Debters and tax cheats face new attack in Siberia with a scheme to humiliate them in pubs and restaurants.
In distant times, parts of California and Hawaii were administered from the city of Irkutsk.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.
Zookeepers nurture cotton-top tamarin neglected by adults.
People who live near ammunition depot explosion site find war-like ruins.
Flights late on Thursday and on Friday suffered disruption due to smog caused by blazes in dry woodland made vulnerable by the current heat wave.
Valentin Danilov was released from jail on Saturday after serving eight years of a controversial 13 year jail sentence for selling state secrets to China.
From 'fireworks' made from nothing more than hot water in minus 50C, to surfing in the Pacific, this is the New Year on our doorstep.
Born without lips and chin, disowned by her family, she is to see one of Britain’s top surgeons in the hope that she can finally smile.
'Where is the help? Will there be any help?' begged injured Alexey Veremev, 42, as he used cell phone to report air tragedy.