Police hold 28 year old woman after 400 people were evacuated and one flight was delayed.

A major drive to boost the role of Novosibirsk was launched at the world's largest travel trade exhibition in Berlin.

Yakutsk, currently hosting the Children of Asia International sports games was forced to halt arrivals and departures.

Nowhere in the world runs its roads, trains and airports as well as Siberia during the harsh winters.

The London-Beijing flight with 270 passengers and 16 crew landed in Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia, at 10.41 local time on Wednesday.

Thousands brighten their lives at Novosibirsk's first Festival of Colours.

Shilka became a global star last year in her pen in Novosibirsk but now she is set to be big in Japan after bid to keep her in Russia fails.