The U.S. government on Tuesday sued Harvard and two former university employees who advised Russia.

Police suspect that coroners removed pituitary glands from thousands of corpses and smuggled them abroad.

The fracas over NTV and Vladimir Gusinsky highlights the fight for influence over Vladimir Putin.

Hard evidence on vote-rigging is a great service, but the burning question is, so what?

KEMEROVO REGION KRASNOYARSK REGION NOVOSIBIRSK REGION REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN SAMARA REGION VOLGOGRAD REGION SAMARA REGION The Property Fund of Samara region failed to sell off the 30% stock in ""Syzranselmash."" The representatives of the fund think that the recent attempt to sell off the troubled stock should not be considered the last stage of the ""soap-opera"" for forming the control stock of ""Syzranselmash."" The next bid will most likely be specialized and strategically aimed to creating the most favorable conditions for the buyers (""Rostselmash"", financial industrial group ""Sodruzhestvo"", group ""Sok"", company ""Tochka opory"" and other companies are still interested in acquiring the stock). Meanwhile, as the external management process at ""Syzranselmash"" has been terminated, the company is striving to overcome the financial crisis by its own efforts.

Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov said fighting in Afghanistan is a threat to all of Central Asia.