Warnings of worse rain for the rest of the week came on Wednesday as evacuation of 30 settlements was planned by the authorities.

Siberia's colossal resource potential is a great competitive advantage that needs to be skilfully deployed.

Weak and hungry animal saved from dogs as it searched desperately for food.

Pilot error, technical malfunction and bad weather are all possible causes checked by investigators.

Clocks change for the final time, except in Kemerovo, Kamchatka and Chukotka. Confused?

At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.

The 7,000  year old volcano is the highest mountain in Russia outside the Caucases. 

The French-built 'Vladivostok' is at the centre of a dispute over sanctions.

Pioneering director of Novosibirsk Zoo died age 75 following medical treatment in Israel.