Photographers enchanted by polar bear's maternal instinct as they capture these heartwarming pictures.
Gazprom says operations are 'in full swing' with work due to start soon on iconic pipeline to provide gas on eastern route.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US secretary of state John Kerry will attend the May 14-15 Arctic Council in Kiruna, Sweden.
Sightings of 'primeval monsters' in Siberia's Lake Labynkyr were made before 'Nessie' was spotted in Scotland.
She accuses police of 'ineptitude', 'misinformation' and 'cover-up' over student Colin Madsen's death.
Vladimir Putin and Chinese president witness agreement that will see cross-border cooperation to work in massive Far East mine.
A new find of remains of a child aged 8 to 10 dating from around the 5th century AD suggests a sophisticated knowledge of surgical skills.