As police say lama found in lotus positon was destined for sale on black market, there are claims it was one step away from becoming a Buddha.
Aged 20, he never went to school but is confident he will easily pass university entrance exams.
Rising numbers of catwalk models and cover stars come from ‘world’s emerging beauty capital’.
Head of state believed to be in scenic Khakassia after his presidential plane spotted in Abakan.
Siberia's colossal resource potential is a great competitive advantage that needs to be skilfully deployed.
New details emerge about 1928 odyssey that changed a dictator.
Quality of life in booming oil capital Tyumen is better than that in Moscow or St Petersburg, says financial survey.
Evidence of the dinosaurs found at Teete locality in Yakutia, just 450 km south of the Arctic Circle.