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

Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.

Scientists give startling theory for 1908 Tunguska Event in Siberia which had force of 185 Hiroshima bombs.

But how did ancient artists create prehistoric masterpieces on sheer cliffs today only accessible by sophisticated modern climbing equipment?

After her ordeal, Yulia Romanova, 34, cannot yet speak in intensive care: what dark secrets is she trying to tell? 

Low temperatures are a time for fun in -50C and below - riding bikes, ice swimming or eating frozen noodles.

Putin prepares to head to New Delhi to approve deal as Moscow looks to expand trade links with Asia.

Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.