Hopes fade of finding 13 people, six weeks after Tyva Avia aircraft went missing in remote and mountainous region.
Grapes for first 10,000 bottles of wine now being harvested in Altai vineyards.
There are 30 beds in Altai Regional Clinical Children Hospital in Western Siberia, which are never empty.
The world's fluffiest feline get a first-in-the-world scientific zone where the endangered wildcats will be protected and studied.
Medieval archer's 'unique quiver' and arrows with iron tips found in hole in a cliff, along with his wooden sarcophagus.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
'Six die' as bridges swept away and 7,600 evacuated after heavy rains.
More flooding misery due to burst dam as experts say the cause is global warming.
Deeply religious parents were 'not convinced' about merits of seeking medical help until it was almost too late.
Panning to be legalised in former GULAG region in bid to crackdown on black market.