Young man had been buried with his mobile - but his coffin was robbed.
Ancient Xiongnu-era woman took stylish accessory to the afterlife.
A nenets granny walks into the mobile shop, where I'm getting a local sim, puts a wrinkled hand on the counter and says ‘I need an iPhone'.
A judge in the Russian Far East slept during a case in his court before locking up a man for five years in jail, it is claimed.
Norilsk is home to the world biggest mining and metallurgy complex, and is shut off from the world in more ways than one.
Separate incidents spark concern in Thailand resort.
With a larger arch span than any in Europe, it is the new signature of Siberia's largest city.