The fatal accident was some 200km east of Tyumen in Siberia when an oncoming car struck a 1970 Chevrolet C10 driven by Emma Wilkinson, 47.

Russia could get a major boost from an influx of Chinese visitors.

Elders in Altai Mountains vote to reinter mummy of ancient woman 'to stop her anger which causes floods and earthquakes'.

Kamvari Architects won an open international competition to design information kiosks along the world's most famous rail route.

Cornered by local dogs, the animal 'growled' before rescuers saved it.

But how did ancient artists create prehistoric masterpieces on sheer cliffs today only accessible by sophisticated modern climbing equipment?

Pictures of the paws, stashed in the tyres of their vehicle, have gone around the world.

Abnormally hot May weather resembles midsummer with air temperatures as high as +35C.

Stunning pictures as shamans from around the world gather in Sayan Mountains.

Experts still divided over mysterious 1,300-year-old fortress-like structure located on island in middle of lake.