Vladimir Romanov remains committed to running Hearts until a suitable new owner can be found, director Sergejus Fedotovas told the club’s 106th annual general meeting. Fedotovas also said yesterday that Hearts are proceeding with plans to build a new ...

When the Blue Jays signed Vladimir Guerrero to a minor-league contract earlier this month general manager Alex Anthopoulos tried to keep expectations low by saying the former MVP was no sure thing to be part of their big-league plans. Since then ...

Vladimir Putin faces the risk of Russia’s political stability being shaken if Greece leaves the euro area, triggering a global crisis and sinking the price of oil, according to the Center for Strategic Studies in Moscow. “If these trends ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to forego the G8 summit this weekend at Camp David is a noteworthy snub that merits a stiff response. Putin’s absence has engendered a lot of heated speculation. Is Putin honestly, as he alleges ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted his command of Russia on Monday with a new Cabinet in which trusted allies will oversee finance while tested veterans keep tight reins on foreign affairs and defense. However, a top liberal aide of Putin ...

MOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the government to approve a plan to sell assets held by state energy holding company Rosneftegaz in 2013-2015, paving the way for the sale of stakes in Gazprom and Rosneft.

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended his decision to withdraw lucrative government stakes in energy companies from a list of assets to be privatized. Privatization of state stakes in Russian energy assets has long ...

QUESTION: If the Blues are able to get prospect Vladimir Tarasenko over here from Russia, do you  believe he is NHL-ready right now? Would he start out as a top-six type of forward? Tarasenko has the raw talent to play in the NHL now. But to me it’s ...

VLADIMIR Romanov will not be rushed into concluding a deal with Hearts manager Paulo Sergio, despite a growing clamour following the the Scottish Cup final win for him to be offered a new contract. According to a Tynecastle source, the club are close to ...

It took me many years to fully appreciate the novels of Vladimir Nabokov, and I was only able to do so by finally realizing that everything he wrote was really poetry, even if it was disguised as prose. What I mean is that Nabokov shoehorned a ...