One man's carelessness causes 'fire tornado' which destroys 59 houses, another avoidable blaze razes 17 homes, as state of emergency called.

Ivan and Lubov Leshchenko keep the animals in the backyard of their village of Dubovy Kliuch - Oak key - in the Far East of Russia.

Law enforcement officers sought to 'force confessions from students' in case of US citizen Colin Madsen, found dead in Buryatia.

Lubov means Love in English and this remarkable babushka has done everything for her unusual 'grandchildren'.

No foul play involved as 'satellite evidence' shows Kuzya did not attack chickens across border.

More than a dozen animals killed by self-appointed executioner and dumped by a river near lakeside town.

The Yamal peninsula has the world's richest gas reserves, and soon it will grow juicy tomatoes as well.

US, British, German and Australians not permitted ashore in the remote Bay of Providence.

Wild hoofed animals are in peril in the Far East of Russia due to exceptionally heavy snow falls which are covered by an ice crust.

The endangered creature - which can live for more than 200 years - permitted to be caught despite being in the Russian Red Book.