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Anna PolitkovskayaRussia’s Supreme Court has upheld the life sentences of two men convicted of the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. 

A US-based correspondent for the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet may be facing libel charges after writing a book that criticizes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Fabio Capello. Pic: Dmitry SadovnikovThe Russian Football Union (RFU) will discuss ending its contract with Russia’s national team coach, Fabio Capello.

French authorities have launched an investigation into money laundering and organized crime activities in France, Monaco and Luxembourg connected to the Magnitsky Affair, the largest tax fraud in Russian history.

The criminal investigation into the case of jailed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova has been completed by Azerbaijani prosecutors.

Convicted drug trafficker Elvis Rroshi has won a second term as mayor of Albania’s Kavaja municipality, near the capital Tirana. 

Armenian authorities detained several hundred protesters including two reporters for the Armenian investigative news portal Hetq, accusing them of taking part in an illegal gathering.

Bosnian and French authorities have arrested 15 alleged members of an organized crime gang they say transported Bosnian women and children to France and forced them to commit small burglaries and turn their proceeds over to members of the gang.

Border guards at the Sarpi checkpoint between Turkey and Georgia Friday detained two Georgian nationals for allegedly carrying 1.2 kg of cesium, a highly radioactive substance that can be used to build "dirty bombs."