Anatoliy Trapko, 28, attempted to rape the girl, and killed her after he failed because of 'sexual problems', say police.

Premier Dmitry Medvedev bans 'spice' ingredients after 7 deaths and mass poisoning in western Siberia.

No economy class tickets to and from Moscow available 'for three weeks': travel by train takes a week.

But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.

Little orphaned cubs given fresh chance after being rescued and then adopted and nurtured with the help of zoos and vets.

Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.

Operator MTS plugs in key northern communities to fast mobile internet.

Scientists discover 'first' creature to move from water to land almost 400 million years ago.