Bloomberg A Russian citizen accused of hacking LinkedIn and Dropbox in 2012 appeared in a US courtroom and was ordered to undergo a medical evaluation after being extradited from the Czech Republic in a move that may increase diplomatic tensions between Washington and Moscow. Yevgeniy Nikulin, 30, who’s repeatedly denied the hacking allegations, “has a number of medical issues and ...

Bloomberg Sierra Leone holds a presidential run-off vote for the right to rule the West African nation that’s facing the challenge of reviving an economy battered by the Ebola outbreak and a drop in commodity prices. Former military head of state Julius Maada Bio of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party led Samura Kamara of the ruling All People’s ...

Bloomberg Russia arrested Summa Group co-owner Ziyavudin Magomedov, who has been in talks to sell his stake in a key port, as part of case into suspected embezzlement of state funds for infrastructure and energy projects. Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court ordered Magomedov to be held for two months and declined his request to post as bail the 2.5 billion-ruble ($44 ...