State of emergency in Irkutsk region as President Vladimir Putin flies in amid carnage from heavy rain - with ‘worse to come’.

Radiation, chemical and biological forces tackle two million tonnes of toxic chemical waste with huge mercury stockpile and oil poisons.

Altai route for gas to China could take priority, reported Reuters.

Ideas are clearly needed for more effective ways of countering the annual wildfire scourge, as the trend remains towards drier and hotter summers.

11 international terrorism cells 'terminated' in the last two years.

Independent film makers from around the world choose Siberia.

Starting on 16 July, the leading Kazakh carrier will offer twice weekly connections with glittering capital city Astana. 

In the West they say there's no such thing as a poor lawyer. Not so in Siberia where hundreds went on a day long strike to protest at low pay.