Siberian tycoon is behind new $44 million franchise agreement with McDonald's.
After a series of delays, Prime Minister orders the line to Russia’s diamond capital Yakutsk to be ready for the first passengers by July.
Japanese companies consider investment in railway extension via islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido.
Derek Doy, 71, was determined to fulfil his childhood dream, overcoming his heart trouble in Novosibirsk, to complete trip.
Giant Great Grey Owl hitches a lift on epic 5,700 mile journey to Moscow after injuring itself hunting.
Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.
A smoky haze in British Columbia originated in Eastern Siberia, says a top Canadian meteorologist.