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US military contractor detained in Kyrgyzstan

An employee of the US Air Force was placed in detention for a month by a Kyrgyz court after having allegedly assaulted a desk officer at the local police station, an official spokesperson for the Bishkek police told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

18:15 11.03.2014

Property forfeiture bill gains support in Russian State Duma

The Russian State Duma Committee on Property recommended during a meeting Tuesday that a bill on property-forfeiture procedure should be adopted in its first reading.

16:33 11.03.2014

Russian trial against Ukrainian nationalist leader - live broadcast

RAPSI is conducting a live text broadcast Wednesday of the Russian extremism proceedings against Dmitry Yarosh, a Ukrainian ultra-nationalist whose political movement the “Right Sector” played a crucial role in the Maidan protests that recently uprooted his country’s leadership.

15:51 11.03.2014

NY Post loses bid to toss out Boston Marathon bombing defamation suit

A Massachusetts state court has rejected efforts by the New York Post to toss out a defamation lawsuit filed by two men whose photograph graced the tabloid’s cover during a manhunt following the Boston Marathon bombing last year, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

14:42 11.03.2014

Deripaska company seeks arbitration against Montenegro over losses

The Central European Aluminum Company (CEAC), a subsidiary of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s En+, announced Tuesday that it has filed a request for arbitration proceedings with the government of Montenegro seeking over EUR 600 million in compensation for losses.

14:13 11.03.2014

Kazakh mobile operator Kcell hit with $88 million antitrust fine

The court of Almaty has ruled in favor of Kazakhstan’s Competition Protection Agency in its case against Kcell, the leading mobile operator of Kazakhstan. Kcell is to pay a fine of 16 billion tenge ($88 million).

11:15 11.03.2014

Ukrainian governor detained on suspicion of separatism

Former governor of Kharkiv Region in Ukraine Mikhail Dobkin was detained in Kiev on Monday , he is accused of promoting secessionism, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office reports.

10:41 11.03.2014

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022