A further 14 members of a Russian cult that has been holed up in a cave for months awaiting the end of the world have emerged this morning, an emergency official said.

A Russian doomsday cult leader who sent his followers into a cave to wait for the end of the world went back on his word to try to persuade them to release their children today.

A Russian doomsday cult leader who sent his followers into a cave to wait for the end of the world was taken to the site today to try to persuade them to release their children.