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Pussy Riot civil claim granted right to appeal

Moscow’s Kuntsevsky District Court granted a plaintiff in a civil suit against the infamous Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot the right to appeal an earlier decision to dismiss his claim.

18:16 01.02.2013

Diego Maradona wins tax evasion case in Italy

Legendary soccer player Diego Maradona was cleared of tax evasion charges in Italy. The Italian tax authorities accused the international soccer legend of accumulating a debt while playing for a local club in the 1980s.

16:56 01.02.2013

Hearing to extend suspect's arrest in Politkovskaya murder postponed

The Moscow City Court will hear on February 5 the request to extend the arrest of a former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov accused of murdering journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.

15:49 01.02.2013

Siberian artist fined over Support Pussy Riot T-shirts

The Novosibirsk Central District Magistrate's Court fined artist Artyom Loskutov 1,000 rubles ($33.30) on Friday under one of two cases filed against him for offending religious feelings.

14:49 01.02.2013

Chinese farmers in Russian Far East fined $5 Mln over pollution

A court in Russia's Far East has fined Chinese farmers more than $5 million for polluting local soil with pesticides and canceled their lease on a large plot of land.

13:41 01.02.2013

Bank of Moscow asks London court to reverse judgment on JFC CEO's bankruptcy

The Bank of Moscow has asked the High Court of Justice in London to reverse its ruling on the bankruptcy of Vladimir Kekhman, CEO of Russia's largest fruit importer, JFC Group.

13:05 01.02.2013

Russian billionaire sues developer over $16 mln Manhattan flat

Vitaly Malkin, a billionaire and member of the Russian parliament's upper house, has filed a $600,000 suit against the company Katselnik & Katselnik which renovated his flat in the Time Warner Center.

12:51 01.02.2013

Russian tycoon arrested in Cambodia refuses to testify - attorney

Real estate mogul Sergei Polonsky and the other two Russians who were arrested in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, in late December, refused to give testimony to the investigating magistrate, one of their Cambodian attorneys told RIA Novosti by telephone.

10:52 01.02.2013

Lithuanian prosecutors suspect Lietuvos Dujos gas supplier of fraud

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office and Financial Crime Investigation Service have searched the office of Lietuvos Dujos natural gas supplier, in which Russia's Gazprom holds a 37.1% stake, and have taken other procedural actions in this regard.

10:25 01.02.2013

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