Ambitious new 1billion rouble venture could see advent of ‘gambling tourism’ in Russia as visitors fly in to Altai resort.
Retired paratrooper aged 102 keeps secret how he cast his ballot in Tyumen.
Tornado - first since 1954 - signals freak downpour, opening craters in roads which swallow up cars.
The pink bird was 5,330 kilometres off course when it landed in subzero Krasnoyarsk region.
Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.