Singles' tours for well-to-do men who crave women with 'white skin and blue eyes'.

Pet Druzhok was evacuated but swam back to stand on the doorstep of his waterlogged house, holding back the tide.

Shocking but inspiring account of heroic woman who survived after bear overpowered her, then buried her alive as its dinner.

At least 30,000 homes are hit by flooding in Amur region, with Vladimir Putin ordering more emergency aid to stricken people.

Flooding now covers an area almost as large as France, Germany and Britain combined, or close to the equivalent of Texas and California.

Mother-of-two buried alive in forest prepares to be transferred to another hospital for treatment to start.

Irkutsk Airport seen as potential destination by major airlines at Routes Asia - 2014 forum in Malaysia.

The Russian president spoke after flying over devastated settlements, and fields were crops have been destroyed.