Off-road vehicle was swept away by swirling flow killing 7 children and 3 adults - including the bridegroom who was driving the jeep.

Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.

Adventurers from Irkutsk's A1team spruce up the giant lake's shoreline, before showcasing its stunning scenery - and ancient rock paintings.

Man kills his girlfriend in supposed murder-suicide pact because they could not bear to be apart then fails to take his own life.

Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.

Silence from the authorities but residents say former Ukrainian president's son should have known Baikal was too dangerous to drive on.

Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.

Remarkable images show a test tube blood sample from a female of the long-extinct species. 

Law enforcement officers sought to 'force confessions from students' in case of US citizen Colin Madsen, found dead in Buryatia.