Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.
Like an approaching UFO, the bright white luminous ball glides over a field, before heading into woodland.
Proposals have been made for high speed trains to run on two routes between Omsk and Novosibirsk, and Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk.
Back in Soviet times, Akademgorodok was known as one of the best places to live, a home to some of the USSR's greatest scientists.
Tornado - first since 1954 - signals freak downpour, opening craters in roads which swallow up cars.
Anti-viral drug used to beat avian and swine flu.
Foreign visitors transiting on Russian airlines will be able to stay for 72 hours without documents as part of move to help boost tourism and economy.
Meet our unique Siberian love child, a female cross between a lion and a tigress, and the undisputed star of Novosibirsk Zoo.