Ideas are clearly needed for more effective ways of countering the annual wildfire scourge, as the trend remains towards drier and hotter summers.

As one area continues to fight blaze, communities in tragedy-hit Khakassia show that human spirit and togetherness can prevail.

Predators seek food in villages all around Siberia as climate expert warns of worse fires each year due to soaring rise in temperatures, 10C above average.

Tearful plea on president's televised call-in leads to promise to overcome carnage in Khakassia and Chita.

Probe under way into tragedy of two women and man gunned down by colleague said to have had problems at work. 

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

More than 40 wounded  from the accident.

Probe into gas blast at Achinsk refinery in the Krasnoyarsk region.