New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.

Pictures show how drivers face deadly threat from summer fire 'hell' as fuel truck went at top speed to avoid killer spark.

Thanks to Novosibirsk scientists we can see how she looked in real life, the vivid colours she wore and her stylish headdress. And her beauty secrets!

Power of science brings to life our past from 'unique' skull discovered in a grave northwest of Lake Baikal.

Russia’s worst-ever serial killer convicted today for raping and murdering 56 more women. 

Toy was due to travel to Thailand with its owner, but is now living in luxury thanks to kind staff at Yekaterinburg airport.

Students and male 'accomplice' to face justice accused of torturing and killing dogs and cats, posting pictures online, and other crimes.

People begin to mop up their waterlogged homes: but what about the 'abandoned' dogs and cats?

This is just one of the many questions I have been asked recently as a result of blogging here. What a question! 

The US actor warns that Yakutia - officially called the Sakha Republic - is 'extremely vulnerable' to global warming.