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The balls were 40kg pieces of the rocket used to hold reaction control system propellant or tank pressure gases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giant balls of metal are falling from sky in towns across globe, locals baffled

Metal spheres spotted falling from sky in different parts of world have left dozens completely baffled.

02 Feb 2018 8:52 PM

The rare predator - one of only 500 or so Siberian tigers living in their snowy natural habitat in eastern Russia - found a remote house and quietly lay down on the porch. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Tiger seeks human help after suffering painful gum problems

An endangered feline defied all instincts and walked into village to seek human help over severe teeth problem.

01 Feb 2018 1:14 PM

Trump has repeatedly dismissed the idea that Moscow helped him -- and allegations his campaign colluded with the Russians -- as fake news. (Photo: AFP)

Russian meddling hasn’t stopped, expect to interfere in 2018 US vote: CIA

The 2018 midterm elections will involve all of the 435 members of the House of Representatives and 33 senators.

30 Jan 2018 10:24 AM

The security firms said that the process does not compromise product security. (Representational Image)

Russia probes software used by U.S. government

Russian authorities say the reviews are necessary to detect flaws that could be exploited by hackers.

26 Jan 2018 12:12 PM

The crocodile "has lived here since 2005," a neighbour told local television. "He was little at the time." (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian police on trail of weapons cache find crocodile

Pictures released by police showed the animal sitting in the dark, in a shallow muddy pool.

23 Jan 2018 10:54 AM

Microsoft has reportedly commented on this recent development.

Russian firms will have to wait longer for Microsoft products

The restrictions seem to have become tighter post November 28, 2017.

22 Jan 2018 4:09 PM

In a shocking confession mum admitted during interrogation she had flown in to Moscow with her underage daughter to get to know a rich man in order to get financial help for providing sexual serviced by the daughter.

Russian woman caught trying to sell daughter’s virginity to rich man

Pair had flown to Moscow from Chelyabinsk with the underage girl in order to sell her 'first night' to a 'rich client' for £19,100.

20 Jan 2018 12:11 PM

Tillerson said, 'Moscow is not fully implementing the measures and may indeed be trying to undermine them, in particular by supplying fuel.'(Photo: AP)

Russia helping N Korea to evade sanctions to halt nuclear program: Tillerson

In 2017, Russia signed up to UN sanctions pushed by US as a way to force Kim Jong-Un's regime to come to table and negotiate disarmament.

19 Jan 2018 10:45 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Even the eyelashes freeze: Russia sees minus 88.6 degrees F

Some media outlets published cold-weather selfies and stories about stunts in the extreme cold

18 Jan 2018 1:29 PM

Couple has been remanded in custody in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) and, if convicted, face up to 20 years in jail.

Russian couple regularly raped daughter, says better us than ‘some maniac' on being caught

Married couple - both 34 - are accused of paedophilia after turning their child into a 'sex slave', law enforcement sources say.

18 Jan 2018 12:57 PM

He also crushed a Daewoo car parked nearby, images showed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian man rams armored personnel carrier into shop, steals wine

He was later arrested in possession of a stolen bottle of wine.

16 Jan 2018 8:36 PM

Health ministry officials have proposed even stricter measures against tobacco (Photo: AFP)

Rising fitness trend sees Russians reduce drinking and smoking

The most recent WHO figures show Russian adults drinking an average of 12.2 litres of pure alcohol a year, a 20 percent decrease from 2012.

16 Jan 2018 6:05 PM

The Investigative Committee says it is treating the incident as attempted murder of two or more people. Of the 15 who were hurt, 12 have been hospitalised, the city health department says. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Moscow: 15 people hurt in knife fight between 2 students in school

The regional health ministry says that a female teacher and two students aged around 15 have been seriously wounded and are in surgery.

15 Jan 2018 4:24 PM

The countries ranked better than India include Singapore, Thailand, the UK, Italy, France, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania, Israel, the Netherlands, Denmark, the Philippines and Spain. (Photo: Representational | AP)

World Economic Forum ranks India 30th on a global manufacturing index

India has been placed in the ‘Legacy’ group along with Hungary, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey, among others.

14 Jan 2018 6:02 PM

'Everything that I've done was 100 percent proper. The story, by the way, in The Times was way off, or at least off,' Trump said. (Photo: AFP | File)

Everything I’ve done is 100 per cent ‘proper’: Trump

Trump reiterated that there has been no collusion between him, his campaign and the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections.

07 Jan 2018 10:15 AM

The Ukrainian victim's mutilated body was found with multiple bites to the throat in the animal’s enclosure at a private zoo in Moscow. (Youtube Screengrab)

Russian zoo sees Black Panther kill drunk man who entered its cage

Big cat kills man with a single bite to the neck ‘seconds after he drunkenly entered its cage to feed the feline.

04 Jan 2018 1:55 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Photo: AP)

Pak PM Abbasi bats for strong Russia partnership

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Pakistan attached high priority to its relations with the Russian Federation.

26 Dec 2017 6:42 AM

The 18th annual Santa event takes place at Sunday River ski resort in western Maine. (Photo: AP)

Skiing Santas ho-ho-hold court at ski resort’s annual bash

The event is highlighted by Santas skiing and snowboarding down the slopes to raise money for the Sunday River Community Fund.

05 Dec 2017 5:35 PM

Rossiyana Markovskaya (Photo: Instagram / _rossiyana_)

Internet goes gaga over Russia's new Ministry of Defence spokeswoman

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's new personal spokesperson has brains and a whole lot of beauty.

01 Dec 2017 3:32 PM

Xenophobic British citizens who believe that immigrants threaten their values and way of life were more likely to have voted in favour of the UK to leave the European Union, a study has found.(Photo: Pixabay)

Xenophobia made British citizen's vote for Brexit: study

The research also found that people who just thought it was great to be British or just valued their British identity.

27 Nov 2017 6:55 PM

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