Video shows how breeders corral the horses into the water, believing the island grass is more nutritious.

Previously unknown subspecies confirmed by DNA tests and probably numbering around 400.

Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.

At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.

Up to 30 shot dead after winning traditional spring reindeer races in remote Tiksi.

Despite warnings of severe temperatures, hundreds of thousands of Russians take ice dips in an annual ritual marking Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan.

Officials deny any risk of atomic contamination from the site in Sakha Republic.

Fisherman keeps warm when his ice hole erupts in flames but he still netted a good catch