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| Jan.7 |
Moscow |
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Intourist Hotel closes 20-storey Soviet flagship hotel is closing down ahead of scheduled demolition
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| Jan.11 |
Moscow |
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Independent TV-6 shut down| Russia's last independent national TV station has lost a court battle to avoid closure | |
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| Jan.21 |
Melbourne |
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Safin destroys Sampras' dreams| Safin ran out a 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6 winner | |
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Safin rallies to down Haas| Marat Safin catches fire after rain delay in Australian Open semifinals | |
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| Jan.26 |
Russian Far East |
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Power cuts hit space centre| ower was cut to a centre monitoring military satellites and operations of the International Space Station | |
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| Jan.27 |
Chechnya |
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Top Russians die in crash| 14 senior officials, including a deputy interior minister, have died after a military helicopter crashed | |
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