Fears are rising for eight year old Nastya Lutsishina who disappeared after her gymnastics class finished ten minutes early.

Fires have wreaked havoc this summer with Yakutia and the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous the latest to be hard hit.

Wildfires rage around Lake Baikal with 5,000-plus emergency workers deployed.

Grapes for first 10,000 bottles of wine now being harvested in Altai vineyards.

Problems may not be over yet, warn meteorologists, as police are on high alert in 14 areas.

Probe under way into tragedy of two women and man gunned down by colleague said to have had problems at work. 

The badly battered body of Nastya Lutsishina was found on Saturday ending hopes she could be found alive.

Amur leopard Killy - one of only 80 in the wild - was struck by a car last year, but new pictures show her alive and thriving.

Remarkable tale of survival for animal as it dragged limp body 11km back towards home leaving trail of blood behind him.