The asteroid was 'the same size' as the meteor which exploded over Chelyabinsk injuring 1,500.

New rail bridge linking the two countries symbolizes closest-ever economic co-operation between neighbors.

The man who fell out of a train in below minus 40C and ran seven kilometres in the blistering cold says he didn't bother to tell his wife of his amazing ordeal.

After months of speculation, parliament and President rubber-stamp deal that will see gas sent to China.

In beach resort of Listvyanka alone, 98 contaminated streams are disgorging sewage and chemical waste into the pristine waters of the world's oldest lake.

Dozens of volunteers join search to find his loveable, trusting German Shepherd kidnapped by dog-snatchers.

Showing for party founded by Vladimir Putin mirrors the rest of Russia, but ultranationalist Liberal Democrats nudge Communists to third place.

The luxurious new 175-room Marriott is changing the face of the city in readiness for a 2014 opening. 

Bronze age man 'inhaled smoke' which may have led to 'lung cancer', and disease then ate holes in his bones, experts believe.