Defences were breached in Komsomolsk-on-Amur engulfing several villages, as forced evacuation rise.
New Russian national park, aimed at saving endangered big cats has won praise from Prince Michael of Kent.
Many residents have refused to leave their homes because of the worst flooding since records began.
Vice Premier says 'majority' of work on the replacement to Soyuz for future of Space travel likely to be in city of Omsk.
FSB say Konstantin Zhuravlyov, 35, is now back with his family in Tomsk after being held as a 'spy' by Syrian opposition.
Sketch sells for 990,000 roubles at New York charity auction alongside rare items belonging to Hollywood superstars.
Blazes raging just 50km from the Arctic Ocean in Yakutia.
A plan to develop a 22,000 hectare plantation area for corn and beans is being actively studied by the South Korean government.