Thousands of hectares of land ablaze with no signs of a let-up.
Bronze Age burial near Lake Baikal intrigues archeologists who have not yet revealed contents of leather pouch between man's kneecaps.
Private helicopter brought in to located Tyva Avia aircraft that had 13 people on board in remote Siberia.
Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.
Many dozens of skeletons, bones and coffins from old graveyard found as water level lowers.
Friends of missing American questioned using polygraph by police as search goes on for 25 year old student last seen early Sunday.
Warmer winter caused problems for Sergey whose misfortune, and quick rescue, were captured on his own hi-tech camera.