Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

The oil spill in the Black Sea, caused by damage to two Russian tankers in mid-December, also brought thousands of volunteers from all over the country to come and help address the aftermath of the disaster.

More than a month has passed since two two oil tankers began leaking thousands of tons of oil into the Black Sea after being damaged in a storm. The spill prompted Russian authorities to declare a federal emergency,

Authorities in Russia’s Volgograd region and the Republic of Tatarstan have signed at least 14 government contracts for organizing “health and recreation” trips for children to the Black Sea resort city of Anapa,

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran aground in December, sparking a devastating oil spill that has damaged miles

In the Black Sea, Russia is dealing with what experts in and outside Russia say might be the worst environmental disaster the country has seen this century. Thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil leaked from two Russian oil tankers after they were caught in a Black Sea storm last month.

A group of former American military officers and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to bring a taste of the Black Sea coast to a U.S. audience.

A pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Russian fighter aircraft carried out a eight-hour flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to scramble fighter aircraft to intercept the bombers as they flew within Japan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ).

School districts with excess land acquired through eminent domain or the threat of it may soon have to offer the original owner a chance to buy it back.

That's where the story turns fantastical, leading Briar through centuries-old town secrets, haunted seaside carnivals, and oceanic monsters as she sets out on a quest to rescue her estranged friend Finn, who has gotten lost in time.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland

On Wednesday night, mermaids, pirates, sailors, sea monsters, and a “forever bride” spilled out onto the catwalk at Jean Paul Gaultier headquarters on the Rue Saint Martin, each of their sexy outfits given a cheeky name in the run-of-show text, a house tradition stretching back to the founder’s glory days.