With smoke having blown as far as the US and Canada, experts now say 'the trend is positive' in controlling fires raging from the Urals to the Pacific.

Druzhok was rescued once but swam back to do his duty on the doorstep of the waterlogged house in Eastern Russia.

Pet Druzhok was evacuated but swam back to stand on the doorstep of his waterlogged house, holding back the tide.

Two cargo jets purchased to supply goods bought on internet to remote Siberian locations.

End the bottleneck on flights from Vladivostok, says Primorsky region governor.

Aisen Nikolaev is drenched by Khaarchaana - the Yakutian Snow Maiden - in minus 10C temperature.

Reclusive state bordering Russian Far East claims to have 'joined the ranks of advanced nuclear states'.

The vehicle with Orthodox pilgrims on board flipped into a ditch and overturned down an embankment, falling 'the height of a 5 storey building’.

More than century of waiting ended on Saturday as just married couples were the first to walk on the new cable-stayed Golden Horn Bay Bridge.

Session seen as a significant step towards improving economic prospects for vast priority region including eastern Siberia.