The 5.3 tremor was felt over a wide area but was centred some 21km from Belovo in Kemerovo region.

More than eighty rescue workers and a helicopter are involved in the hunt for the boys in sub-zero temperatures.

Survivor from helicopter disaster 'used stars and moon' to direct rescuers to crash site: he was only of 3 survivors out of 22 on board.

Elders claim mummy's absence has caused natural disasters and send new petition to Kremlin after first snub from Putin.

Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.

‘Full skeleton was illegally dug from ground in Siberia before being sent to UK and auctioned for £115,000’.

Members of Russian Olympic surfing team suffered major loss of eyesight after training at the peninsula.

The swollen Amur River reached a depth of 910 cm near Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Sunday, with fears it could hit 940cm. 

Russian ecologist says his undercover trip shows Arctic ecosystem is irreversibly damaged, as whistleblower in ecological watchdog quits and leaves town.

More than 20,000 residents were moved as rivers burst their banks with forecasts of worsening flooding later this week.