The host of the Russian TV channel "TTC" Dmitry Derunets does not connect the recent attack on him with his professional activities. “The attack was causeless and has nothing to do with work,” said a sports journalist in the hospital, where he was brought with a closed head injury, a fracture of his face and bruises. On January 7, Dmitry Derunets, together with his friend Alexander Mityaev, entered one of the Moscow cafes.

Andrei Babitsky: In the post -Soviet history, the authorities often used holidays as an information cover to start hostilities. Recalls a member of the board of the human rights center "Memorial" Alexander Cherkasov. Alexander Cherkasov: In the Russian information field, the dead season. Journalism in resort paradise, or in an alcohol coma. The ideal time for those who would like to put white light in front of the failed fact.

Sprinkle jumps. World Cup. Garrakhov, Czech Republic Personal offset. K-185 1. Martin Koch (Austria) 2. Thomas Morgenstern (Austria) 3. Adam baby (Poland) General Cup of World 1. Thomas Morgenstern (Austria) - 983 points 2. Andreas Kofler (Austria) - 621 3. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) - 601

-In the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, the Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia, a powerful explosive device was found and neutralized. As Interfax was told in the Ingushetia Ministry of Internal Affairs, a suspicious item was found on Saturday night next to the hospital. On the fact of the detection of the explosive device, a check is carried out. The issue of initiating a criminal case is being decided.

In Rostov-on-Don, pickets were held on Saturday in protest against the administrative arrests of the opposition leaders. Single pickets are held in connection with the arrests of Boris Nemtsov, Konstantin Kosyakin, Eduard Limonov, Kirill Manulin, detained by police officers on December 31 in Moscow. Don activists of the "solidarity", "Left Front", "another Russia" and the "United Civil Front" protested against the illegal, in their opinion, detention of the leaders of the Russian opposition.

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The United States called on foreign states not to pursue civil activists, journalists and other persons mentioned in the documents who were at the disposal of the WikiLeaks project as sources of information for American diplomatic missions. According to the representative of the State Department of Philip Crowley, Washington warned the governments of a number of countries that possible repressions against these people would negatively affect relations with the United States.

Hockey. KHL. Regular championship "Atlant" - "Dynamo" p 4: 3 "Lokomotiv" - "Dynamo" MN 1: 2 (in a series of shootouts) SKA - "Dynamo" m (in overtime) "Torpedo" - CSKA 4: 2 "Spartak" - Vityaz "1: 0

Greece authorities intend to verify the legality of the stay in the country of all foreign citizens and send those of them who do not have permission to stay and grounds for receiving asylum. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Labor of Greece Anna Dalara. According to reports, almost 80 percent of illegal migrants - mainly from Asian countries - enter the European Union across the Greece border with Turkey.

In the Tatar Strait off the coast of Sakhalin on Saturday, the search and rescue operation of the Partner fishing vessel working under the flag of Cambodia is resumed on Saturday. It is reported by ITAR -TASS. According to the representative of the Far Eastern Center of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia Olga Alkina, to say that the ship sank - prematurely On the morning of Friday, the Fisherman Schuna "Partner" gave a distress signal.

The European Union welcomed Sudan's readiness for a referendum that began tomorrow on the issue of self -determination of the southern regions of the country. “The upcoming vote is extremely important for achieving a strong world in the region,” Catherine Ashton emphasized in the statement of the EU Supreme EU on foreign policy. President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir said in one of the recent speeches that he would accept any results of the referendum.

Ski biases. World Cup. Shonah, Germany Personal offset. K-90 + 10 km 1. Felix Gottwald (Austria) 2. Mario Shttehr (Austria) 3. Bernhard Gruber (Austria) General Cup of World 1. Mario Shttehr (Austria) - 466 points 2. Jason Lami Shapui (France) 3. Mikko Coxin (Norway) - 387

In Algeria, two people became victims of new clashes of demonstrators with the police, about 20 were injured. On Friday, in a number of cities of the country, the next protests of youth against unemployment and growth of food prices were held. One of the dead demonstrators is 18 years old, the other is 32. Among the victims as a result of clashes in the city of Annaba - three police officers.

ATR. Doha. Final Roger Federer (Switzerland) - Nikolai Davydenko (Russia, 4) - 6: 3, 6: 4 WTA tournament. Brisben. Final Peter Kvitova (Czech Republic) - Andrea Petkovich (Germany) - 6: 1, 6: 3

Moktada al-Sadr The radical Shiite leader of the Mactada al-Sadr, who returned on Thursday to Iraq after three years in Iran, first after returning to his supporters. Turning to thousands of people in the city of Najaf, al-Sadr announced the need to "continue the struggle" with the United States that he accused of occupation of Iraq. He called on this struggle to conduct this struggle with peaceful methods.