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- This article refers to Siberia as a whole; for specific information about the current administrative region, see Siberian Federal District. For other uses, see Siberia (disambiguation).
Siberia (, Sibir’; Tatar: Seber) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of Northern Asia. It extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the borders of both Mongolia and China. All but the extreme south-western area of Siberia lies in Russia, and it makes up about 56% of that country's territory.
Russian geographical definition of excludes the Ural mountains and the Far East.
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Karadzic refuses war crimes pleas
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:47:06 -0000
A plea of not guilty is entered on behalf of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic at the UN war crimes tribunal.
Crash plane 'was almost swapped'
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:01:07 -0000
The airline involved in the Madrid plane crash had considered switching aircraft at the last minute, a minister says.
Georgia breaks ties with Russia
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:10:28 -0000
Georgia is to cut diplomatic ties with Russia, days after Moscow recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent.
NYT > Europe
Georgia and Russia Cut Diplomatic Ties
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:01:20 -0000
The Georgian government broke off diplomatic relations with Russia on Friday and Russia responded by doing the same.
Karadzic Declines to Plead at War Crimes Court
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:02:14 -0000
The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused Friday to enter pleas on the 11 charges he faces at the United Nations war crimes tribunal.
Russia to Ban Imports of Some U.S. Poultry
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:47:45 -0000
Russia will ban imports from 19 producers in the United States and warned that an additional 29 suppliers face a possible ban on health and safety grounds.
L.A. Times - Europe
Italy mobsters block efforts to clean up toxic trash heaps
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Residents in the Naples area have higher rates of cancer and other diseases. Activists who fight back have been threatened and witnesses killed. Raffaele del Giudice was a crusader. Squeezed into a sports jacket and a beat-up Fiat, he roamed the illegal trash dumps of southern Italy, covering his nose against the stench and exposing what he considers the ecological crime of the century.
Obama turns to Greek columns for support
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The Athenian stadium backdrop for the Democratic candidate's acceptance speech is rife with symbolism. In 1960, after John F. Kennedy decided to move his convention acceptance speech from the brand-new Sports Arena to the larger Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum next door, he addressed a crowd of 80,000 from a stage that seen through 21st century eyes looks innocent and modest, if not clumsy. On the front of the lectern, just beneath the microphones, was a simple sign, its capital letters as skinny as Kennedy's tie, reading "Democratic National Convention." Below that, a large painted eagle spread its wings.
Robert Kendrick tests Novak Djokovic at U.S. Open
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Former Pepperdine standout Kendrick looks strong in first set, but Serbia's Djokovic then shows why he is No. 3-ranked player. NEW YORK -- For the first 12 games, they played as equals.
UN News Centre - Europe
Tests confirm no radioactivity release from incident at UN laboratory
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Independent experts have confirmed the initial findings of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there was no release of radioactive material to the environment after an incident at one of its laboratories earlier this month.
Over 2,000 displaced from Georgia buffer zone register with UN agency
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations refugee agency says that some 2,300 people from villages in the buffer zone between the Georgian town of Gori and the breakaway region of South Ossetia have registered in Gori as internally displaced people.
Secretary-General convenes senior UN staff retreat in Italy
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a retreat today in Turin, Italy, for dozens of senior United Nations officials to discuss how the Organization can best tackle key global challenges, including climate change, the food crisis, human rights and staff safety.
Europe - International Herald Tribune
Georgia and Russia sever diplomatic ties
By ANDREW E. KRAMER Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:23:17 -0000
The move marked the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that Russia had severed formal diplomatic ties with one of the 14 other autonomous republics that became independent states in 1991.
Putin suggests U.S. role in Georgia clash
By Clifford J. Levy Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:12:40 -0000
Russia's prime minister said he thought the U.S. might have helped "stir up" the conflict to benefit one of the presidential candidates.
Security group refuses to back Russia's actions
By David L. Stern Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:13:17 -0000
Members of a regional security group offered little support for Moscow's military action in Georgia.
Bush ready to scrap Russia nuclear deal
By PETER BAKER Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:23:17 -0000
The imminent collapse of a nuclear deal between the United States and Russia represents the most tangible casualty so far of deteriorating relations with Russia.
Karadzic refuses to enter pleas in war crimes case
By MARLISE SIMONS Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:23:17 -0000
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, appeared in court Friday in The Hague and refused to enter pleas to all 11 charges against him. He dismissed the tribunal as "a court of NATO."
The Olympic flame, for now, burns bright in Britain
By ALAN COWELL Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:23:17 -0000
The giddiness surrounding those acclaimed as Britain's Olympic heroes reflected a peculiarly British attitude - a reworking of the adage ascribed to Euripides that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.
Crossroads of Continents - Online exhibition about Siberian-Alaskan contacts, prepared by the [US] National Museum of Natural History.
Culture Center of the Northern Asian First Peoples' Art - NGO initiated by Michael Grey Wolf and dedicated to furthering the cultural and ecosocial situation of northern Asia's First Peoples.
Drawing Shadows to Stone: Photographing North Pacific Peoples - Online exhibition on the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902), by the American Museum of Natural History.
Meta Description: [ The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts. ]
Journey to Other Worlds - Online exhibition on the lifeways of 14 Siberian peoples of a century ago.
Meta Description: [ This web site catalogs a joint exhibition of the Russian Museum of Ethnography and the
Illinois State Museum. Many objects are shown, illustrating hunting and herding, domestic life, and spiritual life of the
native Siberians from the late 19th and early 20th century. ]
Kamchatka - Native Peoples - Brief overview of Kamchatka's native peoples.
Meta Description: [ About Kamchatka's native people with photos. Koryaks, Itelmens, Evens and Evenky (tunguses), Chukchis, Aleuts. ]
L'auravetl'an Indigenous Information Center - Center for and by the indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation, with online information bulletins (in Russian, English and German).
Native Peoples of Siberia - Collection of links, including information on environmental and native rights issues.
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RAIPON - Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North - NGO protecting the interests of Russia's northern minority peoples (in Russian and English).
Segmentary Hierarchy of Identity: The Case of Yakuts and Evens in Northern Yakutia - Article by Shiro Sasaki, discussing the ethnic identity and socio-cultural units of the Yakut and Even.
Social Sciences and Russian Studies Group - Northern Russian and Siberian areal studies, part of the SPRI (Scott Polar Research Institute).
The Indigenous Peoples of Sakhalin - Online exhibition on the Ainu, Nivkh and Orok, by the Sakhalin Regional Museum.
The Reindeer People - Photographs and texts excerpted from the book Man, Gods, and Magic by Ivar Lissner.
Meta Description: [ The Reindeer People ]
The World of Michael Grey Wolf - Graphic and sculptural artist engaged with the First Peoples of Northern Asia and with nature.
Traditional Culture of the Russians in Siberia - Customs and material culture (in Russian and English).
Travelling between Continents - Interethnic Contacts across Bering Strait - Article by Peter P. Schweitzer in Anthropology of East Europe Review 1995.
Meta Description: [ Special Issue: Culture and Society in the Former Soviet Union. ]
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