Or were they 'murdered by creditors' after failing to pay back loans in economic crisis?

The horrific shooting of boxer Ivan Klimov, 24, is dramatically caught on camera outside the Angar nightclub in Omsk.

Officially Colin Madsen, 25, died from hypothermia on a hiking trip in Buryatia, but his family are convinced he was killed.

Pioneering life-saving operation to be carried out this week, as bid made to find and shame the gunman.

Defying the doubters, the world's longest cable-stayed bridge opened to regular motorists on Wednesday across the Bosphorus East Strait.

Facilities, including a library and even a pasta and meat shop, ensure jail in Krasnoyarsk tops the list as the best place to be on remand.

Otto Lagerfeld held in bleak camp in Verkhoyansk for four years of First World War, show contemporary documents.

Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula.

Official's daughter ploughed onto pavement at high speed and was sentenced to prison but now walks free under Kremlin amnesty.

Olga Kurochkina earlier appealed to Vladimir Putin to force the authorities to check if her husband was killed by cannibals.