Druzhok was rescued once but swam back to do his duty on the doorstep of the waterlogged house in Eastern Russia.
Tornado - first since 1954 - signals freak downpour, opening craters in roads which swallow up cars.
Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.
Russia’s coldest region harvests first berries and mushrooms weeks ahead of schedule.
Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.
Urgent measures underway to evacuate residents of remote villages after flood threat caused by rising water above new ‘dam’.
Surely not a unicorn but scientists are as yet unsure about the owner of this intriguing horn fragment which is perhaps 18,000 years old.
Latest survivors give harrowing accounts of how they feared they would drown in underground tidal wave.
Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.
Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.