Irtysh river

Four people killed, six missing, 46 injured in Siberia after a river boat crash which was caused by a drunk captain, claimed police.

Among those hurt are eight children, say the emergency services.

Pike with primeval horns from River Irtysh puzzle experts: did rocket pollution lead to mutant fish?

Search goes on but there is little hope of finding Khanty-Mansi official alive after he fell into freezing river.

Fisherman keeps warm when his ice hole erupts in flames but he still netted a good catch

Pedal power challenge as the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race heads from Moscow to Vladivostok.

Scientific breakthrough on DNA pinpoints mankind’s expansion across planet – and moment of interbreeding with Neanderthals.

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

Temperatures in Omsk hit a roasting 37C this weekend and could be as high as Cairo when the starting gun is fired.