Main news of January 22

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has received the Russian embassy's notification of the arrival of new ambassador Mikhail Zurabov in Kiev, the ministry said

* Bolivian President Evo Morales was sworn in for a second five-year term on Friday in the capital La Paz, the TeleSur TV channel said

* Viktor Yanukovych, the leading contender in Ukraine's presidential election, pledged on Friday to seek gas transit guarantees from Russia and Europe

* Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who leaves office soon after losing last week's presidential elections, has awarded the Hero of Ukraine title to Stepan Bandera, a nationalist leader in 1930-1960

RUSSIA

* The head of police in the West Siberian Tomsk Region was dismissed from office on Friday, two days after the death of journalist who was beaten and sexually abused in a police drunk tank

* A court on Friday ordered the arrest of a Russian police officer who posted online video messages urging a nationwide crackdown on police corruption, a court officer said

* The long-serving president of the Russian republic of Tatarstan said Friday he had no plans to seek another term of office after his tenure ends in March

* Russia needs a flexible multi-party system on both federal and regional levels to match its bold modernization plans, President Dmitry Medvedev instructed top officials

* Russia and the United States will resume talks on a new strategic arms deal at the start of February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said

RELIGION

* Bishop Irinej of Nis has been elected the 45th head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the church patriarchate said

BUSINESS

* Russia's UC RusAl, the world's largest aluminum company, increased its market capitalization by $2.24 billion on Friday through an initial public offering in Hong Kong

SPORT

* Russia's Yevgeny Plushchenko returned to competitive figure skating after almost three years away taking the gold of the 2010 European Figure Skating Championship in Estonia's Tallinn