Yulia Tymoshenko is no stranger to controversy, court cases and detention, but even by her own standards Tuesday's guilty verdict and seven-year prison...

Putin strikes fear in state officials and fights oligarchs on behalf of the common people. But this version of Soviet tsarism hasn't worked.

Russia's blessing of the Exxon deal could be a double-edged sword. Exxon will be safeguarded from notorious operational problems in the country. But...