Tomsk student Ekaterina Bocharova, 21, wins competition against rival cat and tiger designs.

Football here is as good as Scotland's, and the players are in better shape, claims Garry O'Connor

Tomsk researchers were the first in the world to catch the enigmatic germ.

Thousands of volunteers had joined search for three year old girl in Tomsk.

The helicopter carrying 17 people lurched on its side on takeoff, with 5 described as being in a 'grave' condition.

Invention can revolutionise detection at airports and on other forms of public transport.

Part of Vasyugan Mire - the largest bog in the world - is to become a natural reserve this year, say reports.

More than ten new oil deposits are discovered in Krasnoyarsk region, one of them of major significance.

The independent channel is set for closure despite a plea from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe for it to remain open.

Fewer bears in the Siberian region of Tomsk this year are waking from hibernation and hungrily raiding remote villages and towns scavenging for food.