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RIA Novosti 24.07.2010, 15:18 12 comments

Putin joins biker fest

An annual motorbike festival taking place in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol has seen a surprise visitor. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has turned up, riding a Harley Davidson Trike in front of the participants.

RIA Novosti 08.09.2010, 13:45 6 comments

Russian pilots land passenger jet in taiga saving 81 lives

A Tu-154 aircraft with failed flight control, navigation and radio communication systems has landed in taiga cutting a 200-meter-long swath through the forest, with no casualties and minimum damage to the plane.

20.11.2009, 12:24 8 comments

Tips on bilateral ties from Putin

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili have got some useful advice on preserving ties from the Russian prime minister.

22.05.2009, 19:36 4 comments

Chance for shocking video worth lives?

A controversy over footage of a traffic accident shot with a mobile phone camera is brewing on Russian blogs. The author preferred taking pictures of people burning alive to using the phone to call for help.

asfera.info 08.05.2009, 11:46 1 comment

Rocket fragment hits building in Siberia… or did it?

Residents of a village in Siberia say a fragment of rocket hit their house on Thursday night, but the Russian space agency is sceptical about the report.

13.01.2010, 21:49 3 comments

A grave mistake: Ukrainian caught using tombstones to build a house

A man in Ukraine has found an unconventional way to save money on the construction of his house, deciding a cemetery was a perfect source for cost-free building materials.

Inside the Balaklava submarine shelter / Photo Russos 27.08.2010, 13:04 3 comments

Secret Soviet submarine shelter – come on in!

With the decision to prolong the stay of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine, the Bay of Balaklava, once home to a secret underground Soviet submarine base, has a chance for a second life.

15.10.2010, 16:53

Man who spurned $1 mln prize is face of anti-poverty ad

A reclusive Russian mathematician, who rejected a one million dollar prize, is speaking to thousands of Ukrainians from billboards, about the need for higher pensions.

25.10.2010, 19:18

Orthodox priest writes lyrics for “Eurovision” song

This year, Ukraine may be represented at the Eurovision contest by an unusual song written by a Russian Orthodox priest.

15.05.2009, 02:57 1 comment

A disaster that never happened

In April, a deadly aircraft incident involving about 300 passengers was prevented seconds before a collision could take place, Russia's Federal Air Navigation Service (Rosavianavigatsia) revealed on Wednesday.

Pied tail-pipers: kill rats and selves

Published: 16 June, 2010, 16:35
Edited: 16 June, 2010, 23:34


Three people have died in Ukraine after trying to rid their home of a rat infestation. Unwilling to spend money on an exterminator, they used exhaust from their car.

 
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Sam June 16, 2010, 20:00 quote
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I nominate them for the Dawin Awards. In honor of Charles Darwin, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by (accidentally) removing themselves from it. The Award is generally bestowed posthumously

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