In a world of spirits that aim to be the biggest tasting and most highly flavoured, vodka has always been something of an enigma.

World celebrates 21 years in the fashion business and its ongoing plans to keep breaking barriers.

Fishing for crabs in the Bering Sea is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Scott Kara meets some of the crazy men who risk it all to land the world's deadliest catch.

Anna Chapman, the glamorous figure at the centre of the US-Russia spy scandal, has been threatened with legal action over a photo-shoot.

One of NZ's greatest scientists was investigated by Britain's MI5 as a suspect in passing information to Russia on the first atomic bombs, according to newly released files.

Protests rage in central Moscow.

Infamous arms dealer to be extradited to the United States to stand trial.

Experts have been warning for more than a week that the fires that have blanketed much of western Russia in thick smoke could stir nuclear debris.

According to some estimates, one in five Chechen marriages begins when a girl is snatched off the street and forced into a car by her future groom.

Russia last week banned grain exports for the rest of the year after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 per cent of its wheat crop.

Elegant dancers take Swan Lake to new level with spirited stunts and acrobatics

A Russian betting firm wants to buy psychic World Cup octopus Paul as a bookmaker and pay him a salary of $NZ7000 a month, according to local media.

A prolonged heatwave across Russia combined with a prodigious consumption of vodka has led to dozens of drownings every day.

Russian 'femme fatale' Anna Chapman has had her citizenship and passport revoked by Britain's Home Office.

The children of deported Russian spies were unaware of their parents' activities and their real identities.