ArcelorMittal sells its Kuzbass coal mines in Siberia

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 18:12

World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has announced selling its Kuzbass coal mines in the Kemerovo region of Siberia to Russia's National Fuel Company (NTK).

US firm walks out of OVL's Russia project after US sanctions

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 18:56

OVL, the overseas arm of state explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), in September 2013, roped in Denver-based Liberty Resources to tap Bazhenov shale formations in Siberia.

Freed Pussy Riot rockers reunite in Siberia

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 16:47

Two freed members of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot on Tuesday met in Siberia for the first time since their release, discussing plans to set up a new rights group to help Russian prisoners.

Missing Pussy Riot singer `found in Siberian jail hospital`

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 13:14

Pussy Riot band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was sent to a Siberian prison, is in hospital.

Pussy Riot punk being sent to Siberian camp: Official

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 23:28

Jailed Pussy Riot punk Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is being moved to a prison camp in Siberia several thousand kilometres from Moscow.

Pussy Riot convict `transferred to Siberia`: Husband

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 19:55

Jailed Pussy Riot band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is on her way to a new penal colony in Siberia, her husband said on Tuesday.

Cyclone takes a toll on winged visitors from Siberia

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:45

Cyclone Phailin`s fury has also hit avian species with over 1000 open-billed storks, the Siberian migratory birds that flock the district each year.

Panic as Russia mistakenly reports 55 deaths from `toxic gas`

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 16:18

Russians in Siberia were thrown into momentary panic on Friday when the emergencies ministry mistakenly issued a press release reporting 55 people had died from inhaling toxic chlorine gas.

BA London-Beijing flight makes emergency landing in Siberia

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 17:38

A British Airways Boeing 747 flying from London to Beijing on Wednesday made a successful emergency landing at Irkutsk airport in Siberia due to technical problems, Russian officials said.

Helicopter crash in Siberia kills 19

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 14:33

A helicopter crashed in Siberia`s Yakutia killing 19 people on Tuesday.

Inmates flee Siberian prison via tunnel

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 09:26

Over 2,500 police officers are engaged in search of four inmates, jailed for murder and burglary, who escaped from a prison in the East Siberia`s Irkutsk region by digging a tunnel, local officials said Saturday.