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Pistorius released on bail by South African magistrate

South African Magistrate Desmond Nair decided Friday to release Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius as he waits to stand trial for the grisly Valentines Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

18:42 22.02.2013

Russian businessman files appeal to use 'windows' in domain

The Supreme Commercial Court has registered businessman Dmitry Shapovalov's appeal to reconsider judicial acts recognizing the Microsoft Corporation's right to use the Windows trademark in the windows.ru domain name.

18:00 22.02.2013

Russian media mogul appeals foreign travel ban

Defense lawyers for billionaire businessman and Kremlin critic Alexander Lebedev, who is facing trial on public disorder and battery charges, have challenged the travel restrictions imposed on him.

17:12 22.02.2013

International petition urges Putin to transfer Pussy Riot to Moscow

A petition urging President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s prison authorities to transfer jailed Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina from their regional penal colonies to facilities in Moscow has rapidly picked up steam.

16:58 22.02.2013

$330 mln shareholders' lawsuit against TNK-BP to be heard on March 20

The Saratov Regional Commercial Court has scheduled for March 20 the hearing of a 9.984 billion ruble ($330.3 million) claim against TNK-BP.

16:36 22.02.2013

Russians filed 30% fewer claims with ECHR in 2012

Russians filed 28.5% fewer complaints with the European Court of Human Rights in 2012 compared to 2011.

14:43 22.02.2013

Ex-official tied up in Russian defense fraud scandal seeks return of $4 mln

Former Defense Ministry Property Department CEO Yevgenia Vasilyeva plans to file a claim to recover $4 million worth of personal belongings that were confiscated during a search in her apartment.

14:26 22.02.2013

No bail for Russian tycoon arrested in Cambodia

The Sihanoukville court is not considering the possibility of releasing real estate mogul Sergei Polonsky on bail or restriction notice, one of the Russian businessman's lawyers told RIA Novosti on Friday.

13:48 22.02.2013

Russian Supreme Court to consider 2009 train bombing case on Feb. 25

On February 25 the Russian Supreme Court will consider an appeal launched by those convicted of having carried out the 2009 bombing of a high-speed train, challenging the validity of evidence used to render the verdict against them.

13:27 22.02.2013

Russia seeks repatriation of dead orphan's brother

The Prosecutor's Office of the Pskov Region has filed a lawsuit against US nationals Alan and Laura Shatto to cancel the adoption granted in September 2012 of two-year-old Kirill Kuzmin, the younger brother of Maxim, who died in the United States in January 2013.

11:09 22.02.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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