The explosion at around 17.00 local time on Monday came during painting works at plant on the Yenisei River upstream of the city of Krasnoyarsk.

Hermit Agafya Lykova to be sent urgent supplies this week to help her get through winter.

All Nippon Airways tours Tolmachevo and says it meets with high standards required to deal with planes that divert between Japan and Europe.

Slava, aged 9, had miraculous escape after metal handle somehow pierced his rib cage.

People gasp as they watch horror in remote Arctic town of Dudinka.

Alexander Chepurnov had already recovered once when he re-infected himself in an experiment.

A few years ago only 30 were living in the wild, but now there is a realistic chance to avoid extinction.

Mongrel becomes surrogate mother for baby big cats at village zoo in Omsk region.