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US soldier accused in WikiLeaks expected to testify

The US Army private and intelligence analyst charged with sending thousands of classified security documents to the website WikiLeaks is expected to speak publicly about the case for the first time at a pre-trial hearing that begins Tuesday at the Fort Meade Army base in the US state of Maryland.

23:57 27.11.2012

Kaspersky kidnapping case submitted to Moscow court

The case on the kidnapping of a son of Kapersky Lab CEO Yevgeny Kaspersky has been submitted to the Moscow Khoroshevsky District Court.

19:28 27.11.2012

Russian oligarch Chigirinsky’s ex-wife claims a decade of brutal abuse: report

Russian oligarch Shalva Chigirinsky savagely abused his ex-wife Tatiana Panchenkova for years, The New York Post reported Monday citing a civil claim filed by Panchenkova last month in a Connecticut court.

19:02 27.11.2012

Finnish social services blamed one again for abusing Russian mom's rights

Russian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya claims that Finnish social services are determined to deprive her and her husband of their parental rights, and that this time they are attempting to do so through the court.

18:24 27.11.2012

Russian courts uphold 93 percent of retirement pension suits

Russian courts uphold 93 percent of all lawsuits related to a citizen's right to retirement pensions.

18:00 27.11.2012

ECHR orders to compensate Jehovah's Witnesses who refused army service

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) granted several local Jehovah's Witnesses 124,000 Euros in damages from the Armenian government. The individuals filed a complaint in relation to the legality of being arrested for evading military or alternative service.

17:42 27.11.2012

Russian legislature considers replacing senatorial appointments with elections

The Federation Council's Committee for Constitutional Legislation backed a bill on new requirements to form the Federation Council (Russia's upper house of parliament) on Tuesday.

16:52 27.11.2012

Government submits bill on sports fan behavior to State Duma

The Russian government submitted a bill to the State Duma in an attempt to regulate law and order at sporting events. The bill was placed in the bank of standard and regulatory acts on Tuesday.

16:39 27.11.2012

Russian Justice Ministry drafts bill on dead defendants in criminal cases

The Justice Ministry has drafted a bill that would simplify criminal proceedings if a defendant, a suspect, or an individual subject to administrative liability dies.

15:32 27.11.2012

Technical issues on Russia-EU visa-free regime resolved, Foreign Ministry

All technical issues regarding the cancellation of the Russia-EU visa regime have been resolved, Russian Ambassador at Large Anvar Azimov said. He added that a political decision by the EU is needed to cancel the visa regime.

15:09 27.11.2012

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