When the temperature plunges in Moscow, you usually only have two options: to be snug at home or take to the streets and shiver. Now city pensioners are setting an example by choosing something new.

The Winter Olympics in Vancouver is just a couple of months away. But that is no cause for rest for some of the summer sports, as Russia tries to revive its glory in gymnastics.

There was never going to be a consensus on climate change. How can you reach a consensus on something that is changing?

While the Copenhagen summit is unlikely to result in a legally-binding treaty, the countries have expressed willingness to produce a roadmap and coordinate action before they meet again next year.

Dmitry Medvedev is meeting Barack Obama on the sidelines of the Copenhagen summit to discuss a new nuclear arms reduction treaty.

Alexander Lebedev, a Russian businessman and the owner of the London Evening Standard, is reportedly in advanced talks over the purchase of the British daily The Independent and its stablemate Independent on Sunday.

Negotiators from around 200 countries worked towards an agreement on pollution controls at the climate summit in Denmark. While developing countries hope for subsidies, others had their eye on business opportunities.

Secret operations, impressive collections and a passion for acting. Historama paints you a brief picture of December 18.

Russia and the US have made excellent progress on the new strategic arms treaty and an agreement is near, the Russian and US presidents told the press after their Friday meeting in Copenhagen.

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