at least three people have been killed and over forty injured as a russian passenger plane with a hundred on board. same for takeoff in western siberia. the world it supplies into the yeah over a million people turned the russian capital into a chance. while the international space station literally flew into twenty eleven sending some cosmic cheers. daniel becomes the latest member. of the fifteen members class and many in the country to question whether they should pay for others' mistakes.

very warm welcome from all of us here this is all. thanks for joining us at least three people have been killed and injured after a regional russian airline it caught fire and exploded at an airport in the western siberian city of sort of good. as the latest developments for us. first of all the incident happened around one pm mosco time in so good the plane was seconds away from takeoff it was ready to take off for moscow when one of the engines has caught fire and what happened afterwards actually was heading and chaos on board among more than hundred passengers on board were members of one of russia's most famous pop groups and they have actually already spoken about what happened they were right which is of course they said that first black smoke filled the cabin sparks

went flying everywhere people of course started panicking climbing literally over the heads of one another in order to get out of the passenger's cabin we were able to escape through only one exit so everyone was groaning on doing their stairs but some fell down and limped away. having to write down our belongings that burned in the plane to claim compensation authorities were of course very quick to evacuate the people after the vacation of the passengers was complete one of the fuel tanks has exploded in the plane has burned down and now as i said more than hundred people on board at least three have been confirmed dead right now majority of the hospitalized are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there also are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there are also burns and all various sorts of other injuries at least four people are in very serious condition including a small child who is in on life support right now for we understand

a criminal investigation has been launched into the case there have been several versions of events of what could have happened one of the versions of what could have transpired in order for this horrific tragedy to happen on the first day of the new year is that something may have been caught into the engine off an airplane but that is just one of the probably many versions investigators are still working at the scene right now trying to determine what exactly happened of course there was also two you on fifty. which was carrying a polish president kaczynski on board that plane crashed in april of last year but we have to distinguish between the various modifications of t. you want to see for the plane that was carrying the polish president was one of the newest models that it was not to touch or to in mass until two thousand and six it was taking out of mass production afterwards but still some of those types of planes to you one fifty four m. are still being produced so the plane that the polish president was on board it was the relatively new plane now this particular plane which weren't so good earlier

today is one of the older versions that was in production from one thousand nine hundred eighty five it was at least twenty some years old so obviously some technical difficulties could have been the cause of this incident. new year's celebrations went off with the bong all around the world with russia marking its ninth tellings history of it is began and lots of us talk on the pacific coast eventually reaching the baltic sea to kaliningrad millions per the streets to welcome them twenty eleven with moscow traditionally at the center of the batteries but in the southern regions of russia the new year kicked off with a rather exotic chant back in the olympic city of sochi with only blossoming palm trees around and no snow across the globe new zealand became the first major country to see in the year with thousands gathered to watch the fireworks and struggles that while in new york almost and then people joyously running twenty eleven in times square but only a few were lucky enough to celebrate like no one else on board the international

space station and others he's told boston sent his message into orbit and. took about a prime seat the crew they are in a sense are watching not just one square city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into its next. but here at mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it hello my name's barton from russia today television merry christmas and happy new year fix it. fix. down here what is your message to the world. happy new year we wish everyone good health love happiness success in all their new beginnings and plenty of rewarding achievement in the upcoming year it was also a chance for others to send a cosmic congratulations for the frost was here greeting the cosmonauts children

and praising their orbiting relatives but as much as the kids wanted to see the joy right now on their warmest words were saved the loved ones in space. below daddy i love you so much you had the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew that i assess are the only ones to spend new year and spend in isolation in moscow those participating in the simulated trip to mars and back over five hundred days have already been in their modules for seven months. we would like to hug everybody to shake hands even to kiss and people if they ask but it won't be soon because we have a year of hard work ahead. the answers crew especially a new year in about the most exotic location possible and they also have the unique advantage of being able to share the strikes of midnight repeatedly. we have a chance to celebrate the new year several times we send our wishes to different control centers we start in the east and finish with houston we can celebrate all

