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Investigators Say Kazan Murder Unrelated to Pussy Riot

A university teacher has confessed to the brutal murder of two women in a Kazan apartment where the words "Free Pussy Riot" were written in blood on the wall and said he wrote the message to distract investigators.

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Berezovsky Loses U.K. Feud With Abramovich

Business tycoon Roman Abramovich won a court battle on Friday against former partner Boris Berezovsky, who sued him for $6 billion over claims he was intimidated into selling Abramovich his stake in oil company Sibnneft.

Lada Counts on Foreign Designer to Compete With Imports

Strong and soft. Light and dark. Robust but elegant. The Lada of the future is a creature of carefully chosen contrasts, with a lovely line and lots of LED lights behind the dashboard to make it look like a space ship.

Education Reform Inching Forward

As thousands of high school graduates enter universities on Saturday, a hotly debated bill to reform the nation's education system is inching forward.

Q&A: Getting the Most Out of Oligarchs and the West

There are, perhaps, not many people who would give up a job and house in Puerto Rico and a 25-year career at a top international bank to plunge into the world of Russian finance.