At least 90 left homeless in one village after raging infernos, say reports.

Owner claims she almost 'passed out' after seeing state of her 'ruined' $250,000 country cottage, in which 3 children lived.

As usual there is outlandish speculation about an alien visit, but there is genuine puzzlement and disagreement among experts over the mystery object.

The vehicle with Orthodox pilgrims on board flipped into a ditch and overturned down an embankment, falling 'the height of a 5 storey building’.

This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.

Fears for plan to stimulate Russian economy via major infrastructure links to Asia and Europe as Beijing announces rival scheme.

Two Chinese companies compete to build a permafrost crossing of the Lena River.

New route connecting (almost) to diamond capital Yakutsk faces funding and contractor crisis causing delay.

Long-held dream for a crossing at Yakutsk gets a boost from China.