All the strongest grandmasters of the world are battling for supremacy under a knock out system.
No bikini ban here as Russian contests reject the cover-up in the rest of the world.
Popular Sheregesh in Kemerovo region to get a $131 million Sochi-style makeover.
She accuses police of 'ineptitude', 'misinformation' and 'cover-up' over student Colin Madsen's death.
First cargo train on the final link of Amur-Yakutsk line in historic expansion of Siberia's great railways.
Inaugural trek through 10,000 year old Vasyugan Mire paves way for visitors to savour the unique flora and fauna.
Workers at new spaceport write messages to Vladimir Putin on roofs of buildings after going months without pay.