Viktoria Adaeva went out to play on an ice slide before climbing onto a nearby 'turtle' also sculpted of ice.

Agafya Lykova, 71, airlifted to hospital after suffering 'acute pains' in intense cold at her forest home more than 100 km from nearest town.

Intrigue over how German-made 12th century blade, adorned in Sweden, reached Siberia.

Rare outbreak of 'hooliganism' in build-up to FIFA World Cup leaves 30 year old father dead 'from cracked temple and broken neck’.

Il-76 plane crashed while battling wildfires; Minister vows 'We will never forget them.'

'I've got to talk to my British colleague,' said the Russian president as he left a key fuel and energy session to take the phone call.

This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.

New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks.