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Appeals court dismisses $52 mln lawsuit against RUSAL, Oleg Deripaska

An appeals court in the city of Krasnoyarsk has upheld on Monday the ruling dismissing the lawsuit filed by SUAL Partners Ltd., owned by billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, against Rusal Global Management B.V. and Oleg Deripaska personally.

18:12 06.05.2013

Legitimacy of Yves Rocher case against Navalny brothers to be reconsidered

The Moscow City Court overturned a lower court's decision validating a claim by cosmetic giant Yves Rocher's Russian operation against opposition blogger Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg, RAPSI's learned in the courtroom.

17:34 06.05.2013

Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova appeals parole bid denial

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonikova who is serving a two-year sentence for a "punk prayer" has appealed the court ruling denying her release on parole, her attorney Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Monday.

16:55 06.05.2013

Russia has no proof of chemical weapon use in Syria - official

Russia does not have reliable information that either of the conflicting parties in Syria has used chemical weapons, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters on Monday amid escalating tensions in the region.

16:16 06.05.2013

Russian police arrest seven extremists promoting 'global jihad'

The police have arrested seven members of a banned organization suspected of recruiting new members and promoting a global jihad, the regional investigative committee reported on Monday.

16:08 06.05.2013

Criminal gang in Belarus suspected of stealing $250K from US citizens

An investigation into the online theft of $250,000 from US citizens by a group of suspects has wrapped in Belarus.

15:24 06.05.2013

YouTube files another lawsuit against consumer rights regulator

The Moscow Commercial Court has accepted a lawsuit from YouTube LLC, owned by Google, against the Moscow branch of the Federal Service for the Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor), the court spokesperson told RAPSI, but did not specify the subject of the complaint.

14:13 06.05.2013

Skolkovo Foundation's case against opposition lawmaker to be heard on May 20

The Gagarinsky District Court in Moscow will open the hearing of the Skolkovo Foundation's lawsuit against State Duma Deputy Ilya Ponomaryov on May 20, the court told RAPSI on Monday.

13:45 06.05.2013

Investigators resume case of 'ghost plane' disappeared year ago

The Investigative Committee has resumed the probe into the case of an An-2 plane that went missing in the Urals almost a year ago with 13 people on board after airplane wreckage was finally discovered.

13:16 06.05.2013

India's Supreme court allows Russian-built nuclear plant

India's Supreme Court has given the green light to the opening of a nuclear power plant built with Russia's assistance in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Zee News channel reported on Monday.

12:31 06.05.2013

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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