On July 2, 2008, an explosion tore through an apartment building in Sochiâ™s Adler district, causing three floors to collapse. </p>

// Jul. 03, 2008 - 10:28 GMT

The final stage of the Mrs. World 2008 pageant in Kaliningrad on June 29.

// Jul. 01, 2008 - 11:10 GMT

Spain lifted the European Championship trophy Sunday night, their first major soccer title for 44 years in a deserved 1–0 win over Germany in the Euro-2008 finals at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.

// Jun. 30, 2008 - 08:13 GMT

On June 30, 2008, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the âœTunguska eventâ�, when a large meteoroid or comet fragment exploded near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in East Siberia. This is the only meteor impact in recorded history comparable to a nuclear explosion. </p>

// Jun. 26, 2008 - 08:05 GMT

Scoring a dramatic 3:1 victory over the Netherlands, Russia made it to EURO 2008 semi-finals

// Jun. 23, 2008 - 14:24 GMT

According to tradition, the opening ceremony of the 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held in the Pushkinsky movie theater.

// Jun. 23, 2008 - 13:31 GMT

On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. WWII gave a boost to the development of the art of military posters. From RIA Novosti archive.

// Jun. 22, 2008 - 05:06 GMT

Russia gave a dazzling display against Sweden in Innsbruck Wednesday night, winning 2–0 to secure a place in the last eight of the European soccer championships.

// Jun. 19, 2008 - 07:23 GMT

Latin American Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara would have turned 80 on June 14. Che was the incarnation of revolutionary and moral integrity. He was an example of boldness and resolve during fighting, and in everyday life.

// Jun. 14, 2008 - 16:21 GMT

The Kremlin in Kazan, the capital of the autonomous republic of Tatarstan in the Volga area of Russia, combines Islamic and Russian Orthodox architecture.

// Jun. 11, 2008 - 10:23 GMT