The stunning pictures of a volcanic eruption and lava flow were taken by Liudmila and Andrew, bloggers and travellers.
The tragedy was at an industrial waste plant near the oil rich Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk.
Schoolgirls found the kittens on waste land in Novosibirsk, and built a shelter.
The Arctic was at the centre of world's attention in recent years, with the Nordic countries now on a steady, but a serious race for dominance in the region.
People begin to mop up their waterlogged homes: but what about the 'abandoned' dogs and cats?
Aircraft had been flying as part of a test flight following an engine change when it came down.
Boy, 11, jumped from 4th floor window engulfed by inferno; girl, 12, phoned aunt to say ‘Please tell Mum I love her'.