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

Secret KGB documents and a book by ex-FSB colonel kickstart 100 year old search for missing Romanov treasures and valuables.

Searches underway at homes and offices of Igor Pushkarev and his relatives.

Chinese newspaper notices straw man on duty at Amur River watchtower.

Russian tourists stuck in western Mongolia after closure of frontier to stop spread of infection.

Radicals planned attack in Pyt-Yakh in Khanty-Mansi region two years ago.

Illegal export was heading for China, before smuggling chain busted in major operation in Khabarovsk region.

Expedition finds shocking evidence of illegal hunting of Russian Red Book animals.

Masked assailant believed to be 9th grade student wielded axe in class ‘cutting off boy’s finger and wounding girl’.