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

Investigators find one billion roubles in currency and expensive jewellery, including a diamond-encrusted pen, as official faces corruption charge.

An auction for Russia's largest untapped gold deposit is to be announced soon, says First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.

Stunning new Danish-designed buildings will offer new hope to orphans and their adoptive families.

Dmitry Medvedev has called for Russian regional officials to pay more attention to environmental groups, working in Siberia.

Call for severe punishment for parents who leave children to fend for themselves aged under seven.

One proposal would allow influx of foreign workers, bypassing existing labour quotas.