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

Compass failure: aiming for the Caspian Sea, the elegant birds arrive instead on the Tom River in Kemerovo region, and in the Altai Mountains.

The wreck of the Amurskaya freighter has been found by divers in around 24 metres of water, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

Russian ecologist says his undercover trip shows Arctic ecosystem is irreversibly damaged, as whistleblower in ecological watchdog quits and leaves town.

The Russian government has ordered the evacuation of North Pole-40 Arctic Station.

Daredevil pilot and FOUR passengers with skis and snowboards on single paraglider wait to hear if they have made history.

Greenpeace claim authorities underestimate the scale of destruction, amid warnings of lack of resources to fight fires. 

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

'If we die, I love you,' says one bather struck by bullet-like giant hail stones.

At least eight black bears killed in terrorised Luchegorsk as starving wild animals roam streets and go on the attack.