Dignitaries gather on Chinese side of the pipeline to witness the formal welding of the first joint in $55billion line. 

Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.

Experts to visit remote craters to solve the puzzle on their creation.

Decline in consumption of venison and fresh river fish along with cut in distances covered on nomadic pasture routes ushers in modern curse.

Mother of 'killer' Anatoly Zemlyanka echoes fears after her son is 'turned into zombie' by Islamic recruiters.

After months of speculation, parliament and President rubber-stamp deal that will see gas sent to China.

Academics restart work to unlock secrets of mystery medieval civilization with links to Persia on edge of the Siberian Arctic.

99 year old sailing ship successfully passes the most challenging part of its Arctic odyssey…. and there is NO ice.

Gazprom says operations are 'in full swing' with work due to start soon on iconic pipeline to provide gas on eastern route.

After 1,907 kilometre odyssey, crossbreed is back home to his day job keeping polar bears at bay in remote weather station.