The deposit and surrounding area were named Royal Salt Shaker by Peter the Great.

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

Cloning hope after autopsy of 'pet' frozen in permafrost since pre-historic times.

20 student construction teams to take part in building the new Vostochny spaceport on eastern edge of Siberia.

Incredible escape for dozens more as carriages overturn and fall into sea amid hurricane-force winds.

Whisky proves popular in the land of vodka.

I was sitting 3-to-4 metres away from the cubs waiting to see what would happen next. The mother returned back later and fed the cubs.

Capable of carrying 200 people and tonnes of cargo, new blimp for the 21st century could soon be taking off.

Speculation that reclusive dictator's debut foreign trip will see him visit Khabarovsk in September.