A quarter of all Russian forests, 89% of stocks in Sakha Republic, could be left to burn, even though they are essential to fight global warming.

Two more cling on to a railing in an incident in Lensk, Sakha Republic, caught on video.

An accident involved 17 miners some 365 metres beneath the surface at Alrosa's Udachninskiy ore-dressing plant 14 km south of the Arctic Circle.

Proceeds of a sale of a stake in Alrosa diamond giant will benefit local people, vows governor.

First pictures of remains at least 10,000 years old  found in Siberia's Sakha Republic.

Video and pictures show experts conducting initial autopsy on the extinct creature preserved by permafrost.

Angara Airlines, based in Irkutsk, has launched new flights from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk and diamond-mining Mirny in the Sakha Republic.

President Yegor Borisov in high level meetings in United Arab Emirates.

Giant gem goes on show as Siberian diamond company Alrosa issues a 16% stock float.