The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.

2,500 adults, 623 children so far vaccinated in the Republic of Tuva to prevent flea-spreading of the decease.

Tearful plea on president's televised call-in leads to promise to overcome carnage in Khakassia and Chita.

Four times weekly service from Moscow-Chita-Moscow started on 27 October.

Bronze age man 'inhaled smoke' which may have led to 'lung cancer', and disease then ate holes in his bones, experts believe.

Lifelike model shows the first known plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales.

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

At least 90 left homeless in one village after raging infernos, say reports.