The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.

It is as great a nightmare as any parent can face: you love the daughter you have raised, but you suddenly discover she is not yours.

Officially Colin Madsen, 25, died from hypothermia on a hiking trip in Buryatia, but his family are convinced he was killed.

Four sex attackers posted vile images on Twitter in case which shocked Russia.

Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.

Leaders of the Free Willy project beg the president to intervene with trapped orca and beluga whales.

Young boys scream in pain and terror as they are shown being struck repeatedly with a belt by a vicious female 'carer'.

Tsar's daughter may, after all, have escaped the execution which wiped out the royal family, says new book.

Police checking claims, with one suspect insisting she has been 'framed', and put under police guard after death threats.

Church and human rights leaders in Siberia condemn 'abomination' and 'bestial' act.