Irina Mukhamedshina, 24, a professional dog handler, is perhaps the world's leading expert in training foxes as pets.

Zhirinovsky renews old idea about using east of Russia as a place of punishment.

Meet Minsalim Nimergazeev, orphan turned master craftsman from historic Tobolsk.

Aim to double annual bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2016.

Chained to a tree and bitten, five-year-old Masha is used as bait to hone skills in a competition to find the best hunter.

Air Moldova proudly announced its latest destination to a city it called the 'Unofficial Capital of Crude Oil'.

It may seem unusual but sunbathing in snow and wearing nothing more than a swimming costume in -10C can help fitness.

Virtual reality diagnosis using a new mathematical model linked to balance can detect first signs of these disorders, it is claimed.