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Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of punk activist band Pussy Riot are freed from jail in Russia. The move is seen as part of President Putin's 'charm offensive'. Alyokhina states that her views of President Putin have not changed and that the amnesty is "a profanation" and "a PR exercise".
It is reported that popular tv entertainer and pop hitmaker Rolf Harris is facing three further prosecutions for sexual assault including one against a girl "aged seven or eight".
Jazz saxophonist, flute player and composer Yusef Lateef dies aged 93 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA, after suffering from prostate cancer.
Boyband Union J play a matinee and an evening show at Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK.
On his Old Ideas Tour, Leonard Cohen plays at Bimbadgen Winery, Hunter Valley, Australia.