A preliminary criminal probe has been opened in Moscow amid allegations that the boy Yegor Shatabalov- now aged ten- was adopted under false pretences.
Giant sinkhole threatens more homes as it widens each week.
Dozens of volunteers join search to find his loveable, trusting German Shepherd kidnapped by dog-snatchers.
Monuments to the Bolshevik leader are the key to a new competitive sport called Lenining.
Officials promise to monitor situation after four-fold increase in size since February.
Yury Obraztsov, 54, was beaten, whipped and fed on animal food for 3 years after going missing in 2014.
Oksana Aslanova, 26, born in Tyumen region, named as killer in train station massacre.
New discovery of rare crystal Rosenbergite at 'burning ice' site where earth is hot despite temperatures of minus 35C.
Maria Grischenko praised for bravery in fighting back against double-murderer who threatened to kill her if she resisted.