Russian news agencies: Supreme Court orders new investigation of Politkovskaya killing

October 7th, 2009 Hundreds rally in Moscow in Politkovskaya's memoryMOSCOW — Hundreds of people urged Russian authorities to find and punish the killers of journalists and human rights activists in Russia, rallying Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the killing of Anna Politkovskaya. "The authorities are incapable of solving such crimes," said Mikhail Kasyanov, a former prime minister and now a leader of the opposition.

October 6th, 2009 Supreme Court nixes priest's appeal in nun killingTOLEDO, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down an appeal filed by a Roman Catholic priest convicted of murdering a nun in Ohio.

October 6th, 2009 Slain Russian activist's children ask for justiceMOSCOW — Three years after their mother was gunned down in her Moscow apartment building, Anna Politkovskaya's son and daughter said Tuesday they are losing hope the killers will ever be brought to justice. Prosecutors are investigating three men accused of helping to set up the journalist's shooting on Oct.

September 15th, 2009 Media watchdog: Russia neglects journalist murdersMOSCOW — A U.S.-based media watchdog on Tuesday blamed Russian authorities for a "devastating record of injustice" in failing to solve the murders of 16 journalists killed since 2000. The Committee to Protect Journalists released a report saying that Russia has become the world's third deadliest country for the news media, exceeded only by Iraq and Algeria.

September 3rd, 2009 Court orders renewed probe into Russian slayingMOSCOW — Russia's Supreme Court changed the rules Thursday for the investigation into Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya's killing, giving her family a glimmer of hope for justice and testing President Dmitry Medvedev's commitment to judicial reform. But lawyers and colleagues of Politkovskaya, the investigative reporter gunned down in her Moscow apartment building in 2006, suggested that Thursday's court decision could lead to a dead end unless authorities make a true effort to solve a crime that highlighted the risks for those who challenged Vladimir Putin's Kremlin.

September 3rd, 2009 Probe stepped up in killing of Russian reporterMOSCOW — Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered further investigation into the killing of an investigative journalist who was gunned down in an elevator after harshly criticizing Vladimir Putin's Kremlin and human rights abuses in Russia's region of Chechnya. The Supreme Court's military bench returned the case against three suspects accused of involvement in Anna Politkovskaya's 2006 killing to prosecutors, the court's press service said.

August 17th, 2009 Court orders new look at Taster's Choice lawsuitSAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court wants a trial court to come back to a long-running dispute over the use of a former model's image on Taster's Choice coffee labels. A Los Angeles County jury awarded Russell Christoff $15.6 million in 2005 after he discovered Nestle USA had been using his image without permission on its freeze-dried coffee.

August 16th, 2009 2 Russian jets collide in air show rehearsalMOSCOW — Two Russian air force fighters rehearsing acrobatic maneuvers collided Sunday near Moscow, killing one pilot and sending the jets crashing into nearby vacation homes, a military official said. The Su-27 fighters were members of the elite Russian Knights flying group preparing to perform at the MAKS-2009 air show — the largest and most important exhibition for Russia's aerospace industry.

July 16th, 2009 US 'disturbed and saddened' by Russian killingWASHINGTON — The White House says it's "disturbed and saddened" by the kidnapping and killing of a Russian human rights activist. White House spokesman Bill Burton says the killing is especially shocking because it comes a week after President Barack Obama visited Moscow and met with members of activist Natalya Estemirova's organization.

July 15th, 2009 MOSCOW - The head of a prominent Russian human rights organisation was kidnapped and killed in Russia's troubled Caucasus region Wednesday, the Moscow state prosecutor's office confirmed. The body of Natalya Estemirova, head of the group Memorial, was discovered in the Russian republic of Ingushetia with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, reported the Interfax news agency, citing government reports.

June 25th, 2009 Politkovskaya murder acquittal overturnedMOSCOW — Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of three men charged with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist whose reporting directly challenged the country's most powerful leaders. A Moscow jury acquitted the defendants — two Chechen brothers and a former policeman — in February after a trial that Politkovskaya's supporters said was undermined by prosecution errors and omissions.

June 25th, 2009 Lawyer: Politkovskaya murder aquittal overturnedMOSCOW — Russia's Supreme Court has thrown out the acquittal of three men tried for the murder of journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya. Defense lawyer Murad Musayev told The Associated Press that the court reached the decision Thursday and ordered a new trial in the case.

June 1st, 2009 Court won't hear appeal from man convicted of rapeWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't hear the latest appeal from a man convicted in the rape and killing of a 15-year-old Kansas City girl. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael A.

April 29th, 2009 Report: Russian ship seizes 29 suspected piratesMOSCOW — Russian news agencies, citing the nation's Defense Ministry, say a Russian warship has seized a vessel with 29 suspected pirates on board off the coast of Somalia. RIA Novosti and other agencies say a Russian anti-submarine vessel seized the ship on Tuesday along with automatic rifles, pistols and ammunition found on board.

January 17th, 2009 MOSCOW - Gas supplies from Russia to Europe through Ukraine may resume soon, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Sunday after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko. Russian news agencies said that a deal had been reached between the two sides.