Authorities in Russia are opening an animal cruelty probe into a weekend stunt on a beach in southern Russia in which a donkey parasailed high over the surf.
Amateur video footage shows men attaching a parasail harness to the trembling mule. Sunbathers were reportedly distressed at the sight of the flying donkey, which screamed [...]
A reclusive Russian math genius has turned down the $1 million award after solving one of the most world’s most intractable problems in mathematics.
Dr. Grigory Perelman, a 44-year-old man who lives as a recluse in a sparse apartment in St. Petersburg, said through his closed door: “I have all I want.”
The $1 million prize was [...]
A scuba diver is seen with Beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, swimming under ice at the Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia.
This stunning image shows the latest in up-close animal encounters in the wild. Captured in the freezing arctic waters of Northern RussiaÍs White Sea, the image shows the curiosity of [...]
Talk about a let down!
A mysterious blue spiral visible from Norway had UFO watchers frothing for a few hours today (December 10). But it turns out to be the embarrassing fallout from a failed Russian test of a new, submarine-based intercontinental missile.
The Russian defense ministry says the Bulava missile was launched from a submerged [...]
This captivating image shows what could be the world’s most bizarre graves.
The strikingly realistic images showing the people inhabiting the graves below them have been etched into extravagant marble headstones in an area specially reserved for former gangsters.
Adding to their oddity, several of the dead leather clad mafioso are captured in poses including smoking [...]
Check out this security camera video of an out of control fork-lift driver slamming into stock shelves holding thousands of bottles of Cognac and vodka.
The incident at a Moscow warehouse destroyed an estimate $150 000 worth of stock, and no doubt broke a few hearts among the populace.
