News

Kirovles embezzlement case against Navalny reaches court

The Leninsky District Court in the town of Kirov has received the embezzlement case concerning the Kirovles logging company. Opposition blogger Alexei Navalny has been charged in the case and faces up to 10 years sentence.

18:10 26.03.2013

Russian orphan flees US parents, lives on streets, returns to Russia

A Russian teenager who was adopted at the age of 12 by a US couple chose to run away from home, living on the streets for months before finally making it back to his grandmother in Russia, Vesti television channel reported.

17:50 26.03.2013

Supreme Court approves year-round daylight saving time

The Supreme Court refused to repeal the government's decision to adopt year-round daylight saving time, thus rejecting a claim filed by president of health advocacy group League for the Defense of Patients Alexander Saversky, who argued that the lack of time change is unhealthy, RAPSI learned in the courtroom on Tuesday.

17:38 26.03.2013

Egypt extradites two Ghaddafi-era officials to Libya

Egypt handed over to Libya two former top Ghaddafi-regime officials, local media reported Tuesday. Former Ambassador to Egypt Ali Maria and former Information Minister Mohammed Ibrahim Ghaddafi were delivered to their home country on a special plane.

17:10 26.03.2013

Supreme Court calls for review of Khodorkovsky case

The Khamovniki and Meshchansky district courts have submitted for review upon the request of the Supreme Court the cases of former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, former Menatep CEO Platon Lebedev.

16:52 26.03.2013

Supreme Commercial Court sends offshore company's case for review

The Supreme Commercial Court has sent for review a case that required the disclosure of an offshore company's details, the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.

16:02 26.03.2013

75% of Russians support higher age for buying booze – poll

About three-quarters of Russians support raising the minimum legal age for buying alcohol to 21 from the current 18, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM).

15:29 26.03.2013

Police curbs $11.4 million embezzlement from Russian Technologies

The police have prevented a 350 million ruble ($11.4 million) embezzlement from the Russian Technologies state corporation, the Interior Ministry said on its website on Tuesday.

15:07 26.03.2013

Fines for smoking on Russian airlines may rise to $1,600

Fines for smoking on board a plane may rise to 50,000 rubles ($1,625) according to a bill submitted to the State Duma by a group of lawmakers representing all parties.

14:45 26.03.2013

Opposition party challenges results of Russian resort mayor polls

An opposition party sought to declare invalid polls in the southern Russian resort city of Anapa, overwhelmingly won by a United Russia candidate.

14:11 26.03.2013

Top news

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