This Russian treasure has 1,500 species of flora and fauna not found anywhere else on the planet.

The new 6.5 kilometre rail link will open in 2017 across the world's 10th longest river.

It was 50 years ago on Sunday that Valentina Tereshkova made history blasting off into space, the first female in orbit.

He describes a mission to Moscow as the Soviet Union was imploding when he was given access to a document the authorities had earlier claimed did not exist

Marking the centenary of the Paris premiere of the 'The Rite of Spring', the ballet plays for two nights in Novosibirsk.