Russian President to 'personally' monitor situation amid fears projects could alter river flows and harm Baikal eco-system.
Russian government proposes intriguing solution if Ulaanbaatar halts plans for hydropower dams on the Selenga River.
Prime minister raises the issue on sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Ulaanbaatar.
Environmentalists call for World Bank to halt funding for projects that could alter flow of rivers leading into lake with water nearing critical low.
From the Pacific in the east, to the Urals in the west, hardy Russians display their religious feelings - and bravery.
Poaching threatens the species which provide livelihoods for thousands around the lake.
Pedal power challenge as the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race heads from Moscow to Vladivostok.
Kristina B, 14, and Valeria K, 15, confessed to killing their 'friend' Sofya (Sonya) Potapova after drinking session.
Revealing pictures of Siberian ruins as new royal theory may explain this remote 8th century summer schloss.
The famously clear waters of Baikal - the world's deepest and oldest lake - are under threat from tourists, says leading scientist Maxim Timofeyev.