Latest from Russia

Are these the world's most daring selfies?

These astonishing photos of a thrill-seeker's sky-high catwalk show have turned her into a social media sensation.

NZ takes a step back to support Clark

New Zealand will hand over the responsibility of carrying out polls on the Secretary General job to Russia in September to ensure there is no perception of a conflict of interest.

Murray McCully holds talks in Russia

Helen Clark's bid for the UN Secretary General job has been raised by Foreign Minister Murray McCully during a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.

Russian diplomat shoots Rio mugger

The Russian vice-consul in Rio de Janeiro shot dead an armed mugger who had tried to hold him up in his car.

Businesses booming thanks to Russian hackers

A new kind of army, of private cyberdefense contractors, is stepping up and gaining power in the wake of hacks such as the one on the Democratic National Committee.

Gruesome end to first date

Police are hunting a killer Romeo after a young woman was gruesomely murdered after hooking up with a man she met online.

Cartoon: The Moscovian Candidate

The dangerous relationship between Putin and Trump.

NZH Focus: Trump looks to Russia

On NZ Herald Focus, Donald Trump has appealed to Russia to release emails that Hillary Clinton did not hand over.

Editorial: Failure to ban Russia blights Olympic name

We are going to see Russians winning medals and an Olympic movement in disgrace.

Russia 'could smash Nato in 60 hours'

US defence official says Russia's might could annihilate Nato in three days, as a stand-off between them escalates in the region.

Russia: Condoms to blame for HIV spread

Russian "AIDS experts" say the best form of protection is to "be in a heterosexual family where both partners are loyal to each other".

Ukraine's own Joan of Arc

Vladimir Putin may have unleashed his worst enemy when Nadia Savchenko was freed from Russian prison.

Sisters meet after 19 years

An Aucklander adopted from a Russian orphanage 19 years ago has been reunited with her birth sister - live on Russian television.

Siberia: Frozen to the core

It's hard not to feel like James Bond stepping off the hovercraft on the crunchy ice of frozen solid Lake Baikal in Siberia.

Touring a nuclear fallout zone

The former Soviet city of Pripyat, the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has became an unlikely drawcard for international tourists

Being Diplomatic: Mikhail Korneev, Russia

Diplomats tell us what Kiwis need to know about their homelands.

Putin a hostage of his own wealth web

Reports by two consortiums of investigative journalists purport to have exposed the dealings and offshore accounts of some of Putin's closest associates.

Button that could have ended the world

Safely tucked away from prying eyes, Bunker 42 was Joseph Stalin's expansive nuclear facility built by the Soviet Union during the Cold War