"Childless on principle" gains ground in Russia
More and more young people prefer not to have children out of principle - simply because they do not need them.
Egyptian family uses notes to communicate for 11 years over bug fears
Members of an Egyptian family have been using paper and pencils for communications for 11 years after the head of the family found a listening device in their apartment, local media reported on Monday.
The smallest man in the world
He Pingping from China, who stood just over 74cm (2 feet 5 inches) and was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world?s smallest man, died in Rome at the age of 21. Last week, He PingPing was filming a TV show in Italy when he complained of chest pains. He was admitted to a hospital and died on March 13.
United Russia party proposes largest amnesty since 2000
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party has proposed granting amnesty to over 300,000 convicts to mark the 65th anniversary of Russia`s World War II victory, a Russian business daily said on Monday.
Chinese media accuse Google of being political tool
China`s state-run news agency Xinhua in an editorial accused Google of being a political tool to "export culture, values and ideas," a day before the world`s largest search engine is expected to announce that it would leave the country.
Arabic-language Moscow News proves huge success in Mideast
The Arabic edition of the Moscow News, Anbaa Mosku, re-launched three months ago after a 17-year break, is being extensively read across the Middle East, the MENAFN news agency reported on Monday.
Majority of Russians want alcohol sales ban after 9 p.m.
Over 60% of Russians are in favor of a possible ban on alcohol sales after 9 p.m., according to a survey released on Monday by the recruitment portal SuperJob.ru.
Firefighters prevent blast during Urals chemical plant fire
Firefighters who are still trying to contain a fire at a chemical plant in the Urals city of Perm prevented an explosion on Tuesday, an emergencies service spokesman said.
Russian asylum seekers commit suicide in Scotland
Three people who jumped to their deaths from a multi-storey building in Glasgow were identified as a Russian family seeking asylum in the UK, the BBC reported.
One dead in Moscow nightclub fire
One person died early on Tuesday when flames engulfed a nightclub in downtown Moscow, emergency services said.
Russian investigators rule out murder of Trans Nafta top manager
Investigators rule out that the top manager of a Russian oil and gas company whose body was found Saturday in Moscow had been killed, the top Moscow investigator said Sunday.
Large Hadron Collider restarts
The world`s most powerful atom smasher has been restarted, the Symmetry magazine reported Sunday.
Grenades launched at south Russia freight train
Unknown assailants launched grenades at a freight train in Russia`s volatile North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a police source said on Monday.
Russian Astrologists Cancel Apocalypse in 2012
Russian astrologists are skeptical about predictions of an apocalypse that is to happen in 2012 according to the Maya calendar. Yet, they do think that new war conflicts are possible.
Migration could solve Moscow▓s problems
Migration may be the only way to stop the decline of the Moscow population, says a document created by the city committee on interregional relations and national policies.
What is the real number of jobless in Russia?
Chief economist Deutsche Bank in Moscow
Russian ex-police chief jailed for life
A purge in the top ranks of the Interior Ministry and an unprecedented life sentence for a police major who killed two people on a drunk shooting spree has raised the stakes in a controversial anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by President Dmitry Medvedev.
Ikea case exposes bribe culture in Russia
The bribery scandal that erupted with the firing of Swedish furniture giant Ikea`s top two managers in Russia has shone a spotlight on how foreign companies struggle to deal with the all-pervasive problem of corruption.
Real Fact About Russian Vodka
January 31 is often considered Russian vodka`s unofficial birthday. It was the day when Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev defended his doctoral dissertation "On Combining Water
Unusual space object, possibly man-made, approaches Earth
An unusual space body with parameters similar to a man-made object will approach Earth on Wednesday at a distance about three times less than the moon`s orbit.
Russian police chief gets life for drunk shooting spree
The Moscow City Court sentenced former police chief Maj. Denis Yevsyukov to life in prison for last year`s shooting spree in a Moscow supermarket which left two people dead and seven injured.
France expects Russian decision soon on buying Mistral warship
French naval shipbuilder DCNS said on Thursday it expected to receive a final answer from Russia soon on buying a Mistral-class helicopter carrier.
The Orgasm to die for?
On the evening of Wednesday, July 11, 2007, Chris Duchamp, 23, finished his electrical-engineering classes at a college in Ottawa, Ontario, and rode the bus home to his one-bedroom apartment across the river in Gatineau. Duchamp (not his real name) lived alone. Sometime around three Thursday morning, Duchamp took off his clothes. He then strung a length of boat rope through an eye hook he`d driven into the floor, looped it around his neck in a way that allowed him to control the tension, and threaded it through a second eye hook, which he`d affixed to the archway above his head. Then he took the free end in his left hand and pulled.
Everyone Else is Cheating-So Why Aren`t You?
Spitzer, Edwards, Sanford, Letterman. Not since Clinton rolled a Cuban in Lewinsky has our country so gorged itself on the scurrilous details of extramarital dalliances. Thousand-dollar hookers. The predilection for doing it "raw." The secret love child. The back entrances at the Beverly Hills Hilton. Those e-mails about "magnificently gentle kisses" and "tan lines." It`s as if some evil scientist had activated a microchip in all of us that made us behave like goats. One click, one maniacal cackle, and Gomorrah is upon us.
UN death toll in Haiti quake rises to 94
The number of UN personnel killed in the recent quake in Haiti has reached 94, while another eight staff remain unaccounted for, a spokesman for the UN secretary general said on Monday.