Tigre de Cristal under fire for 'abusing' rare big cat to promote gambling revolution.

First exclusive pictures inside the grave of 'giant' warlord horseman who held sway in the 11th century but lost his left arm in his final battle.

Emaciated animal walked 1500km south and away from Arctic Ocean, searching for food.

Anastasia Strashevskaya, 18, from Novosibirsk vows to keep studying as she qualifies for casting for the Miss Russia pageant.

Even the giant nugget's 6,66 kg weight seemed to match the day.

Not only did they pull the hefty 600-kilogram pregnant cow out of an ice hole, but they massaged her frozen limbs back to life.

International bookmaker Paddy Power is offering odds of 100/1 that the Siberian Yeti will be found by the end of 2012. 

Floodwater from Ob River is black from spill as emergency workers flight to limit damage.

Emergency services refuse to comment cause of extraordinary blast in the dark sky.