Pictured: the gleaming riches no-one was meant to see belonging to an ancient nomad potentate, and his queen...or was she his concubine? 

The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.

Amazing new pictures show a endangered Amur leopard with a cub.

Stunning pictures as shamans from around the world gather in Sayan Mountains.

Flash seen over thousands of kilometres but scientists disagree over the cause.

Would-be participants accuse Yevgeny Pyatkovsky of cheating them over the ultimate reality game show combating bears and wolves on an Ob River island.

Russian president hints at possible future 'compromises' on dispute over the islands, as 2nd Eastern Economic Forum opens in Vladivostok.

Two men shared a video of feeding spicy pork and sausages to one of the endangered predators.

New tourism offices planned across China as government eyes up five-fold increase in visitors crossing the border.

The aim? To put in place a Moscow government 'friendly' to Washington, and to protect US interests and citizens.