A suspected cannibal is to be given a lie detector test this week in a bid to resolve the mysterious case of the fisherman 'eaten by his friends'.

Vitalina Batsarashkina, 19, from Omsk, in tribute to grandfather as she celebrates Rio medal.

Desperate attempt to protect saker falcons known as the feathery treasure of Siberia.

Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin looks to Asia as China confirms $5 billion boost for Russian Far East.

Demands increased on 3 August for a 'state of emergency' to be declared on the world's fifth longest river due to a catastrophic shortage of water.

Elders in Altai Mountains vote to reinter mummy of ancient woman 'to stop her anger which causes floods and earthquakes'.

Wild animal uses eye contact to 'flatter' biologist Alexander Yakovlev - hoping for a tasty breakfast - at dawn on the shores of the freezing Gulf of Ob.

Radical plans to boost the economies of Eastern Siberia and the Far East are emerging in Moscow, say news reports. 

German scientists 'took samples abroad for analysis' which were 'illegally obtained' from famous Shigir Idol.

Official's daughter ploughed onto pavement at high speed and was sentenced to prison but now walks free under Kremlin amnesty.