Rodents also 'put in bottles and thrown to audience', claim protesters.

Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches. 

I hate the cold, yet here I was, in winter, boarding a plane for Siberia. This was no holiday– after all, no one goes to Siberia for a holiday!

Few businessmen know Russia as well as Vadim Dymov, but he has a special affection for Siberia - and Siberians.

Medically impossible? No - this was a true injury, and here are the X-rays, say medics.

‘Taiga burning’ - as scared bears are driven out of their natural habitat towards settlements where they are shot as danger to people.

Journey 'in search of my father', as joint Russian-American expedition sets out to bring home crashed wartime Douglas C-47 from tundra.

While in another incident bystanders shoot a cell phone film of a man drowning, not thinking to call the emergency services.

New director Andrey Gorban, 47, on the challenges of modernising one of Siberia's favourite zoos, and dealing with his tapir's tantrums.