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Pretrial investigation of January 1991 clashes ends in Lithuania

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has completed the pretrial investigation of the January 13, 1991 clashes at the TV center in Vilnius, where 14 people died and over 600 were wounded, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing the press service of the prosecutor’s office.

17:17 13.11.2014

Court rules that publicizing German ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl quotes is illegal

Thursday the Land Court of Cologne ruled against journalist Heribert Schwan in Helmut Kohl’s lawsuit against Schwan, who was Kohl’s biographer, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.

16:24 13.11.2014

Three alleged members of BORN extremist group plead guilty to some charges

Three alleged members of a notorious extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN) have pleaded guilty to some charges brought against them, including murder, weapon possession and attempted assassination on law enforcement officers.

15:54 13.11.2014

Moscow court to question witnesses in Yves Rocher embezzlement case

Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on November 14 will continue questioning witnesses in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Thursday.

14:42 13.11.2014

AFK Sistema won't appeal against Bashneft stock forfeiture

AFK Sistema has announced on Thursday that it won't appeal against the court ruling ordering the company to forfeit Bashneft stock.

13:35 13.11.2014

US court sentences Armenian Power leader to 32 years

A court in California sentenced Mher Darbinyan, one of the leaders of the gang American Power, to 32 years in prison for conspiracy including extortion, bank fraud and bank card skimming schemes, the US Department of Justice states in a press release.

13:13 13.11.2014

Russian national appeals dismissal of suit against MasterCard

Russian national Alexander Moskovkin has appealed the dismissal of his lawsuit against MasterCard which blocked his card after the US imposed sanctions on Russian officials and several Russian banks over the situation in Ukraine, the plaintiff told RAPSI on Thursday.

11:50 13.11.2014

US Attorney General’s Office charges Russian atomic businessman Mikerin

The US Attorney General’s Office has indicted Russian businessman Vadim Mikerin on charges of accepting kickbacks over uranium deals between Russia and the US.

11:16 13.11.2014

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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).

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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

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.

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