- 22:29 28/04/2011
A new exhibition has opened in Moscow –“Inspiration Dior,” where haute couture masterpieces that represent different eras of the famous fashion house are mixed with famous paintings.
- 20:49 28/04/2011
After his trailblazing flight into space, Yury Gagarin did not belong to himself any more. He became a citizen of the world.
- 17:53 28/04/2011
One of the most anticipated weddings in recent times will take place on April 29, when Prince William will marry Kate Middleton and she will become a member of the British Royal Family. RIA Novosti presents an image gallery of Kate Middleton’s future in-laws.
- 15:35 28/04/2011
The 2011 World Figure Skating Championships were initially scheduled to open on March 21 in Tokyo, Japan. However, Japan decided against holding the event after the devastating March 11 earthquake.
- 20:38 27/04/2011
The final preparations for the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are in full swing in London. The rehearsal of the wedding ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday morning.
- 15:20 27/04/2011
The first late-night rehearsal for Moscow’s May 9 World War II Victory Day parade took place on Red Square on Tuesday.
- 12:30 27/04/2011
Last weekend Moscow hosted a car rally with 30 participants from five countries. Well-know rally drivers from Britain, Finland, Estonia, Sweden and Russia took part in the car show.
- 00:07 27/04/2011
Forty-five years ago, on April 26, 1966, at 5:23 a.m., Tashkent was hit by an earthquake.
- 23:59 26/04/2011
Chechen Language Day, one of the newest holidays in Chechnya, was celebrated in the republic on April 25. Many Chechens, including the Chechen president and other government officials, marked the holiday by wearing traditional Chechen dress.
- 23:43 26/04/2011
Like their ancient ancestors, modern-day Egyptians regard the spring onion as a were a magical cure-all.
- 23:31 26/04/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark during a visit to Copenhagen. In the course of his presidency and premiership, Putin has received royal dignitaries and visited royal residencies on more than one occasion.
- 22:59 26/04/2011
The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the largest man-made disaster in human history, occurred 25 years ago. These photographs by APN photo correspondent Igor Kostin offer a glimpse of the disaster as it was unfolding.
- 16:11 26/04/2011
On April 24, figure skaters held their first training session for the 2011 World Championships.
- 14:55 26/04/2011
Twenty-five years ago, in the early hours of April 26, 1986, the world’s largest nuclear disaster took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the north of the Kiev Region.
- 23:37 25/04/2011
Roger Waters, the bassist and founder of rock group Pink Floyd, performed his legendary “The Wall” show for the first and last time in Moscow.
- 21:45 25/04/2011
This Easter, animals at Argentina’s Buenos Aires Zoo received giant Easter eggs and toy rabbits filled with all sorts of treats.
- 16:45 25/04/2011
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the controversial leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and the State Duma’s deputy speaker, celebrates his 65th birthday on April 25.
- 15:17 25/04/2011
Twenty years ago, the Law On the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic introduced a presidency in Russia. Boris Yeltsin became the first Russian president and was elected twice, on June 12, 1991, and on July 3, 1996.
- 11:45 25/04/2011
Four Bengal White Tiger cubs were born recently at еру Stukenbrock Safari Park in Germany. Meanwhile, an aquarium in the Spanish town of Benalmadena lays claim to a fortune-telling octopus named Iker.
