Tragic death of mentally handicapped man after he is left at bus stop for 12 hours in minus 30C cold.

Fears are rising for eight year old Nastya Lutsishina who disappeared after her gymnastics class finished ten minutes early.

Discovery of blood in creature frozen for 43,000 years is seen as major breakthrough by international team.

Scientist and senator calls for thousands of Baikal's endemic seals to be hunted.

Crew of Siberian UTair plane tell of 'confusion and silence' from air traffic controllers at key moment.

Remarkable images show a test tube blood sample from a female of the long-extinct species. 

Government announces $1.8 bln package, while volunteers from all over the wolrd collect more than 450 tonnes of trash from the shoreline of the unique lake.

Unique pictures taken this month show the Sailugem bear, proving both that this species was not mythical - and has survived - in the Altai Mountains.

Olga Kurochkina earlier appealed to Vladimir Putin to force the authorities to check if her husband was killed by cannibals. 

Olga Kurochkina earlier appealed to Vladimir Putin to force the authorities to check if her husband was killed by cannibals.