The United States and Canada have scoffed at a Russian submarine expedition that planted a Russian flag on the seabed under the North Pole. Coming home to a hero's welcome Tuesday, the famous ...

Russia's claim to a vast swathe of territory in the Arctic, thought to contain oil, gas and mineral reserves, has been challenged by several other powers, including the US. 'Heroic mission' The ...

Russia's Deep-Sea Flag-Planting at North Pole Strikes a Chill in Canada. August 6, 2007. By Doug Struck. TORONTO, Aug. 6 -- A dramatic submarine dive to plant the Russian flag on the seabed at the ...

A Russian submersible reached the bottom of the Arctic Ocean on Thursday in a mission to symbolically claim the resource-rich region by planting a flag on the seabed under the North Pole, Russian ...

MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters)-- Russian explorers have dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible and planted their national flag on the seabed to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of ...

With Russia's northern rivals, all eager to extend their own Arctic ambitions, looking on uneasily, two Russian ships reached the North Pole after ploughing their way through deep ice for over a week.

Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible on Thursday and planted a national flag on the seabed to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic.

With Russia’s northern rivals, all eager to extend their own Arctic ambitions, looking on uneasily, two Russian ships reached the North Pole after ploughing their way through deep ice for over a ...

Russia plants flag under North Pole. ... rust-proof titanium flag painted with the Russian tricolour onto the Arctic seabed at a depth of 4,261 metres (13,980 ft).

It takes more than a flag to claim the Arctic (Image: AP Photo/RTR Russian Channel) In August 2007, Russian scientists planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole. This was a remarkable ...