Acrobats from a sports club were killed after driver lost control in poor weather and hit oncoming truck.

Excessive hot, dry weather behind spread of poisonous creature to Ulan-Ude.

Mi-8 delivered Hannah McKeand and Canadian companion to remote island weather station but crashed soon after, as pair abandon North Pole attempt.

Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.

Nowhere in the world runs its roads, trains and airports as well as Siberia during the harsh winters.

Four bodies found, search underway for the other six on board a capsized patrol boat in poor weather.

After 1,907 kilometre odyssey, crossbreed is back home to his day job keeping polar bears at bay in remote weather station. 

Recent days have seen Siberia's nickel capital hotter than Nice and on a par with Naples.

Aircraft 'full of passengers' blown 180 degrees as Boeing 737 is lashed in blizzard.