From 'fireworks' made from nothing more than hot water in minus 50C, to surfing in the Pacific, this is the New Year on our doorstep.

Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.

A Moscow scientist is calling for a new scientific expedition to solve the mystery of a huge 'monster'. 

Pictures show 1,835 men, women and children 'smash record' in the Siberian sun.

It is as great a nightmare as any parent can face: you love the daughter you have raised, but you suddenly discover she is not yours.

Urgent measures underway to evacuate residents of remote villages after flood threat caused by rising water above new ‘dam’.

Real-life adventurers to a 'professional blonde' queue to participate in the ultimate brutal television reality contest, where 'rape and murder' are not banned.

Anton Redkov, 26, wedding planner from Novosibirsk, risks his life in flaming stunt

But seals prove more adept at undertaking polar missions, including potentially killing intruders, say experts.

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.