The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club has held political office in the autonomous region for 14 years.

Sculptor Dashi Namdakov pays homage to extinct woolly giant in innovative design aimed at becoming Buryatia's 'brand'.

Gazprom says operations are 'in full swing' with work due to start soon on iconic pipeline to provide gas on eastern route.

Police refuse to investigate online auction in which 18 year old described her condition as 'new - not used'.

Modern-day zeppelins costing $30 million each would revolutionise transport links and economic exploitation of Siberia in $240 billion plan.

Defying the doubters, the world's longest cable-stayed bridge opened to regular motorists on Wednesday across the Bosphorus East Strait.

The world's largest listed oil company to honour its export deals.

Total of 140,000 tonnes is on its way from Siberia thanks to cooperation between the two warring nations.