Elephants Magda and Jenny are poised to return to the circus ring after being saved from the intense Siberian cold - by vodka.

Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.

Hopes for significant rise of Chinese visitors and special fares between April and October to encourage young Russians to travel to Baikal.

The Okhotsk Sea quake registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 600km, and prompted a tsunami warning. 

US Paralympic star on emotional journey back to her roots to meet the parents who gave her up for adoption.

Infant lost its mother but 43,500 years later gives remarkable evidence that cavemen in prehistoric Europe were RIGHT to draw the species with spots.

The senior politician called for a change of identity for the vast eastern third of Russia, as the country angles itself towards Asia.

The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.

An army of almost 3000 foreign workers combine with locals to get the city ready for the September APEC summit of world leaders.