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Moscow court refuses to cancel mayor's inauguration

The Moscow City court refused on Thursday to call off the inauguration of the elected Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

17:48 12.09.2013

Armenian Power gang members plead guilty in LA

Eight individuals with such nicknames as "Thick Neck" and - appropriately - "Guilty" pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges connected with the activities of the so-called "Armenian Power" gang in Los Angeles, California, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.

15:51 12.09.2013

Alexander Lebedev's sentence in "mogul scuffle" case upheld

The Moscow City court on Thursday upheld the court ruling which sentenced Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev to 150 hours of correctional labor for punching businessman Sergei Polonsky during the filming of an NTV talk show.

15:39 12.09.2013

Russian prosecutors move to declare Mussolini's treatise extremist

The Prosecutor General’s Office filed a motion with the court to declare Benito Mussolini’s book “The Third Way” extremist, the office reported on Thursday.

13:20 12.09.2013

Navalny contests Moscow mayoral election results in court

Alexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in the mayoral election, is filing numerous lawsuits with The Moscow City Court contesting the election results.

12:57 12.09.2013

ArcelorMittal loses to Senegal in ICC arbitration proceedings

Steel and mining giant ArcelorMittal released a statement Wednesday acknowledging that it had lost to Senegal in arbitration proceedings centering on a 2007 iron ore mining and infrastructure agreement gone bad.

12:14 12.09.2013

American mother wins Russian custody row

The Moscow City Court on Thursday has ordered Ilya Neustadt to return two sons to their American mother Rachael Neustadt.

11:41 12.09.2013

Ukraine extradites alleged Russian extremist wanted for murder

Ukraine has extradited Mikhail Volkov, who is suspected of having participated in the extremist group BORN, to Russia, Russian Prosecutor General's Office reported Thursday.

10:55 12.09.2013

Moldova court suspends Chisinau airport concession

Moldova’s Constitutional Court has suspended the government’s resolution to give a Russian company the right to run the key Moldovan airport.

10:05 12.09.2013

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

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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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