Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Five people have been killed and a further seven injured in a fire at a detention center in the city of Yakutsk, which houses ...

In the heart of Russia's Siberian region lies a city that endures perpetual permafrost, yet experiences temperatures hotter ...

Yakutsk in Siberia, Russia is one of the coldest places in the world, with a record low temperature of -64C recorded on 5 February 5 1891. During January, the average low temperature is -42C with the ...