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Football: Hiddink hopes for a 'royal' birthday gift Russian football manager Guus Hiddink turns 61 on November 8. The man nicknamed ‘the King’ is hoping for a “royal” gift from his team.

CSKA say `ciao` to Champions League in Milan It’s now the UEFA cup or bust for CSKA Moscow after the Russian champions threw away a two-goal lead to crash to a 4-2 defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Clown therapy for sick kids Theatre and hospital clown Vladimir Olshansky and his Italian company, the Soccorso Clown Theatre, are visiting Russia. The company has performed at the Moscow Children's Theatre Festival and also in a children's...

`YouTube killer` shoots eight dead in Finnish school A teenager has shot dead at least seven students and the principal and injured more than 10 others at the school he attended in southern Finland.

1917 Revolution: Bolsheviks seize Moscow In the last report on the Bolshevik Revolution, RT looks at the spread of the Revolution from Petrograd to Moscow and beyond, and its impact on Russia and the world.

WTA: Serena pulls out of clash with Russian hopeful Anna Chakvetadze's hopes of making the semi-finals of the Sony Eriksson WTA Championships remain alive after opponent Serena Williams was forced to pull out of their clash on Wednesday.

Paedophiles prey on Ukrainian youngsters European police have identified 23 young victims from Ukraine in a global crackdown on child pornography. Almost a hundred suspected paedophiles have been detained across Europe and further arrests are expected.

Deal signed for world's biggest undersea pipeline Nord Stream has signed a deal with top Russian pipe maker OMK to build the world's largest undersea pipeline, carrying oil from Siberia to the West in a deal valued at more than 250 million euros.

Nokia-Siemens to use Russian parts Russian company Sitronics has signed a partnership agreement with Finnish-German joint venture Nokia-Siemens for the supply of electronic components produced by Sitronics at its site in Zelenograd near Moscow.

Orphaned & abandoned children want second chance Three quarters of a million children in Russia are orphaned or abandoned. Some find homes with relatives, while around a third live in state institutions. But perhaps the luckiest are those who find new homes with...

1917 Revolution: bloodshed begins It was in Petrograd (now known as St Petersburg), that Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks decided to start the Revolution. It was there, in October 1917, that the Winter Palace was stormed and power seized by the Second...

Russian model tops best dressed list Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova has been named the world's best dressed woman for 2007. The award was made by U.S. fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.

World record cocaine bust in Mexico More than 23.5 metric tons of cocaine have been seized in the Mexican port city of Manzanillo, in what authorities are calling the biggest single haul of the drug ever.

Russia launches its Antarctic conquest The flagship of Russia's polar fleet, The Academic Fyodorov, has begun its journey to the Antarctic. In the past 20 years the ship has sailed to the Arctic and Antarctica 26 times. Now, it's begun its longest journey,...

Ukrainians build wooden monster car A Ukrainian man gave up his job, sold his two other vehicles and spent one and a half years in his garage to create his dream vehicle. His literally half-modern, half-retro car has a wooden body made of thousands of oak...

Top Swiss violinist charms Moscow Swiss award-winning violinist Patricia Kopachinskaya has given a concert at the Moscow Conservatory. The highlight of the programme was Stravinsky's concert for violin.

Chechens to join Russia’s top footballers Terek Grozny will be playing in the Russian Premier League next year after they beat Sodovik 4-0 in their final game of the season.

Fighting for fun - old Russian tradition Men from the Russian city of Yekaterinburg in the heart of the Ural Mountains have had a rare chance to show off their masculinity.

Gamers flock to Russian expo Fifty thousand gamers from around the world flooded into Moscow recently to see what exciting developments are in store for the next year. The battle of the thumbs has come a long way from the days of the old arcade...

King Tut shows his true face The mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun has been unveiled in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

Robot car race - wave of the future? California was the scene recently of a futuristic sports event – a car race with robots at the wheel. They used such specially designed features such as on-board computers, cameras and lasers to get to the...

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Off-Road rally - can bury you alive! Splattering your way through the forest in mud and swamps on full throttle is not exactly Sunday driving. It's a challenge few would even dare.

Keyboard for blondes a slap at feminists For years blondes have borne the brunt of jokes about a vast array of perceived flaws. But now help is at hand for those blondes who are troubled by ordinary computer keyboards.

Europe's largest TV centre: myths and legends Russia's main broadcasting centre – the Ostankino television complex – has been the subject of many stories and anecdotes. This year, Europe's largest TV centre is celebrating its 40th anniversary....

Nov 11 is D-Day for Russian football The title race in the Russian Premier League will go to the final weekend. Both Zenit and Spartak were winners on Saturday. So the gap at the top is still two points but now with just one game to go.

Russia Close-Up: Where ‘Russian GPS’ come from In the heart of Siberia there is a closed city called Zheleznogorsk, located 70 kilometres from Krasnoyarsk. It is integral to Russia’s space exploration programme as one of its manufacturing facilities – NPO...

KHL: that baby sure can run Life's such a funny picture You ask - Russian FM answers Oh, that charming Sophie and her questions.

Russian gangsters on show in London A slightly far-fetched movie about Russia’s mafia has launched this year’s London Film Festival. Canadian Director David Kronenberg’s ‘Eastern Promises’ is full of violence, blood and cruelty.

Euro-2008: Shabby tickets to stop Russian fans from trip to Israel? The Russian Football Union is disappointed after having received their quota of 4,500 seats for the Euro-2008 qualifier in Israel. The tickets arrived in a shabby state and the Russian side is accusing their Israeli...

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