Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

Russian tourists stuck in western Mongolia after closure of frontier to stop spread of infection.

She has lived in the wilderness for 71 years but famous Old Believer faces the cameras to deliver world a message for first time.

He is believed to be 20, born in the wild, never went to school, received no vaccinations, and was cut off from civilisation.

Neglected by her parents as well as a 'stepfather from hell': Will no-one help this teenager stranded 6,000 miles from home?

Beauty parlour owner Yulia Kiseleva, 27, was drunk as she drove her Mercedes-Benz into Toyota Highlander at 160 kph.

After archeologists dug up the ancient mummy - preserved in permafrost - natural disasters were unleashed in Siberia, court told.

A suspected cannibal is to be given a lie detector test this week in a bid to resolve the mysterious case of the fisherman 'eaten by his friends'.

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

From levitating grass houses to kindergartens made of cheese and containers that heat themselves via text message... welcome to the future.