RIA Novosti

Muscovite Would-be Terrorist Nabbed in Chechnya

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT

A would-be female suicide bomber from downtown Moscow was detained in the Chechen capital Grozny, a law enforcement source said on Saturday.

Drug Lab Busted in Same Building as Siberian Supreme Court

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:00 GMT

Police in the Siberian Republic of Khakassia have uncovered a drug lab just one story up in the same building as the republic’s Supreme Court, the Siberian News Agency said on Friday.

Egypt Tragedy 'On Organizers' Conscience' - ex-FIFA Official

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:08:00 GMT

The violence that left 74 people dead at a stadium in Egypt rests “on the conscience” of the match organizers, Russia's former FIFA vice-president Vyacheslav Koloskov said Thursday.

Italian Police Nab Dozens in 1 Mln Euro Disability Scam

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT

Naples police on Wednesday arrested 32 people on charges of defrauding the State for falsely claiming disability benefits, the ANSA news agency reported.

Corrupt Cops Fined 200 Times the Bribe Taken

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:56:00 GMT

Two police officers who ran a protection racket in the southern Stavropol region were fined one million rubles for extorting a bribe of 7,000 rubles ($230).

Russia Bans Paying Bribes Abroad

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:00 GMT

Russia has criminalized paying bribes abroad, a problem than anti-corruption analysts said gave Russian business an unfair global competitive advantage.

Man Who Posted Ex-Girlfriend Porn Sentenced

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:47:00 GMT

A 20-year-old Kamchatka man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for posting pornographic videos of his lover on the internet, Kamchatka’s official prosecutor web site reports.

Chilean Caught Stealing Five Tons of Glacier Ice

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:21:00 GMT

Police in the southern Chilean city of Cochrane arrested a man who attempted to steal over five tons of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier, 1,700 kilometers south of the capital Santiago, El Mercurio daily reported on Wednesday.

14 Prosecutors Given Boot in Gambling Scandal

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:10:00 GMT

Fourteen Moscow Region prosecutors have been fired following last year’s multi-million dollar gambling scandal, chief regional prosecutor Alexander Anikin said on Tuesday.

Ruling Party Offices Torched

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:34:00 GMT

Two offices of the ruling United Russia party in northeastern Moscow were pelted with Molotov cocktails overnight, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.

19 Tons of FSB Latex Gloves Hijacked

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:07:00 GMT

Unidentified thieves stole a truckload of latex gloves owned by the Federal Security Service from a street in St. Petersburg.

Moscow Serial Killer Gets Life for 16 Murders

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:50:00 GMT

The Moscow City Court has handed down a life sentence to 32-year-old Vladimir Mirgorod for killing at least sixteen people in Moscow between 2002 and 2004, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Monday.

Far Eastern Terror Group Charged With Bomb Plot

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:03:00 GMT

Five suspects have been charged with plotting a bomb attack aimed at immigrant workers, local investigators in Russia's Far East Primorye Territory said on Monday.

Tourist Killed in Egypt Resort Robbery

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:35:00 GMT

A French tourist has been killed and a German national has been wounded in an attack by a group of gunmen on a currency exchange office in the popular Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Parliament Approves Pedophile Castration

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:02:00 GMT

A bill introducing life sentences and mandatory chemical castration for pedophiles passed the crucial second reading in the State Duma on Friday.

Militant Leader Killed in Russia’s North Caucasus

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said on Friday a prominent rebel leader responsible for a series of high-profile acts of "sabotage and terrorism" had been killed in a raid by security forces in the volatile North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia earlier in the day.

Average Russian Bribe Tripled in 2011

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:59:00 GMT

The size of the average bribe in Russia more than tripled in 2011, the Interior Ministry's economic security department reported.

Kidnapped Athlete Kills Abductor

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:00 GMT

The abduction of a weightlifting instructor went awry this week in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan when the victim broke free and killed one of his kidnappers.

Investigation into Politkovskaya murder

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:11:00 GMT

Investigators Downplay DNA Clue in Politkovskaya Case

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:11:00 GMT

Investigators downplayed on Thursday reports about female DNA on the gun used in the killing of famous reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.

'Serial Mom' on Trial for Killing 17 Grannies

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:22:00 GMT

The trial of a 40-year-old mother of two charged with killing 17 female pensioners for their money has begun in Russia's Sverdlovsk region, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Thursday.

Senior Cop Skates Free over Graft Scandal

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:42:00 GMT

An Interior Ministry official whose subordinate was arrested on charges of extorting a $3-million bribe avoided being sacked, Moscow police reported on Wednesday.

Medvedev Questions Osipova’s Sentence

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:44:00 GMT

President Dmitry Medvedev promised on Wednesday to personally look into the case of Taisia Osipova, an opposition activist’s wife jailed on drug charges.

Russian Ex-Prosecutor to Stay in Polish Custody

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:40:00 GMT

Former Moscow region deputy prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko will remain in Polish custody over his involvement in a multi-million dollar gambling operation after an appeals court upheld on Wednesday the decision to deny him bail.

Transdnestr Blast Targeted Ex-Security Minister

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:35:00 GMT

A blast in an apartment building on Wednesday in the breakaway Moldovan republic of Transdnestr was aimed at the republic’s former security minister, a top investigator said.