Olga Laponnikova, 44, cocooned the girl as the L-410 turboprop 'fell like a stone' into woodland a mile from runaway in Nelkan, eastern Russia.

Former spies and military operatives write handbook for tourists and hunters, using techniques learned during Soviet era.

People who live near ammunition depot explosion site find war-like ruins.

Pilot error, technical malfunction and bad weather are all possible causes checked by investigators.

The bear 'had wrong compass settings’ and came south, the first polar bear seen in city since 1970s.

Incredible escape for dozens more as carriages overturn and fall into sea amid hurricane-force winds.

The death toll from unusually heavy snowstorms rose to ten at the weekend.

Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.

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