Siberian tycoon is behind new $44 million franchise agreement with McDonald's.
Governor takes charge of rescue operation and sends ‘don’t panic’ message plus blankets, water and food to coal workers.
Yury Davydov, 67, gets proof of his roots after years of waiting: his grandmother was Stalin's 14 year old lover.
Viktor Gorelov, 66, was kidnapped by armed Syrian rebels on 12 December during a work trip to the strife-torn country.
Pictures show 1,835 men, women and children 'smash record' in the Siberian sun.
Subsidence from old coal mine a possible cause of latest mystery hole.
Grieving mother tells how she eyeballed the family friend suspected of brutal sex attack and murder of helpless girl.
It almost looks like a lawn mower being pushed across a frozen river. What's going on?
Officials promise to monitor situation after four-fold increase in size since February.
Alexey has accrued 13 children, 117 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren over his lifetime, and there may be more on the way!