People feel better about themselves and their lives, defying the international stereotype of Siberia.

Emergency services refuse to comment cause of extraordinary blast in the dark sky.

Police launch investigation as woman guard injured and brother-in-law dead but no-one knows who fired the first shots in jail stand-off.

Longest established Irish pub in Novosibirsk. Formerly 'Beer Mug', it was also the first Irish pub opened east of Urals in 1997. 

Certainly worth a visit, even for a quick pint of - always fresh - Guinness.

It is only a short walk up the Krasniy Prospect from Lenin Square, where the Opera and Ballet is; two rooms, sitting up to 60 people, get crowded on weekends, when popular local bands play live music. 

New road and rail link over the Nadym River.

Retired paratrooper aged 102 keeps secret how he cast his ballot in Tyumen.

Some 16 from the aircraft with military personnel on board are 'severely injured' and were flown by helicopter to hospitals in Tiksi.

Siberia's hotel revolution is growing apace with work underway on a top of the range property. 

Ronaldo's girlfriend calls on police to close down 'dangerous banya'.