A donkey attached to a parasail and sent soaring above the beaches of southern Russia has stunned holidaymakers and prompted a police enquiry.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev embarks on a tour of Africa this week in a drive to reassert Moscow’s clout in a former Soviet sphere of influence.
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/ 21 December 2008
Russia is heading towards another New Year’s showdown with the embattled Ukrainian government over its failure to pay off gas debts.