day but after the partying is over they'll still be watching over the planet because they are s.s. will remain in space for quite a while after the new year suffice to say that today's little chat provided a human touch to an otherwise very technical life. this is l.c.s. still ahead for you to play with. that's a relative level thing the new year reign with a bang might lead to tragic consequences. and they deny the biggest golden knife point out threatening the famous suffering crops and how local farmers are struggling to preserve them in a few minutes time here on. a stereo has discarded its currency and adopted the euro instead the baltic state has become the seventeenth country to do so but while officials celebrate people fear the single currency will do more home than good on

a bike and out of ports. has been chatting about the bad and the worst these two france italy sions apart irina and her native a store near here are learned but they have one concern on their minds how to make it in this tough economic times march according to rena the definitions of hardship couldn't be more different if irish people had a chance to experience what life is like here in the stonier i think there would have been no rallies in dublin they simply don't appreciate what they have if you are on welfare when dystonia you simply can't make ends meet the gap in living standards within the european union is huge but it may get even bigger the studio now has to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity fund it will be partially used to mundine arlen's lavish social programs analysts say the arrangement will keep reach countries richer and their poor remembers poorer. to estonia.

is this. because. sixty three percent of. the we know. something one hundred twenty or even one one historian joined the european union in two thousand and four most of its residents so would the membership as their ticket to perspire achieve the country drastically cut social spending to feed the e.u. requirements a move has provoked little public discontent historians just tighten the belt on. according to the country's finance minister they're ready to do it again this time to lead the irish continue wearing their cloth lose. to avoid obligation if you or. your computer club with your summary fleer and inviting smile

this group has become a poster child for stories inclusion into the euro zone but the reality of this move is proving far less alluring the average unemployment benefit in our loan is eight hundred euro's that's what a joblessness thornier will get the new year and about policy makers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of solidarity in the european union some historians see it as a sign of discord in living standards and inequality in shouldering the hardship of the workers are the story you. can always find more stories online at multi dot com thanks to tripping down an old american school and turning it into a strip club find out who wants to school textbooks popo downs. and also golden treasure that the country is one of the symbols of the beast and so we tracked down a key supplier of the celebrate trade secrets. russians

are certainly big on new year's celebrations but it doesn't always and unhappen is in moscow to learn twenty three people were injured overnight by the fireworks with hospitals facing a seasonal chill of treating. the dangerous tradition of setting skies alight. two decades after consumer fireworks were first imported into russia they have become an essential part of the festive tradition this holiday season russians will be setting off nearly one hundred million dollars worth of fireworks in their backyards and many of them will end up here in the burns unit. a huge problem is that many of these fireworks do

not work as advertised for example a firework doesn't quite ignite when it's meant to people pick it up and then it explodes burns damage blown off fingers we've got it all here authorities say there isn't enough control over the quality of the fireworks which can be sold anywhere but anyone most don't find out they want a defective firework until it's too late the. already are unsafe the pavers that the popular moscow store. with their colorful packaging these chinese made imports are aimed at casual part technics enthusiastic prices are dirt cheap less than ten dollars for an entire display i buy a few for testing by professionals. but most of the do not comply with the russian legislation for example look at this parachute forward it's meant to go up st. it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in hits you. authorities admit drug

imports do get through but then says that it's up to people to at least try to buy from licensed suppliers still although some of the injuries will be from misuse and not defective fireworks hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one hundred patients these holidays but all hope to avoid large scale mishaps much the firework induced fire in the lame course nightclub just over a year ago has killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i've created the new us warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying the death of probably. with some good quality forwards. all three last go. and in about fifteen minutes time they will skull team will take you on a tour of the new year hotspots in the russian capital and here's a quick preview. moving on the last go our team of gold and silver incredible place is in it for instance and let's take

a look at some of our favorites. the place to enjoy high res drinks in the capital is the city space lounge treatments for. the most amazing views of the city the cultural menu the venue is impressive and you can also try special tricks each month created i guess the bomb in the world mixed with international experience of cocktail making introducing famous drinks beer cheers. and nurse liberation an indian kashmir is complete without the rich smell of saffron but these days kashmiri farmers that's trying to preserve the cost this price in the world as heavy industry and poor irrigation damage their crops. takes a closer look. saffron is a spice not a must with meat costing four thousand u.s.

