MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian investigators said on Tuesday they had searched the Arctic Sea vessel and found only lumber registered in the ship"s cargo log.

MOSCOW, June 16 (RIA Novosti) - Two Moscow...

MOSCOW, June 16 (RIA Novosti) - Two Moscow police officers have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to extort a 1.5 million euro ($2.3 million) bribe from a bank in the Russian capital, investigators said on Monday. "Two suspects have been taken into custody," said Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Prosecutor General"s Office investigation committee. Although the Interior Ministry has not yet officially revealed the identities of the suspects, a law enforcement source said earlier that police majors Dmitry Tselyakov and Alexander Nosenko had attempted to extort 1.5 million euros from Inkredbank vice president Pyots Chuvilin. Chuvilin is also the general director of the Spartak Moscow hockey club. The two officers were detained at the beginning of last week and then formally arrested after a warrant had been issued by Moscow"s Basmanny District Court.

Russian pro-Kremlin United Russia party...

Russian pro-Kremlin United Russia party deputies have cautiously backed a proposal to forbid media outlets from broadcasting statements by terrorists.

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MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - A criminal...

"A deputy prosecutor general approved the indictment on the criminal case yesterday," the Investigation Committee said.

Dovgy, who led a series of high-profile probes, was dismissed last April allegedly for divulging confidential information and negligently carrying out his duties. He was later accused of accepting a $1 million bribe. Dovgy has repeatedly denied the accusations.

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