Intense search reveals no sign of Mil Mi-8 lost early Saturday with 12 people on board.

Russian government proposes intriguing solution if Ulaanbaatar halts plans for hydropower dams on the Selenga River.

Six holy men summon players' ancestors, begging for support in the game against Spain.

How an entrepreneur and cinema producer from Lake Baikal became driver to the UK's Princess Royal at the Winter Olympics.

2,500 adults, 623 children so far vaccinated in the Republic of Tuva to prevent flea-spreading of the decease.

People feel better about themselves and their lives, defying the international stereotype of Siberia.

Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.

Doctors fought in vain to save  Alexander Stakhanov, 35, on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake.

Ukraine has moved its Consulate General from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk. The former Soviet state has other Consultates General around Russia already.

The famously clear waters of Baikal - the world's deepest and oldest lake - are under threat from tourists, says leading scientist Maxim Timofeyev.