The Russian president spoke after flying over devastated settlements, and fields were crops have been destroyed.
'Aggressive' crew resisted border patrol ship after being caught fishing illegally in Russian waters.
Futuristic Khanty-Mansiysk gives a new image to Siberia ahead of shale revolution.
Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.
Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the flame will twice cross Siberia, once from west to east, then east to west.
The Okhotsk Sea quake registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 600km, and prompted a tsunami warning.
Nicknamed Forrest Gump, he completes a 9,905 kilometre odyssey braving temperatures as low as minus 48C on his 18 month adventure.
The poaching, trade, transportation and possession of endangered animals is to be made a criminal offence in Russia.
A special tax regime - including zero rates - to kick-start the economy is under active consideration by the Kremlin.