visa rules

Transit passengers from 20 countries will be allowed 72 hours in Russia without the hassle of obtaining a visa.

Mormons held for lecturing on their religious convictions while on tourist visas.

The move comes amid hope of large-scale investment from Seoul into Siberia.

The man was detained in Irkutsk in December during a raid to detect foreign citizens violating immigration rules.

Russia could get a major boost from an influx of Chinese visitors.

American convicted of grooming child was found hiding in Irkutsk.

Neglected by her parents as well as a 'stepfather from hell': Will no-one help this teenager stranded 6,000 miles from home?

Today the Asia Pacific is a vital center of economic development and progressive political influence.

As Western children salute Santa's Rudolph, here in the Sakha Republic the antlered animals are in peril from ravenous predators.