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Ukrainian court did not seize exiled oligarch Berezovsky's assets

The Lviv District Court has not confirmed media reports that the court seized the assets of Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky in Ukraine.

18:10 08.11.2012

Troubled mother requests political asylum from Russian embassy in Helsinki

After Finnish social services recently returned Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya's children to her, the Russian citizen requested asylum from the Russian embassy in Helsinki, Alexander Lukashevich, the Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson, said.

17:41 08.11.2012

Indictments brought against three defendants in Moscow riot case

Indictments have been brought against Alexandra Dukhanina, Yaroslav Belousov and Vladimir Akimenkov, individuals involved in the Moscow May 6 riots on Bolotnaya Square.

17:16 08.11.2012

Mass murderous Moscow lawyer apologizes for massacre

Confessed mass killer Dmitry Vinogradov, the 30-year-old Muscovite lawyer who shot six people dead, apologized in court Thursday during an arraignment hearing, pleading that he had “no other choice,” than to take on his unarmed colleagues with two assault rifles on a normal weekday morning.

17:07 08.11.2012

Over $2.9 million stolen during APEC preparations

The Russian Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday that more than 93 million rubles ($2.9 million) had been embezzled during preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Vladivostok.

16:44 08.11.2012

Five officers of Ghaddafi's army sentenced to death

A military court in Benghazi, Libya has sentenced to death in absentia five soldiers of the murdered leader Muammar Ghaddafi's army.

16:18 08.11.2012

Ex-Ukraine PM seeks temporary residence in United States

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko has filed amotion with the San Francisco Immigration Court on granting him temporary residence in the United States.

15:40 08.11.2012

Suspect in train bombing attempt refused to carry out terror act

Islam Khamzhuyev, a defendant in the case of the attempted bombing of the Sapsan high-speed train en route to St. Petersburg, has confessed that he was told to commit a terrorist attack, but said he refused to do so.

15:23 08.11.2012

'Innocence of Muslims' director sentenced for probation violations

Filmmaker Mark Basseley Youssef, thought to be behind the creation of “Innocence of Muslims” – a low-budget film trailer that incited riots across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond – was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the terms of his probation.

14:55 08.11.2012

U.S. ambassador to Russia hopes for Jackson-Vanik cancellation by year's end

More U.S. politicians seek to cancel the Jackson-Vanik amendment and hope that it will be rescinded by January 2013, says U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul. The amendment was adopted by Congress in 1974 and imposed restrictions on trade with the Soviet Union.

14:46 08.11.2012

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