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Dispute over Kant culminates in a shooting in Russia

A spirited debate about the work of German idealist Immanuel Kant took a violent turn when a man in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don shot his philosophical adversary in the head with a traumatic pistol.

18:20 16.09.2013

Costa Concordia employee complaint dismissed by US court

Citing the doctrine of forum non conveniens, a US federal court granted a motion last week to dismiss a complaint filed by a Costa Concordia crew member who was injured when the cruise ship infamously capsized off the Italian coastline in 2012.

17:27 16.09.2013

Belarusian prosecutors to submit Uralkali case information to Russia

Belarusian prosecutors will single out the Uralkali case for considering it in a separate procedure and prepare the case information for submission to Russia.

16:45 16.09.2013

Russian ex-governor's appeal against 9,5 years prison sentence rejected

The District Court of Tula on Monday decided against mitigating the 9,5 years prison sentence for Tula's ex governor Vyacheslav Dudka, RIA Novosti reports from the court.

15:50 16.09.2013

Juror removed from Politkovskaya trial because of confidence in damning verdict

The Moscow City Court removed on Monday one woman from the jury panel of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case after concluding that she had told her colleagues that the defendants would be "imprisoned under all circumstances".

15:15 16.09.2013

Berlin Zoo wins trademark dispute over celebrity polar bear Knut

The General Court of the European Union (EU Court) held in favor of the Berlin Zoo Monday in a trademark case centering on Knut, the celebrity polar bear whose high-profile birth and untimely death stole the hearts of fans around the world.

14:36 16.09.2013

Consumer protection NGO sues Transaero for flight delays

The Consumer Rights Protection Society filed a lawsuit with Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court against Transaero airlines with the intent of making the air carrier respect its flight schedule and guarantee departure times.

13:53 16.09.2013

Draft law banning pedophiles from entering Russia submitted to Duma

United Russia lawmaker Alexander Sidyakin proposed the imposition on foreign child molesters of a 50-year ban on entry into Russia, and submitted a draft law on the matter to the State Duma for review.

12:51 16.09.2013

Former state energy manager gets 3 years for $3 million embezzlement

Yevgeny Portnov, one of the accused in a $3 million embezzlement case involving state energy corporation Rosenergoatom, has been found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in a general regime penal colony.

12:23 16.09.2013

More than 3,000 detained in weekend raids on Moscow Metro

More than 3,000 people were detained during police raids in the Moscow Metro system over the weekend, Interior Ministry’s press-service told RIA Novosti.

11:07 16.09.2013

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

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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