Notorious former prison opens hostel for guests complete with solitary confinement and mandatory gruel.

Yakutia Airlines boosts flights from Alaska to some of the world's greatest, yet most unexplored holiday destinations.

Place your bets as Russia takes on Macau and Las Vegas to woo Pacific gamblers.

Allegations from US cybersecurity firm contain no proof, and only slender detail.

The development is in an area of the world that claims to have one of the highest number of sightings of a legendary creature also known as Bigfoot.

Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Fast-freezing clothes, hot water fireworks, ice and snow bathing, vodka lollipops, dog sledging - see our report from the Kingdom of Cold.

Derek Doy, 71, was determined to fulfil his childhood dream, overcoming his heart trouble in Novosibirsk, to complete trip.

Siberia's hotel revolution is growing apace with work underway on a top of the range property. 

But is climate change to blame, or local officials who went on vacation instead of fighting fires?