Thousands of hectares of land ablaze with no signs of a let-up.

Bears are increasingly coming out of the forest in search of food, say wildlife experts.

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

Ukraine has moved its Consulate General from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk. The former Soviet state has other Consultates General around Russia already.

They dived into rivers and lakes to celebrate the Orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany.

Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

'Six die' as bridges swept away and 7,600 evacuated after heavy rains.

In separate case, members of a 'bird mafia' illegally snaring and exporting Red Book hawks and falcons to Middle East were detained in Buryatia.