Video footage from Yakutia divides opinion: cruelty or necessary because predator was dangerous to people? Inquiry is underway.
Russian tourists stuck in western Mongolia after closure of frontier to stop spread of infection.
Fans in Novosibirsk joined a global party to mark the 50th anniverary of the BBC's cult sci-fi series 'Doctor Who'.
With smoke having blown as far as the US and Canada, experts now say 'the trend is positive' in controlling fires raging from the Urals to the Pacific.
Rising numbers of catwalk models and cover stars come from ‘world’s emerging beauty capital’.
Low temperatures are a time for fun in -50C and below - riding bikes, ice swimming or eating frozen noodles.
Tomsk student Ekaterina Bocharova, 21, wins competition against rival cat and tiger designs.