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A subway train that was being tested following repairs derailed and crashed into a building in the Chilean capital Santiago on Wednesday morning.
Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin denounced the ongoing violence in Syria but said that other countries should not interfere in the conflict.
A 12-metre (39-foot) long dead whale-shark has been found by local fishermen in the waters near the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
The Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) dog breeding kennel has been preparing military dogs for over 80 years. Watch this RIA Novosti video to see how our four-legged friends are trained to stand guard and search for explosives.
President Dmitry Medvedev, at a meeting with the Public Supporters’ Committee, said that the country has seen important political changes and that “Life has become happier.”
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigned on Tuesday, following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge. The announcement came as soldiers fired rubber bullets and clashed with police officers who were defying a presidential order to end a protest against what they perceive as illegal orders by authorities.
Ice hedgehogs, dragons and snow maidens gathered in Kostroma’s center. See this video of an ice town under construction and fairytale characters coming to life.
Sixty years ago, on February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor ascended the throne.
A giant baby weighing seven kilograms was born in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan. The doctors had to perform a cesarean section because of the newborn’s size.
Egyptian security forces are facing another wave of protests in Cairo. This RIA Novosti video shows police trying to disperse rioters near the Interior Ministry building in downtown Cairo.
Protests were held on Saturday in Moscow to demand fair elections with the number of those at the rally ranging from official police reports of 36,000 to 120,000, according to the organizers. The protesters hit the streets in minus 20 degrees Celsius (just under 0 degrees Fahrenheit) to voice their concerns over fair and transparent presidential elections which are slated for March 4.
Supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin turned out in droves to denounce the opposition protests and reaffirm their approval of the current leadership.
The Motherland Calls statue in Mamayev Kurgan is the biggest monument to commemorate the historic Battle of Stalingrad. A RIA Novosti correspondent was allowed to see what the statue looks like from the inside.
The Russian Air Force has adopted the new upgraded Tu-22M3M bomber featuring a new high-accuracy weapons system. This RIA Novosti video shows a training flight.
Ornithologists, fisherman and environmentalists are looking after a swan, which became separated from its flock in fall and is spending winter in the Ulyanovsk Region. People are doing all they can to make sure the bird survives until spring.
A female long-eared hedgehog named Pugovka, who lives in Yekaterinburg Zoo, has told the people of the Urals what spring will be like. Watch on the RIA Novosti video how the animal predicted the weather on Groundhog Day.
This RIA Novosti video shows soldiers from the Western Military District’s 202nd Detached Surface to Air Missile Brigade loading S-300 anti-aircraft missiles in just five minutes.1
Over a hundred people were injured in clashes between Egyptian youth and police during a rally in central Cairo.
A woman Cuban authorities claim to be the oldest woman on the island celebrated her 127th birthday this week.