Locals do not believe official claims that the precious metals  have been found - and they’re aiming to get rich.

Emergency services in major operation with higher toll feared.

Scientist thought he had stumbled upon an unusual stone, only for tests to show he had unearthed major dinosaur find.

TNK-BP, a Russian-British company, is under fire concerning 784 environmental accidents reported in 2011, compared with 20 by rival Lukoil.

Heavy snow falls in recent days cause mayhem in Russia's 'San Francisco'.

Critics call it ‘Chernobyl on ice’ but authorities say it is vital to provide energy to remote port in Chukotka.

Grigory Akhara, 21, was unconscious but alive when driver Ulyana Lobanova, 30, and her foul-mouthed husband Roman, 42, refused to back-up.

Siberian Natalia Fileva, 55, co-owner of S7 airline, perished alongside her father in private plane tragedy in Germany.

One child sends chilling video message home from inferno: ‘Mum, we’ve got a problem here.’