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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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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