Video  2min 33sec. One of the biggest and most important seed banks in the world is at risk of being replaced by a private housing development. The facility near the Russian city of St Petersburg houses thousands of varieties of plants, not found anywhere else in the world. The center...

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Russia's Prime Minister, was born on October 7, 1952 in St Petersburg, then known as Leningrad. He was raised as an only child; his two brothers died young, one shortly after birth, the other of diphtheria during World War II. Although it was officially prohib...

Video: (3min 51sec)Is Russia To Hold Monopoly Over Space? Russia is set to hold a monopoly on flights to the international space station, wants to charge more for rides on its Soyuz rocket, the space agency head said on Tuesday. When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N...

Video: (3min 41sec) France Agrees Mistral Carrier Sale to Russia After months of negotiations, France has approved the sale of a Mistral helicopter carrier to the Russian Navy, That's according to spokesman for the French Defense Ministry. The Mistral is a state-of-the-art vessel whic...