Pictures show child from Middle Ages as he is unwrapped after his remains were 'accidentally preserved' close to Arctic.

Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the flame will twice cross Siberia, once from west to east, then east to west.

Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.

Or was it a meteor lighting up the early morning sky over the Pacific port?

The wild cat jumped on its victim from behind as she queued at the ticket kiosk.

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Head of state believed to be in scenic Khakassia after his presidential plane spotted in Abakan.

Timber from potentate’s log cabin was superbly persevered in permafrost, allowing us to see how ancient man lived.

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