The loved-ones of the nine crew of a freighter loaded with gold ore are refusing to give up the slender hope that they will be found alive.

Three more players rushed to hospital after suffering injuries in thunderstorm tragedy.

Footage shows locals in Norilsk struggle to cope with fierce winter blizzard, but weather warnings save lives. 

Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.

They say every cloud has a silver lining, and it looks like the same is true with typhoons.

After three weeks, the authorities are at a loss to explain what happened to eight out of nine members of the wrecked Amurskaya vessel.

A man tailed by two hungry wolves had a miraculous escape after four days lost on foot in Russia's coldest region.

Described as 'wonders of nature', explore two of the most fascinating places on earth where the warm sand dunes meet the icy steppe.

Wrapped in reindeer hide and fur, the 6-to-7 year old was protected by a child-sized bronze axe and bear's pendant.

Compass failure: aiming for the Caspian Sea, the elegant birds arrive instead on the Tom River in Kemerovo region, and in the Altai Mountains.