works with businesses to evaluate and improve their IT security, says that a group of Russian hackers has amassed over 500 million e-mail addresses, The New York Times said on Wednesday.13:34 06.08.2014
American Express withdraws lawsuit in Black Card caseRussia's Intellectual Property Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by American Express against Strauss Group over the legal protection of the Black Card coffee trademark.17:44 05.08.2014
Russian consumer rights regulator clamps down on American whiskeyRussian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, reports that it uncovered violations in the sales o bourbon produced by the American "Barton 1972 Distillery" company, according to the statement posted on the service's website on Monday.08:17 04.08.2014
Accused Russian hacker’s lawyer alleges identity messThe defense lawyer for Russian national Roman Seleznev, who was arrested on charges of cyber fraud, says federal attorneys failed to prove they have arrested the right man, RIA Novosti announced.10:34 31.07.2014