Siberian city 'beats' the world famous ski resorts of Zermatt and Verbier which postpone their bid to host the winter sports festival.

1,500 Interior Ministry troops deployed in host city for Winter Olympics.

Fires have wreaked havoc this summer with Yakutia and the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous the latest to be hard hit.

Growing number of brave Siberians strip off for the winter, with debate raging about the benefits of taking to the snow and ice naked.

Here we go back in time and remember 13 remarkable moments of 2013.

The Siberian region of Kemerovo has opened an 18km trail to a cave where 'experts' claim the fabled Yeti hangs out.

Professional sportsman Vitalyi Slobodinyk, 33, filmed as he is towed on a rope by a car in 'life threatening' escapade.

Place your bets as Russia takes on Macau and Las Vegas to woo Pacific gamblers.

The development is in an area of the world that claims to have one of the highest number of sightings of a legendary creature also known as Bigfoot.

One child sends chilling video message home from inferno: ‘Mum, we’ve got a problem here.’