The traffic cop turned cult leader who claimed to be the son of god — and will now spend 12 years in jail - Alex Croft looks ...

Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known to his followers as 'Vissarion', set up the Church of the Last Testament in a ...

Sergei Torop, 64, lost his job as a traffic cop before founding the Church of the Last Testament in 1991 and claiming to be ...

Siberia offers a tantalizing prize with fewer immediate risks. Its vast reserves of oil, gas, gold, diamonds, rare earth ...

The Power of Siberia 2 project has been stalled for years, but Beijing is growing concerned about the reliability of oil and ...

An aerial view of a crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northwestern Siberia, on August 25, 2014. Scientists have now discovered more than 20 explosive giant craters in this remote part of the Russian ...

A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. It's the first of two expected asteroid fly-bys this week.

A Russian sect leader who claimed he was Jesus Christ reincarnated was sentenced to 12 years in a prison camp on Monday after being convicted of harming his followers' health and financial affairs.

An aerial view of a crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northwestern Siberia, on August 25, 2014. Scientists have now discovered more than 20 explosive giant craters in this remote part of the Russian ...