Reclusive state bordering Russian Far East claims to have 'joined the ranks of advanced nuclear states'.
Girgory Pasko struck on head in Siberian city after arriving to hold seminar for local reporters and bloggers.
Alla loves nothing more than taking pictures of her beloved pets – and it seems the world can't get enough of them either.
Academics restart work to unlock secrets of mystery medieval civilization with links to Persia on edge of the Siberian Arctic.
But has he put his Big Foot in it? Professor Valentin Sapunov hits the headlines round the world with the claim.
New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks.
Western countries will send some of their most hardened criminals to serve sentences in special prisons in deepest Siberia.
The country's top diplomat denied Moscow was aiming to develop relations in Asia at the expense of contacts with Europe.
Angry about potholes in a Barnaul street, they use their dental expertise to mend holes.