As soon as a Honda fell through the ice, locals were preparing to use an age-old system to pull it out.

Yevgeny Mezdrikov wounded after two men posing as couriers  entered offices of Tayga.info website.

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

Record sighting of Narwhal at 88 degrees north by Russian scientific expedition.

The Alaska-Siberia flight recalls historic Second World War supply route which helped defeat Nazism.

On 10 February, eight travellers set out on a two month odyssey covering 4,000 km through some of the world's most inhospitable terrain.

Special forces do the Siberian Salsa.

Male, female and two cubs spotted in Ak Cholushpa Nature Park in Altai Republic.

New rail bridge linking the two countries symbolizes closest-ever economic co-operation between neighbors.

Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.