A series of earthquakes measuring from 5,5 to 6,9 on the Richter scale rocked Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka peninsula early on Sunday, hitting the same spot where powerful…

A fire broke out in an office building in the Russian Pacific coast city of Vladivostok on Monday, killing nine people and injuring at least 15 others as trapped victims jumped…

A toxic slick floating down a river from China for more than a month was due to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk within hours and experts were making last-minute preparations…

A Russian mini-submarine with seven sailors aboard got caught on a fishing net and is stuck on the sea floor off Russia’s Pacific Coast, navy officials said on Friday. Navy…

Young Russians are reluctant to be weaned off cigarettes, and a drive to persuade them hand over their packets of fags in return for sweets on Thursday fell flat, organisers…

One of the world’s most aggressive volcanoes has stepped up its eruptions in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula. Volcanic bombs flew as far as 7km away from the irate…

Even if it took over 73 years to power up the world’s longest railway, the Trans-Siberian is now fully electrified, officials said on Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il early on Tuesday launched his unofficial visit to Russia’s Pacific far east, where he may hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later…