Many Pacific islands are famed for their palm trees, but Sakhalin is facing some of the heaviest January blizzards in living memory.
Flights late on Thursday and on Friday suffered disruption due to smog caused by blazes in dry woodland made vulnerable by the current heat wave.
Four bodies found, search underway for the other six on board a capsized patrol boat in poor weather.
We join photographer Kisoon Choi on a journey of discovery across Yakutia and the Far East and celebrate the unique landscapes, cities and peoples.
These extraordinary pictures give graphic new evidence of climate change.
A Moscow scientist is calling for a new scientific expedition to solve the mystery of a huge 'monster'.
Yakutia Airlines boosts flights from Alaska to some of the world's greatest, yet most unexplored holiday destinations.
The world famous traveller made call ahead of his latest epic adventure by dog sled to Greeland via the North Pole.
Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.