Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had foiled a plot by Islamist radicals to bomb a chemical weapons facility and had arrested two suspects from the North Caucasus, where Moscow is battling an Islamist insurgency.
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Moscow police arrest 1,200 migrants after riots
Moscow police rounded up and arrested more than a thousand migrant workers at a vegetable warehouse on Monday morning, hours after hundreds of ultranationalists clashed with riot police. The rioters had overturned cars and raided a shopping centre used by migrants after the murder of an ethnic Russian was blamed on a man from the […]
Russia opens case against Uralkali CEO, seeks extradition
Russia has opened a criminal investigation into the chief executive of potash producer Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgertner, and will request his extradition from Belarus, investigators said on Monday.
Russia denies bail for Greenpeace U.S. captain, two activists
Russia denied bail on Monday to the American captain of a Greenpeace ship and two other foreign activists who are among 30 environmentalists arrested on charges of piracy over a protest at an Arctic drilling platform.
Libel claim over Magnitsky death struck out
Hedge fund chief Bill Browder, had been accused by Pavel Karpov, 36, of ruining his reputation by alleging the Russian was behind a massive fraud on the Russian taxpayer.
Russia Says Drugs Seized on Greenpeace Ship as New Charges Loom
Russia said it found drugs on a Greenpeace ship, warning it may file more serious charges against some of the group’s activists already facing as long as 15 years in jail for alleged piracy during an Arctic protest.
Russia rejects bail appeals in Greenpeace ‘piracy’ case
A court in the Russian city of Murmansk has rejected bail appeals for twoGreenpeace activists and a freelance photographer, keeping them confined in jail ahead of piracy trials.
Violent raid exposes risks for investors in Russia
Workmen cut the door from its frame, allowing a dozen men in balaclavas and hoods to enter a Moscow restaurant.
U.S. Lawmakers Concerned About Russia’s Gay Law
Some 40 members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to the United States Olympic Committee asking for assurances about the treatment and safety of U.S. athletes and spectators at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Suspect in ‘Blackhole’ cybercrime case arrested in Russia -source
Russian authorities have arrested a man believed to be responsible for distributing a notorious software kit known as “Blackhole” that is widely used by cyber criminals to infect PCs, according to a person familiar with the situation.