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Dispute over Norilsk ownership said to head into London arbitration

Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin and aluminum giant Rusal will settle their disputes over ownership rights in the world’s largest nickel producer, GMK Norilsk Nickel in a London arbitration proceeding December 3.

23:58 30.11.2012

Freed Pussy Riot member Samutsevich appeals extremism ruling

Freed Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich appealed the verdict declaring a video montage of Pussy Riot’s punk rock prayer extremist, and thus imposing a Russia-wide ban on the footage.

18:31 30.11.2012

Migration services closed entry to around 100,000 foreigners in two years

The Federal Migration Service has prohibited around 100,000 foreigners from entering Russia in two years for different violations, Federal Migration Service head Konstantin Romodanovsky said at the joint meeting of the board of the Federal Migration Service and the Interior Ministry.

18:22 30.11.2012

Strauss-Kahn and hotel maid to settle: AP report

Former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel maid whose accusations of sexual assault wounded his reputation and derailed his career, are close to settling their civil suit and countersuit.

17:58 30.11.2012

Federal agency drops claim against Telenor

The Moscow Commercial Court has ended the proceedings in the Federal Antimonopoly Service's lawsuit disputing Telenor's purchase of 234 million privileged shares in VimpelCom Ltd. from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l.

17:46 30.11.2012

New case opened against 12 defendants in Moscow May riots trial

A separate criminal case has been launched against 12 defendants in the Moscow May riots case.

17:21 30.11.2012

Russian Foreign Ministry rages over ICTY's Haradinaj acquittal

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sees the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) decision to acquit former Kosovar prime minister and rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj of all war crimes charges as further evidence of the tribunal's selective justice problem.

16:50 30.11.2012

Jurors chosen in Colonel Budanov murder case

The Moscow City Court has chosen the jurors in the murder case against Yusup Temerkhanov, who has been accused of killing Colonel Yuri Budanov.

16:23 30.11.2012

Recovery of $31mln from SU-155 under Nordea bank lawsuit stands

The Supreme Commercial Court will not reconsider the lower instance court’s ruling to recover $31.364 million in credit debt from the Su-155 developer in favor of the Nordea bank.

15:54 30.11.2012

No new case initiated against VEB executive, attorney

A new criminal case has not been opened against Vnesheconombank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo. However, a pre-investigation is underway, the banker's attorney Tagir Samakayev told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Friday.

15:23 30.11.2012

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