'We can't stand by a watch this lawlessness', insist men travelling on five-day 3,900km journey to take up arms in Novorossiya.

Nearby mothballed uranium mine caused the poisoning which led to severe drowsiness, say scientists. 

Two young birds saved after taking a seriously wrong turn during migration.

Growing number of brave Siberians strip off for the winter, with debate raging about the benefits of taking to the snow and ice naked.

The mayor of Vladivostok is fed up with Moscow being asleep when he needs key decisions to be made.

New rector Mikhail Fedoruk has set a bold target of bringing Siberia's leading university into the top 90 in world rankings.

New 'plug-in' cars coping well with harsh climate and landscape and were even recharged overnight in remote taiga at -33C.

A shocking new trend has hit Siberia: men murdering the girlfriends who spurn them.

Altai floodwater could be sent to parched Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, says Russian agriculture minister.