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Citizens petition en masse for their states to secede from America

Citizens of Alaska, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, and Vermont have refrained so far – as of the time of writing, at least – from petitioning for secession from the United States. Beyond that, however, there appears to be trouble in paradise for citizens disenchanted with last week’s reelection of US President Barrack Obama, and they are prepared to take matters into their own hands.

18:34 14.11.2012

Parliamentary committees to monitor execution of laws in Russia

The State Duma has introduced amendments to its regulations under which its committees will be able to submit written applications on the competence of the heads of executive power of federal bodies.

18:11 14.11.2012

Alleged organizer of Kaspersky kidnapping left in custody

The Moscow City Court has turned down the appeal against the arrest of Nikolay Savelyev, who allegedly organized the kidnapping of businessman Yevgeny Kaspersky's son.

17:39 14.11.2012

Consumer protection society disputes decision on transporting disabled by air

A consumer rights protection society will appeal the Supreme Court ruling dismissing its lawsuit to force local airlines to allow wheelchair-bound passengers on board even if their planes are not equipped to do so.

17:17 14.11.2012

Dismissal of Chechen President Kadyrov lawsuit against Memorial upheld

The Moscow City Court has dismissed the appeal filed by lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, who represents the interests of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, against the Tverskoy District Court's ruling to dismiss his defamation lawsuit against the Memorial human rights organization.

16:52 14.11.2012

Text coverage of Pussy Riot video extremism trial. Part 1

The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) hosted live text coverage of the hearing to determine whether video footage of Pussy Riot’s punk rock prayer should be banned in Russia due to its “extremist” content.

16:31 14.11.2012

€21 million, $1.8 mln recovery from TagAZ confirmed

RAPSI. The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the first-instance court's ruling to grant Gazprom's recovery of €21.21 million and over $1.8 million against the Taganrog Automobile Factory (TagAZ).

16:21 14.11.2012

Razvozzhayev did not ask Ukraine for asylum, officials

Opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who is suspected of organizing mass riots in Moscow, did not ask the Ukrainian authorities to grant him asylum, Mykola Kovalchuk, the chairman of the Ukrainian State Migration Service, told journalists on Wednesday.

15:55 14.11.2012

TNK-BP shareholders settle dispute out of court

The AAR consortium (Alfa Group, Access, Renova) and BP, each holding a 50 percent stake in TNK-BP, have settled their claims out of court on the eve of the sale of TNK-BP shares to Rosneft, thus opting against participating in the trial at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

15:36 14.11.2012

Federal Antimonopoly Service may withdraw claim against Telenor

The Federal Antimonopoly Service may withdraw its lawsuit against Norway's Telenor after the company's stake in VimpelCom is considered at a Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment meeting on November 21.

14:44 14.11.2012

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