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Merry Meltdown! Xmas cards mock crisis As the economic downturn starts to hurt Americans, one card maker from New York is cashing in on the misery. He’s creating some less than cheery Christmas cards, and they're flying off the shelves.

Addicted gamers cash in It’s no secret that many teenagers around the world are addicted to computer games. But in South Korea the lure of cyberspace has reached a new level. A third of the population is hooked on computer games, with some...

Siberian beauty crowned Miss World Ksenia Sukhinova from Siberia has been crowned the new Miss World in a glamorous show in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 21-year-old student from the Tyumen region beat 109 rivals.

Beware of flying cows! Visitors to Moscow region had a shock on a recent weekend. High above the snowy fields flew not winter birds, but cows.

Siberians have smashing time with computer games Have you ever dreamt of smashing your PC? It might seem like an act of vandalism or a protest by fed-up office workers. However, it’s not. The first Championship for Computer Monitor Throwing has taken place in the...

Moscow Christmas tree is the greenest! A Christmas tree has lit up central Moscow with energy-efficient lights powered by bicycle dynamos. Organised by the World Wildlife Fund, the event was attended by leading environmentalists and celebrities who pedalled...

Opposition march ends with 150 arrests Around 150 opposition supporters have been detained in Moscow and St. Petersburg for holding unauthorised rallies. A total of more than 400 people took part in what they called Marches of Dissent organised by...

Turkmen election under foreign scrutiny Polling stations have closed in Turkmenistan where voters have been casting their ballots in the first parliamentary election for more than two decades. The President of the gas-rich country, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov,...

Licence to kill – Scottish seals on death row Scottish salmon farmers are being blamed for a dramatic fall in the local seal population, causing conservation groups to demand an immediate end to the slaughter.

Good-bye rip offs, hello real deal Predictions that Christmas lights wouldn’t shine as brightly in Frankfurt am Main this year are proving to be false. Although the yuletide market in Germany’s financial capital is half its normal size, it’s still...

Dr Steelhammer retains heavyweight title Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko has defended his IBF heavyweight crown by defeating Hasim Rahman in the seventh round in Germany’s SAP Arena.

Greek unrest exposes downside of EU membership Greece has seen a week of major protests sparked by the shooting of a teenage boy. There's widespread discontent in the country blamed on rising poverty, corruption and unemployment. Other problems linked to Greece's...

OPEC: to join or not to join? Russia is attending next week's summit of the oil cartel OPEC in Algeria along with three other non-member countries – Azerbaijan, Oman and Syria. Faced with a budget deficit at home, President Dmitry...

Saving the saiga! Fight to save endangered antelope The saiga antelope – one of the world's most endangered animals – is on the verge of extinction. With their horns sought as ingredients in Chinese traditional medicine, male antelopes are a target...

Head of Russian Orthodox Church laid to rest Patriarch Aleksy II’s successor will be chosen by the council of the Russian orthodox church in late January. The man who led the church for 18 years died at the age of 79 last Friday week. He was buried on Tuesday...

‘He became a tramp after being like a god’ It is five years since US forces in Iraq captured Saddam Hussein. Ukrainian photo-journalist Efrem Lukatskiy was there when the world's most wanted man was arrested after spending six months on the run. In an interview...

Middle East draft resolution awaits UN backing Russia says the draft resolution on the Middle East which Moscow and Washington submitted to the UN Security Council has had a good response. This is the first time in many years that the organisation has been close to...

NHL players adjust to KHL In the Continental Hockey League, the KHL, Dynamo Moscow has absolutely destroyed Barys on the road, scoring seven goals away in Astana. Dynamo are 12th in the 24-team league with Barys right behind them in 13th place.

Indian navy capture 23 pirates The Indian navy has captured 23 pirates who were attempting to seize a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, an area where 40 ships have been hijacked this year.

Good vibrations – a new power source Kinetic energy from everyday movements like walking and dancing are being turned into electricity in a phenomenon known as “power harvesting”. Using energy provided by humans and turning it into new sources...

Egypt and Israel violate refugee laws - report Illegal immigration is not a problem unique to any country. What is unique is how some countries, such as Egypt and Israel, choose to deal with it.

A lotta Lada love What's your favorite car? You can't go wrong with a Mercedes, right? Russians living in Israel share this view, but they have a very different ‘Mercedes’ in mind.

Jack the Ripper in a new light Britain has opened up the archives to Broadmoor, a psychiatric hospital which housed some of the country’s most notorious patients, including a leading suspect in the Jack the Ripper murder case.

Party season hit by cash drought Preparations are already under way in homes and offices across Russia for the country’s biggest national holiday – New Year. But celebrations are expected to be muted this year as the financial crisis starts...

Chinese poachers threaten fish stocks Poaching has become an increasing threat to wildlife on the Amur River in eastern Siberia. The river is one of the world's longest, and forms a natural border between Russia's Far East and China.

Swiss play go-betweens in Georgia row Switzerland is set to represent Russia's consular interests in Georgia – under an agreement signed in Moscow on Saturday at a meeting of the Swiss and Russian Foreign Ministers.

Perestroika-born: Russia’s constitution marks 15th birthday Russia is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the country's constitution. Following a bitter stand-off between President Boris Yeltsin and parliament it was approved by the people in a referendum on December 12,...

Twelve killed in mine blast The bodies of the twelve miners killed in the Murmansk region of northern Russia have been identified. They died in an underground blast as they were preparing to detonate some 50 tonnes of explosives.

Why the Great Famine was not about nationality The Great Famine of the 1930s killed millions of people across the USSR. Its origins are still fiercely contested. But according to reports presented at a recent conference in Moscow, its main causes were a failure of ma

Crisis won’t affect Iraqi Army The US is to supply the Iraqi Armed Forces with some US$ 9 billion worth of military hardware. Tanks, armoured vehicles, helicopters and other aircraft will be sent to the Arab republic.

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