Siberia's spectacular Baikal Lake gets own tourist railroad
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Siberia's spectacular Lake Baikal, the deepest freshwater lake on the planet and an ecological wonder of the world, now has its own lakeside railroad to take tourists into its wilderness.
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Travel: Daniel Elkan has the lowdown on reaching some of Europe's top ski resorts by train
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In large swaths of Congo, many people rely on an increasingly dangerous railway system long past its prime.
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The BBC's James Rodgers finds the Moscow metro a mixture of Soviet-era grandeur and free market wheeler-dealing.
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By Karen Vigil, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 11--Travel and tourism comprise the world's largest industry and one of the fastest growing economic sectors.
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For a rare visitor to  the volcanic Kamchatka peninsula in Russia&#39;s Far East, no other  custom reveals more about the local economy, lifestyle and  environment than salmon poaching.
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KALISPELL, Mont. -- The famed symbol of the Great Northern Railway was a mountain goat perched on a rock in Glacier National Park.
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Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-controlled gas monopoly, could team up with the China National Petroleum Corporation to develop the Yukos oil company&#39;s main production asset, sold to a mystery bidder on Sunday.
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Gazprom is about to become the world's largest energy company but is controlled by the Russian government, and therein lies the potential and risks for investors.
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YUKOS and its investors were left guessing as to Russia&#39;s next move Monday after its main oil production unit was sold off to Baikal Finance Group, a mystery firm registered in a provincial city.
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Tourists in China have another potential point of interest to add to their sightseeing itineraries now that the country's biggest nuclear power station has opened its doors to the public.
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Seeing the aurora borealis is the visual equivalent of bagging big game for tourists who come to Alaska in the dead of winter.
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The second-largest cellphone operator in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States said the $4.3 billion deal will create the regionâs first integrated fixed-to-mobile provider.
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A mystery company has bought the main production arm of the Russian oil giant Yukos. Baikal Finance Group has paid the equivalent of USD9.3bn for the production operation Yuganskneftegas at an auction.
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Description: Yukos Oil&#39;s main asset is sold at auction to a little-known firm, the Baikal Finance Group. A US State Department spokesman says the Russian company&#39;s breakup has &quot;eroded Russia&#39;s reputation as
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Total will develop one of the worldâs largest natural gas deposits offshore in the Arctic with Russiaâs gas giant Gazprom, despite the risk of nationalization.
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Unknown company Baikal Finance Group was  declared winner of an auction for Russian oil firm YUKOS's main  production unit Sunday, outbidding gas monopoly Gazprom, the  widely-viewed favorite.