This is the clearest evidence that our ancestors speared and killed the extinct giant.

Board a train in London and travel across Siberia all the way to Tokyo?

Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.

Homes underwater in this Far East city, but Russia escapes the worst of destruction.

New statistics on Saturday showed the vast scale of the human effort in Russia to halt a natural disaster that has destroyed swathes of woodland and taiga.

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

Tribute for Druzhok who swam back to his own home to protect it against the rising tide of water, and became a symbol of hope.

Expert says deadly gas released from melting permafrost region will lead to 'awful' consequences for global warming.

More than 20,000 residents were moved as rivers burst their banks with forecasts of worsening flooding later this week.