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

Pictures prove the gruesome fate of reindeer 'to meet demands for traditional medicines in China and South Korea'.

Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.

Cub 'Mur' joins the puppet cast of 'Good Night, Little Ones'.

New shipping link symbolises developing Arctic economy which can avoid eco-damage, says Putin.

Pioneering life-saving operation to be carried out this week, as bid made to find and shame the gunman.

These are the rules to new TV reality show, an ultimate 9-month Siberian survival test stranded in remote taiga with bears and wolves in minus 40C winter.

A Russian photographer captures unique moments of bear cubs being taught to fish ahead of long winter.

Alrosa to announce timetable within two weeks, with exchange likely open by 2016.