Think Thailand, and probably schools are not the first thing to come into your head.

Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.

Aged approximately 45,000 years, this might be the world’s oldest animal statuette.

Russian officials claimed little orphan Maxim Kuzmin suffered an appalling death after being adopted to the US. 

How a poacher turned gamekeeper is helping the survival of these endangered cats.

5,000 year old site used for fish processing but also rituals which remain a 'huge mystery' involving wolverines and ermine.

A new service in Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, allows people to hire a pet by the hour.

Thousands of people fleeing the Middle East and Africa into Europe should be redirected to Russia, claims economist Fred E Foldvary.