The Russian president pledges to open up exports of liquefied natural gas to meet Far East demand.

But how did ancient artists create prehistoric masterpieces on sheer cliffs today only accessible by sophisticated modern climbing equipment?

'Second Spring' arrives with rhododendron blossoming for rare encore in October.

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

Swimming 1km, in the middle of the winter, in Siberia, at water temperature of zero Celsius and air temperature below -30C.

Demands increased on 3 August for a 'state of emergency' to be declared on the world's fifth longest river due to a catastrophic shortage of water.

Currently there are 730,000 animals but numbers are 'unsustainable', risking disease spreading and chronic overgrazing.

Photographer seeks crowdfunding for trip to this little known natural wonder so remote that almost no pictures exist.

The 19th century vessel - formerly the Royal Navy's HMS Pandora - sank as Americans raced to be first to North Pole.

Real 'no kidding' story emerges on removal of odd couple Amur and Timur.