Journalist Kate Baklitskaya today begins an epic 3 month tour of some of Siberia's most iconic places.

Her US mom still refuses to take back the daughter who 'loves her', and who she abandoned in Russia 32 months ago.

Swimming 1km, in the middle of the winter, in Siberia, at water temperature of zero Celsius and air temperature below -30C.

Whisky proves popular in the land of vodka.

Russian number one admits pride when announcers say she hails from the remote oil town of Nyagan.

Do you have a dream? This technopark is where you can make it real.

Ideas are clearly needed for more effective ways of countering the annual wildfire scourge, as the trend remains towards drier and hotter summers.

Child needs hospital treatment after circus worker walked the lion 'like a dog' with no muzzle.