Aged 20, he never went to school but is confident he will easily pass university entrance exams.

Airline Rossiya paints unique livery of an endangered Amur leopard on a Boeing 777-300.

Celebrities, millionaire collectors and even royalty all want a piece of the Siberian 'phenomenon' who is still relatively unknown in his homeland.

New four times a week link between Beijing and Vladivostok.

Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.

Krasnoyarsk's skies have been black since the start of the New Year, with locals complaining of 'chemical smell', lack of oxygen.

New confessions mean his female victims now number 69, with at least a dozen more charges expected soon, taking his macabre toll to 81.