Britain’s Virgin Group made its Russian debut Thursday, breaking into the country’s Internet business a few months after it unveiled big plans for Russia, including setting up an airline by 2010.

The elevation of new First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov to oversee large swaths of economic policy has left political pundits scrambling to work out whether Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will retain his longtime influence over the country’s fiscal policy.

Russia striker Alexander Kerzhakov was a surprise omission when coach Guus Hiddink unveiled his 25-man provisional Euro 2008 squad Wednesday.

The St. Petersburg club’s win over Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Cup final touches off violent clashes in Manchester.

Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he’s not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.

Leading oil producers’ business with the secretive trader faces more scrutiny.

Domestic and foreign manufacturers show off their choppers for visiting Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.

Billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s Alfa Group on Thursday denied any connection with Tetlis, a little-known company that filed a lawsuit against TNK-BP in a Siberian court.

If expats want to understand the country they’re living in, they need to understand what is deemed right and wrong in the local culture. And if they want to fit in, they have to get with the program — do what’s right and don’t do what’s wrong.

There is a broad consensus in Brussels on the need for an external energy policy to diversify suppliers and routes and loosen Russia’s grip on the European natural gas market.