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Russian Orthodox Church, Vatican to stand up for family values

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church met in Rome to discuss cooperation in promoting family values, social services and care for the poor, the Moscow Patriarchate said on Wednesday.

19:29 20.03.2013

Egyptian court removes ban on Australian gold producer's operations

Egypt's Higher Administrative Court has canceled the ban which was imposed last October on the gold exploration and mining activities of the Australian Centamin Egypt gold producer, the Egyptian State Council told journalists on Wednesday.

19:06 20.03.2013

First embezzlement case against Navalny forwarded to court

Investigators and the Prosecutor General's Office have forwarded to the court the high-profile Kirovles logging company embezzlement case, which charges opposition blogger Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov.

18:52 20.03.2013

Latvian Foreign Ministry against Gozi virus creator's extradition to US

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has analyzed the information regarding Dennis Calovskis, who has been charged with a cyber crime in the United States, but has not found any grounds for his extradition.

18:11 20.03.2013

Russian investigators vow to prosecute US families for orphan abuse

Russia's Investigative Committee will call on Interpol to prosecute the US families who have been implicated in the deaths of their adopted Russian children, the committee's chief Alexander Bastrykin told reporters on Wednesday.

17:44 20.03.2013

Moscow City Court declines Pussy Riot conviction appeal

The Moscow City Court's presidium has declined the supervisory appeals of Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, the court told RAPSI Wednesday.

17:29 20.03.2013

No parole for former Khodorkovsky partner

The Arkhangelsk Regional Court's presidium has denied the parole appeal of Platon Lebedev, former Menatep CEO and YUKOS Chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky's partner who is serving 11 years in prison for oil theft.

17:04 20.03.2013

Moscow student sentenced to 3 years for alleged self defense shooting

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has sentenced a university student Alexandra Lotkova to three years in prison for shooting a non-lethal weapon in the metro.

16:31 20.03.2013

Duma urges opposition MP Gudkov to quit parliament over US visit

The State Duma Commission on Parliamentary ethics recommended that opposition activist, ex-member of A Just Russia party, MP Dmitry Gudkov voluntarily surrender his parliamentary seat and issue a public apology.

16:01 20.03.2013

Foreign Ministry urges Russian psychiatrists to visit jailed tycoon in Cambodia

The Foreign Ministry has called on Russian psychiatrists to visit a businessman who has been imprisoned in Cambodia. Sergei Polonsky, a renowned property developer in prison in Cambodia, has asked for a medical evaluation and is prepared to pay for Russian doctors to travel to visit him, the ministry reported on Facebook on Wednesday.

15:36 20.03.2013

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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).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

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.

14:05 08.12.2025