Alexey Paramonov, 36, stayed with the whales until tide returned, keeping them safe and hydrated.

Last minute rescue bid to prevent Russia's second largest airline going bankrupt.

Raging flames engulf vessel in ten minutes, but 122 passengers escape safely in life rafts after 'pandemonium'.

Siberian 'suslik' needs human rescue from passing motorists on Olkhon island in Lake Baikal.

His whiskers were caked in frost after he had sheltered for warmth under a car in the Urals city of Zlatoust - video.

Men reunited with their families after successful operation to free them after fears  of gas leaks and more rock falls.

Yana Tamocheva became lost while picking berries with her mother in Krasnoyarsk region.

While in another incident bystanders shoot a cell phone film of a man drowning, not thinking to call the emergency services.

29 carriages with coal went off the rails on the Trans-Siberian line in Irkutsk region.

Residents marooned on rooftops after snow melt and heavy rain causes Karasul River to burst its banks.