Efforts are underway to recover hundreds of barrels of hazardous chemicals which are floating down a Chinese river towards Russia.

Just a short ride southwest of Moscow lie the fruitful lands of the Kaluga region. Hectares of fields make for great farming. With the help of American breeders, the region hopes to supply the whole country with steak.

People are always fascinated by the possibility of catching a glimpse of the future. And psychics are always ready to turn people's curiosity into cash. But now the Russian parliament has taken the future into its hands.

With abnormally high temperatures hitting countries worldwide, much of Russia is at risk from forest and peat bog fires. In the Central Orenburg region, a state of emergency has been declared due to forest fires.

A bomb and gun attack on a hydroelectric power station in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region has killed two guards and injured two others.

The star of the new spy thriller “Salt,” Angelina Jolie, is looking to meet the red-haired Russian star of the recent spy scandal, Anna Chapman, at the world premiere of her new action adventure in Moscow.

The future of Russia's first ever F1 driver, Vitaly Petrov, seems uncertain after a recent statement from Renault team chief Eric Boullier.

Ukraine has welcomed a fleet of NATO warships for a two-week period of military drills. Operation “Sea Breeze-2010” will focus on joint anti-terror exercises, despite Kiev’s decision not to enter the alliance.

On Monday a court in Moscow delivered its guilty verdict to the organizers of the Forbidden Art exhibition, who were facing charges of inciting religious hatred by putting controversial pictures on public display.

Ten suspected Russian spies are being moved to New York to face charges they acted as unauthorised foreign agents.