'Spy plane' was monitoring Siberia under Open Skies treaty aimed at reducing tension after Cold War.
People evacuated after thunderstorms-with-no-rain ignite foliage and forests.
Angara Airlines An-24 loses one engine then hits sewage treatment works and bursts into flames after crew lost control.
Fresh water supply crisis looms in parts of Siberia as critics accuse hydroelectric firm of 'excessive drainage' from lake.
Several injuries among 159 passengers and crew as plane skidded off the runway, breaking a wing and damaging landing gear, at Osh airport.
Residents marooned on rooftops after snow melt and heavy rain causes Karasul River to burst its banks.
All on board safe after An-148 jet returns to Talakan Airport soon after takeoff.
Firefighters tenderly carry the little pigs to safety during four hour battle to extinguish fire.
At least 90 left homeless in one village after raging infernos, say reports.