An enraged lion attacked a trainer during a show at a circus in Lvov, Ukraine. The show was interrupted, the trainer was hospitalized and spectators had to be evacuated from the circus building. One of the lions managed to jump over the net barrier. Animal trainers later said that it was the “main” lion in [...]

Rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest kicked off at the Olimpiisky Sports Complex on Sunday, the first official day in the run-up to the competition, which begins May 12. The stadium, which was built for the 1980 Olympics, has undergone a transformation, including what organizers promise is the most expensive Eurovision stage ever. The circular [...]

Google has upgraded its search engine with its search results with data updated in seconds of time in social networking websites like Twitter, according to news reports. As social networking websites are gradually getting popular and are playing a significance role in the modern Web 2.0 technology world, Google certainly would not just sit aside [...]

A pioneer-style wedding took place in the city of Saratov, Russia. The newlyweds decided to have a special wedding inspired by the Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union. The bride and the groom were wearing pioneer ties, while their guests were marching to the tunes of pioneer songs. There was a tribune upholstered in red [...]

Matryoshka, a traditional Russian souvenir, or nesting doll, is known all over the world. However, at the moment the Russian nesting dolls are not the rosy-cheeked beauties with traditional Russian ornaments painted on them. The factory in the Russian city of Semyoov in the Nizhniy Novgorod region (one of the companies that makes the dolls) [...]