Pensioner from the UK says medical staff among best in the world after he fell suddenly ill on dream trip across Russia with his wife.

Traffic officer seriously injured after bravely placing own patrol car in front of buses carrying 93 youngsters to prevent head-on smash.

Slava, aged 9, had miraculous escape after metal handle somehow pierced his rib cage.

Court rules there is no case to answer for 73-year-old who helped cancer sufferer.

Police seeking to unravel 'murky' truth in blame game over what went wrong.

Aged 68, she has never seen a town - and refused a helicopter ride to hospital.

Clocks change for the final time, except in Kemerovo, Kamchatka and Chukotka. Confused?

Praise for people who give blood in Siberia's biggest city at a special nationwide action day for donors on Saturday.

Derek Doy, 71, was determined to fulfil his childhood dream, overcoming his heart trouble in Novosibirsk, to complete trip.