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Thai court postpones 'Yellow Shirts' trial until July 29

A Thai court has postponed on Monday until July 29 the trial of the "Yellow Shirts" royalist activists who took part in the rallies in 2008 that paralyzed Bangkok's major airports, stranding thousands of tourists.

17:06 29.04.2013

Bank of Scotland official's detention exteneded until May 31

The Babushkinsky District Court in Moscow has extended until May 31 the detention of the security chief of the Royal Bank of Scotland's Russian unit. Vsevolod Glukhovtsev has been accused of fraud and is suspected of embezzling over 300 million rubles ($10 million).

16:36 29.04.2013

Regional government seeks $11.4 million in compensation for failed railway

The Stavropol Territorial Commercial Court will consider on May 22 a 355 million ruble ($11.4 million) lawsuit filed by the region's construction and architecture ministry against a Moscow company.

16:07 29.04.2013

Prosecutor urges guilty verdict in Chechen War colonel’s murders case

Prosecutor Maria Semenenko asked a jury Monday to hand down a guilty verdict against Yusup Temerkhanov for the murder of former Russian Colonel Yury Budanov.

15:52 29.04.2013

Website developer's lawsuit against Ministry of Sports rejected

The Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a 72.5 million ruble ($32.3 million) claim filed by First IT Alliance against Russian Sports Ministry and the Federal Tourism Agency.

14:44 29.04.2013

Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov to remain under house arrest

The Moscow City Court has upheld the house arrest of opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, who is accused of planning mass riots in Moscow.

13:43 29.04.2013

Captain and engineer acquitted in Nerpa submarine accident retrial

The Russian Pacific Fleet’s Military Court has acquitted Captain Dmitry Lavrentyev and Engineer Dmitry Grobov on trial for causing death of 20 by negligence on the Nerpa nuclear submarine in 2008. The ruling is based on the jury’s not guilty verdict that was passed last Friday.

11:05 29.04.2013

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