It was 50 years ago on Sunday that Valentina Tereshkova made history blasting off into space, the first female in orbit.

He describes a mission to Moscow as the Soviet Union was imploding when he was given access to a document the authorities had earlier claimed did not exist

Marking the centenary of the Paris premiere of the 'The Rite of Spring', the ballet plays for two nights in Novosibirsk.

Aleftina Rapatsevich, 85, a survivor of the wartime Siege of Leningrad, was infuriated at the lack of action by her housing management company.

Peking to Paris - 'the longest and toughest challenge anyone can drive in a vintage or classic car'.