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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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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022