Pensioner from the UK says medical staff among best in the world after he fell suddenly ill on dream trip across Russia with his wife.
Elsewhere in Buryatia, close to Lake Baikal, there are reports of other strange sightings.
She accuses police of 'ineptitude', 'misinformation' and 'cover-up' over student Colin Madsen's death.
He emphasised the importance of the economically buoyant Asian-Pacific region as critical to the development of Russia as Western markets stall.
Move can boost tourism as free port and pacific capital Vladivostok opens up.
New methods of refining medical prescription to benefit the patient's individual genetic make-up are being pioneered in Siberia.
Skin and skull of rare animal was hidden in the suspect's car.
Inspired by the Second World War, enterprising Siberian creates generator to power his vehicle without petrol.
Bronze Age burial near Lake Baikal intrigues archeologists who have not yet revealed contents of leather pouch between man's kneecaps.