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Civil claims against mass shooter Vinogradov mounts to 5 mln rubles

The sum of civil claims filed against lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who pleaded guilty in August to having killed six people in a Moscow rampage, has risen to 5 million rubles ($150,000).

17:19 03.09.2013

Three managers charged with embezzling GLONASS program funds

Three managers have been officially charged with embezzling money allocated for the GLONASS program, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said Tuesday.

16:43 03.09.2013

Moscow court orders detention of Kazakh oligarch's associate in fraud case

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court ordered the detention of Yelena Tischenko, a close associate of Kazakh billionaire and former chairman of the board of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, on fraud and money laundering charges.

15:54 03.09.2013

North Caucasus region permits headscarves in schools

The government of Russia’s predominantly Muslim North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan has permitted wearing headscarves in schools, a spokesman for Dagestan’s education ministry said on Monday.

15:07 03.09.2013

Businessman arrested for suspected $1,5 million Olympic developer embezzlement

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has ruled to detain the CEO of a company suspected of having embezzled more than 50 million rubles ($1,5 million) from the Olympic development funds.

14:10 03.09.2013

Pussy Riot member Alyokhina's sentence mitigation appeal set for Sep. 26

Avtozavodsky district court of Nizhny Novgorod will consider on September 26 a request filed by jailed Pussy Riot punk group member Maria Alyokhina to mitigate the remaining part of her sentence.

13:46 03.09.2013

Attorneys prepare defense for Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner

Defense attorneys for Vladislav Baumgertner, Chief Executive Officer of OAO Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer, are presently preparing their client's defense, one of the Belarusian lawyers told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

12:12 03.09.2013

Dozens of immigrants found in Russian military facility

Russian police discovered 42 immigrants living and working at a Defense Ministry facility in the Moscow Region, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.

11:40 03.09.2013

Russian rights ombudsman appeals provisions of NGO 'foreign agent' law

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin has lodged an appeal against some provisions of the controversial federal law which brands NGOs funded from abroad and engaged in political activities as foreign agents.

10:48 03.09.2013

Interpol puts Russian billionaire Kerimov on wanted list – report

Interpol put Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov on a wanted list Monday, Belarusian television reported, citing the Interior Ministry. Kerimov is the biggest shareholder in fertilizer giant Uralkali, which is embroiled in a commercial battle with its Belarusian counterpart.

10:01 03.09.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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