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Locals shocked as slain bear cub tethered to rope and pulled through town by quad bike

Investigation underway into why 'peaceful' bear was shot by police on Sakhalin island, and whether its gallbladder was extracted for black market sale.

'Psychic cat' goes viral in Russia, and is 'bought for $84,000 by clairvoyant'

Teenage girls in shocking animal abuse and mutilation case are charged with cruelty

Locals shocked as slain bear cub tethered to rope and pulled through town by quad bike

'Psychic cat' goes viral in Russia, and is 'bought for $84,000 by clairvoyant'

Teenage girls in shocking animal abuse and mutilation case are charged with cruelty

Police examine 'occult' link to animal cruelty case as new 'pet cemetery' found

Vile images of tortured pets, with allegations two young women responsible

New she-wolf 'charm' protects women from infidelity and boosts male sexual prowess

Naked cheese-makers pose in a vat filled with milk in 'sickening' picture

Amateur Siberian stuntman shocks cops with his 'thoughtless' head-first jump from apartment block roof

Granny gives bears their marching orders

Siberian teenager 'sells her virginity for $27,950'

Is this the first sighting of a baby Yeti?

How a Russian boxer is felled by a shot from a hunting rifle after a nightclub dispute

So why did she do her bikini jog on Lenin Avenue?

Siberian woman arrested for killing her husband in a row over her cat

So did a UFO shoot down the famous Chelyabinsk meteorite last month?

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Features

Is this the bravest cat in the East?

Meet Syoma, the fearless, who plays cat and mouse....with a fox.

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So is there a Loch Ness Monster in Siberia?

A Moscow scientist is calling for a new scientific expedition to solve the mystery of a huge 'monster'.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow

Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times

Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day

Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

We say

Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'

Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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