Snowden’s lawyer says death penalty will not resolve terrorist threat in RussiaAnatoly Kucherena, Head of the Russian Civic Chamber’s Security Committee and attorney for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, urged restraint from demanding the death penalty for terrorists.16:34 30.12.2013
Terrorism charges filed in aftermath of Volgograd explosionsA criminal case on terrorism and illegal weapons trafficking has been initiated after an explosion destroyed a trolleybus in a Russian southern city of Volgograd on Monday morning.11:29 30.12.2013
Second explosion rocks Volgograd, at least 10 deadAn explosion went off on a trolleybus in Russia’s southern city of Volgograd on Monday morning, killing at least 10 people in the second fatal blast in the city over the past day.09:50 30.12.2013
Militant linked to terror strike on Volgograd possibly killed in DagestanAt least one alleged militant was killed as gunmen clashed with police forces in the restive southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials reported Tuesday.10:39 18.12.2013
Suspected Russian suicide bomber was heading for Moscow – officialsRussian investigators disclosed details Tuesday about the movements of an alleged bomber who killed six on a bus in Volgograd on Monday, saying that she originally had a bus ticket to Moscow.14:56 22.10.2013
Russian court sentences Al-Qaeda member to 4 years in prisonThe Volgograd Regional Court sentenced on Wednesday an active Al-Qaeda member to 4 years in prison for participation in illegal armed groups, the Federal Security Service's (FSB) regional department reported on Wednesday.14:38 28.08.2013
Russian court upholds Egyptian's sentence for defiling WWII memorialThe Volgograd Regional Court has upheld the lower court sentence handed down to an Egyptian national who defiled the Eternal Flame war memorial in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.14:54 03.06.2013
Russian schizophrenic stocks up bunker with arms in fear of world warThe Volgograd City Court will consider sending a 24-year-old local resident for mandatory psychiatric treatment after he built a bunker beneath his garage and stocked up on arms in fear of a global armed conflict.12:33 27.05.2013
Man brutally killed in South Russia ‘for being gay’Russian investigators confirmed on Monday a man beaten to death last week in Volgograd, south Russia, was the victim of a homophobic gang.13:19 13.05.2013
Germany to extradite Swiss citizen suspected of child abuse to RussiaSwiss citizen Rido Marko, suspected of sexually abusing a child from Volgograd, will be extradited from Germany to Russia, the Volgograd Regional Prosecutor's Office reports.11:23 19.04.2013
New searches made in May 6 Moscow riots caseRussian investigators have conducted searches in last year’s riots case, the Investigative Committee has reported. The mass riots took place at a Moscow protest rally on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration last May for a third presidential term.09:52 11.04.2013
Egyptian sentenced to 1.5 years for Russian WWII memorial desecrationA court in the southern Russian city of Volgograd sentenced Egyptian citizen Mohammed Montafer to 1.5 years in a penal colony Friday for desecrating a memorial for those who perished during World War II.17:56 22.03.2013
Russian police seize over 1,000 diamonds in raidPolice in the Russian city of Volgograd have seized over 1,000 diamonds and other gemstones in a raid on traffickers.13:48 04.01.2013
NTV journalists fined for disorderly conductA magistrate in Volgograd has found a reporter and a cameraman from the major national channel, NTV, guilty of disorderly conduct for conducting an interview with a pig.17:49 25.10.2012
Military unit ordered to pay $21,600 for car accidentThe Volgograd Regional Court has collected $21,600 in damages and legal fees from a military unit in favor of a woman driver whose car was crashed into an infantry combat vehicle on the highway.12:02 28.05.2012
Evidence of fraud found in infamous MMM-2011 Ponzi schemeA court has banned the advertising of the ignominious MMM-2011 Ponzi scheme in Volgograd region.12:04 18.05.2012
Verdict in official's corruption case postponedThe court could not pass a sentence on Monday to the former high-ranking official as the bribery indictment was issued with violations.13:09 19.09.2011