The 21 year old Siberian student outclassed reigning world champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria to cause a sensational Olympic triumph.

Abuse of justice claim relating to Alliance Francaise director in Irkutsk 'who posted naked picture of his daughter'.

A weekly holiday season flight is staring to the historic and formerly Russian-controlled city of Dalian in China on 4 July.

Furnaces for 'advanced' metal production found under dirt track used by summer tourists.

Historic cities of Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk ideal to connect country to buoyant Asian markets.

Finds of 'lion-hunting ancient man' excavated from site of new road new Lake Baikal now undergoing tests  at Germany’s Max Planck Institute.

Greenpeace concern as firefighters say they cannot extinguish 3 year blaze with smoke visible from space.

Stunning new Danish-designed buildings will offer new hope to orphans and their adoptive families.