Law enforcement officers sought to 'force confessions from students' in case of US citizen Colin Madsen, found dead in Buryatia.

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.

Venison exports will 'increase' despite first anthrax outbreak in 70 years, but scientists remain adamant: Herd numbers must fall further.

The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.

Meanwhile, Emergencies' Minister vows better space monitoring of flooding as plans underway to stop a repeat of 2013 crisis.

Moscow today condemned North Korea's latest nuclear test but said that there was no threat to Russians living in close proximity to the border.

Russia’s coldest region struggles to tame fires intensified by lengthy heatwave in extreme north.

Total of 110,000 tonnes sent to Europe across the new Northern Sea Route.

Russian army in battle to erect dikes to hold back the swirling Amur River as evacuations begin in low-lying areas.

Reclusive state bordering Russian Far East claims to have 'joined the ranks of advanced nuclear states'.