Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova needs to watch out, there's a very young pretender on her modelling back.

A woman fitted with a pacemaker has died after passing through an airport scanner in the southern Russian town of Ulan-Ude.

A mysterious Russian object is being tracked by space agencies, giving new life to fears about the increase of space weapons.

John Key says major companies have been asked not to exploit the gap left by other countries' trade sanctions on Russia because to do so would be a "terrible look" for NZ.

PM joined chorus of voices condemning Russia's President at the G20, although he was not quite as blunt as Canada's Stephen Harper.

Prime Minister John Key says Russia has tried to reignite free trade talks - but New Zealand has made it clear it will not budge until Russia buckles to international demands over Ukraine.

Ukrainian Australians staged a powerful protest yesterday, laying on the ground in a symbol of the murderous acts they say Russia's president is responsible for.

The Russians are coming, but the Australian Government isn't about to panic. Four Russian warships are exercising in the Coral Sea before this weekend's G20.

It wasn't quite a 'shirtfront' but Tony Abbott has confronted Vladimir Putin over Russia's role in the downing of flight MH17, calling for an apology and compensation.

'One giant leap for mankind', proclaimed Neil Armstrong from the moon's surface. Did that just underscore the status of women's future in space?

As the tough talk between the leaders escalates, Tony Abbott has been called a "foul-mouthed, despicable, loutish oaf," while Vladimir Putin has "blood on his hands".

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 83, has been hospitalised but is determined to fight for his life, Russian press agencies report.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos will team up with a Boeing-Lockheed Martin to develop US-made rocket engines, in competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX venture.

A ceasefire between Ukraine and separatist rebels began last night and appears to still be in place following a five-month bloody conflict left more than 2,000 dead.

President Barack Obama's ban on the import of Russian Kalashnikov rifles.

Half a dozen bodies, burned and contorted, were all that was left of the crews of the charred armoured personnel carriers.

Dairy farmers in this country can expect to come under financial pressure if milk powder prices remain low and tensions in Europe continue to mount, say economists.

Vladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks if he wanted.

Swathed in tight security in Newport and nearby Cardiff, Nato's 28 heads of state and government will map the future of their 65-year-old pact.

The crisis in eastern Ukraine and the response to the threat posed by Russia are poised to overshadow a fresh attempt by the European Union to set order in its affairs.

Nearly 200 cabin crew resigned from Malaysia Airlines following its double tragedy this year, causing crew shortages among staff.

Russia widened investigations into McDonald's restaurants in what looks like a tit-for-tat retaliation against American interests after the West imposed sanctions over Ukraine.

The information just released suggesting William Sutch really was a KGB agent means I've personally known two potential spies during my sojourn in New Zealand.