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In the weeks before his death in a Moscow prison, the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky drafted a series of handwritten letters and petitions describing his transfer through a succession of crowded jail cells, some reeking of sewage, others cold and damp,...

Film actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, known for his roles as Soviet spies and Russian princes, died Dec...Tass and RIA Novosti agencies cited the Russian Cinematographers' Union as saying. Tikhonov was known in the West largely for his role as a Russian...

In Search of Former Glory, a City Welcomes Its Midas James Hill for The New York Times A train station in Nizhny Tagil with factory towers forming the skyline. Russia — On Monday morning, like every morning, workers swarmed through...

NY Knicks 106 New Jersey 97, Cleveland 101 Milwaukee 86, Detroit 98 Washington 94, Miami 115 Sacramento 102, LA Lakers 108 Phoenix 88. Chevron World Challenge Leading final round scores ( US unless stated ): 275: Jim Furyk 70-71-67-67; 276:...

A Department of Education Parent Coordinator stole more than $500,000 in merchandise and other items from Verizon using DOE phone lines in a “reward” scheme, the Special Commissioner for Investigation of city schools has found. ---------------------------------------------------------------------...

Its initial product, launched in 1997, was a "least cost call routing smart box", a gadget that plugged into a phone socket and then hunted out the best telephone call rates...It now has more than 300,000 domestic and commercial customers,...

Romanov scored an extraordinary victory on Sunday – even as his lacklustre Hearts team were facing ignominious defeat to Hamilton Accies. "My guys played their hearts out and proved that nothing is impossible," boasted the Lithuanian millionaire, who is rarely...

Double Date Tour of Russia Begins Whitney�s Comeback The St. Multiple Grammy award-winner Whitney Houston starts her worldwide comeback in Moscow on Wednesday, followed by a concert at the Ice Palace in St...Houston�s Russian concerts will serve as a rehearsal...

No matter how extraordinary or hair-raising events are in Russia, parallels can be found with events and trends in the West. If election fraud is alleged, the recount in Florida during the 2000 presidential vote is mentioned in response. The...