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23:59 04/01/2012

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Russian opposition activist Udaltsov released after 25 days in jail
22:45 04/01/2012
A leader of Russia’s opposition movement, the Leftist Front, Sergei Udaltsov was released on Wednesday from jail after serving a 25-day detention term, a police source said.
Britain’s Smokie performs for Medvedev, Putin at Kremlin New Year party – media
18:26 04/01/2012
A British rock band, Smokie performed in front of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and several hundred top guests at the Kremlin New Year party on December 30, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.
Polish Court rules to arrest Russian ex-prosecutor over gambling scandal
16:47 04/01/2012
The Nowy Sacz district court in Poland issued on Wednesday a 40-day arrest for a former Russian prosecutor, Alexander Ignatenko, detained in Poland on Russia’s request amidst illegal gambling scandal, the court’s spokeswoman said.
All sailors evacuated from distressed Irina vessel in Russian Far East
05:43 04/01/2012
All 19 sailors on board the Irina refrigerator vessel in distress in the Russian Far East have been lifted on board the Tatarstan refrigerator
Four dead in car accident in northwest Russia
04:23 04/01/2012
Four people died in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway in Russia’s northwest Novgorod Region
Irina refrigerator vessel in distress in Russian Far East
01:55 04/01/2012
Gusts of wind and high waves are preventing an operation to rescue sailors from the Irina refrigerator vessel in distress 13 miles from the Russian Kunashir Island in the Far East
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Main news of January 4

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Britain’s Smokie performs for Medvedev, Putin at Kremlin New Year party – media

Polish Court rules to arrest Russian ex-prosecutor over gambling scandal

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