Vladimir Putin orders a crackdown on counterfeit alcohol to stop people 'dying like flies', with toll at 71, and likely to rise higher.

The manoeuvres involved around 160,000 troops, 5,000 tanks, 130 combat aircraft and 70 warships.

Besides, it is impossible to halt global warming which has been underway for many decades, insists the president.

On her last trip in 1993, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Buddhist republic of Buryatia.

Blow for ruling United Russia as party suffers defeat in the country's third city.

Putin prepares to head to New Delhi to approve deal as Moscow looks to expand trade links with Asia.

Key move to revive Far Eastern economy and compete with Macau and Busan.

Speculation that reclusive dictator's debut foreign trip will see him visit Khabarovsk in September.

Cub 'Mur' joins the puppet cast of 'Good Night, Little Ones'.