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Defense of Costa Concordia’s former captain push for settlement.

Attorneys for Francesco Schettino, former captain of shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, presented a second motion for settlement between the prosecution and the defendant.

15:45 17.07.2013

RAPSI to report live from Navalny embezzlement verdict hearing

The Leninsky District Court in Kirov is set to announce its verdict Thursday in the large-scale timber embezzlement case presently pending against renowned opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny, and RAPSI will be reporting live as the verdict and potential sentences are handed down. The hearing will begin at 9am Moscow time (GMT + 4), and RAPSI will begin its live broadcast at 8:45am.

14:03 17.07.2013

Yakuza boss faces unprecedented compensation claim

A former restaurant owner from Nagoya filed the first civil lawsuit in Japan’s history against the boss of the country’s largest Yakuza syndicate “Yamaguchi-gumi”. Boss Kenichi Shinoda now faces a claim demanding full compensation for money allegedly extorted by his cohorts under threats of violence.

13:13 17.07.2013

Russian gets suspended sentence for attempt to export souvenir stone from Turkey

Leonid Gerasimov, a resident of the Altai Territory, who was arrested in Turkey for attempting to export a stone bought as a souvenir, received a suspended sentence of just under 18 months.

11:53 17.07.2013

Finnish court refuses to return child to Russian mother

Finland's Supreme Court has ruled that Anton Salonen, who was smuggled out of Russia in the trunk of a diplomat's car in 2009, will stay with his father in Finland, Finnish human rights activist Johan Backman told RIA Novosti.

10:46 17.07.2013

Lawyer says Lithuania can refuse to extradite alleged smuggler Ustinov to US

The lawyer of Russian national Dmitry Ustinov, who was detained in Lithuania at the request of the United States on suspicion of arms smuggling, said the court can refuse to extradite his client.

10:16 17.07.2013

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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).

12:53 09.12.2025

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

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025