Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.

Intelligence officials in Seoul expressed surprise over a secret 'unknown visit' to eastern Russia by the Communist country's head of state Kim Jong-un.

'Sensational' find of two cubs, the best preserved ever seen in the world, announced today.

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

Findings pave the way for a 1.2 million square kilometre claim to the UN on hydrocarbon drilling rights.

An investigation is underway in Tyva region over thousands of people being left without heating in temperatures of minus 40C.

A methane explosion at  Mine No. 7 in the Prokopyevsky district of Kemerovo region led to the deaths of four miners.

Russian president hints at possible future 'compromises' on dispute over the islands, as 2nd Eastern Economic Forum opens in Vladivostok.

Cloning hope after autopsy of 'pet' frozen in permafrost since pre-historic times.