The Russian-registered vessel sent out Mayday signals on Sunday morning sparking a huge search and rescue operation in stormy weather conditions.

A chase of the Sierra Leone registered Sapsan came after the vessel was detected in Russian waters by border patrol boat Argal.

'Turn to the East', which started a year ago, is gaining popularity

This spike of bear cannibalism is reported at the South-Kamchatka nature reserve in Kamchatka.

Dmitry Medvedev promises economic and military development of territory disputed since the end of World War Two.

Strategic bombers redeployed Eastern Military District in snap exercises called by Vladimir Putin.

The loved-ones of the nine crew of a freighter loaded with gold ore are refusing to give up the slender hope that they will be found alive.

Scientists are puzzling to explain the tremor, 8.3 on the Richter scale, by far the largest since records began. 

Life returns to port of Tiksi with construction of a military town.

Leaders of the Free Willy project beg the president to intervene with trapped orca and beluga whales.