dollars a kilogram this price is used in medicine. here yesterday for the saffron farmers in poor unhappy lot. half what it was a decade ago they blamed a dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories pollution control devices you can see them twenty four hours a day here working hard to keep. the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant. the fallout is that every year less than the last affecting the crop many farmers see they're even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is the adulteration of sheep. here on the streets and it is virtually impossible for you and me to distinguish between. this says. and resulted in a drop in prices the availability of cheaper saffron from iran and spain has added

to the problem with credibility at stake traders. now refused to stock saffron. one cannot be sure the quality. but all that it can guarantee whether it's so there isn't much demand for the government. here. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat. saffron every morning especially in winter. or to milk. because it's very good for one's health and what's called. it helps reduce congestion in my back it also goes away. that will bring some cheer to the saffron farmers who feast. a second year of plummeting prices the government had pledged eighty million dollars six months ago to improve it again facilities but the

farmers i've yet to see any action still they do this cash crop could well continue its slow decline cut and saying r.t. bump or. let's now take a brief look at other stories making the news now at least twenty one people have been killed and nearly two hundred of powerful time bomb exploded outside a church in xandra the second largest city in egypt worshipers were leaving a new year's mertz when the blast went off the tide comes in a wake of repeated threats by a kind to iraq tut tut egypt's christian population egyptian president hosni mubarak went on state television to denounce the bombing under sure people that those guilty would be found. rioting brought heavy damage to a british prison on new year's day as inmates smashed windows and set fire to the facility the cales began when prisoners start tried and failed to make inmates take breath takes on these suspicions they can be they had been drinking alcohol vibro

card an hour before midnight but two buildings at the facility were still a blaze at midday on the new year's day lack of security at open prisons in the u.k. has long been controversial and debate recently intensified after five convicted killers were found to be wandering in and out of jail while serving their time. in my research has been sworn in as brazil's first ever female president her election is the culmination of a long political career beginning as a marxist rebel during the country's long military dictatorship chill be faced with sustaining the political and financial momentum built up undiluted to sober the outgoing president rousseff called for the eradication of poverty and greater development of the educational system during her inaugural address. a park in moscow is offering a special holiday treat to children in the city a visit to father frost to the russian santa claus he and his granddaughter come to their mosque or residence for christmas and new year but as thomas described it

some say the magic calls to march and want to add to. the fairy tale i should say. more true that the russian new year. spreading love and joy throughout the holiday season while their official address is in the leaky they have a seasonal state of the art home in the outskirts of moscow as well i believe that this place is of great importance for all parents and children then they can feel their real fairytale here at the moscow site kids can play around the new year's tree card you can hardly talk to the main characters and even send a letter to d.s. motos through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of his magical world. which is why you went to his bedroom and his dining hall and his guest room but aside from the fantasy of it all there is also a practical side to the village. helpers are part of a special college intern program some of them. it's all about the smile you know

it's a joy to see a child smile we also learned how to make children believe our tale it is said that the land of the buildings in all of these decorations cost around thirty three million dollars but it's not just for show the organizers say it's so that the people here can know the true meaning of the new year. high hopes hopes that we will accomplish more next year than we did this year hopes that we do more and correct the mistakes people make politicians for instance we magicians have to correct the mistakes they make. but life in the village isn't one long fairy tale there are some grumblings the magic kingdom is costing too much and the money could have been better spent helping children directly despite that the city of moscow is pressing forward with plans to expand the project further in the coming years a move that is sure to continue to make the children who come here smile no matter what the now has a holiday when children's wishes come true it's

a very fun holiday children get presents what i knocked about from the frost house is that it was magical i really did not did when we joined hands in a circle inside the house and made our wishes and then bubbles fell on us. that the new year will be brighter for. sean thomas archie moscow. and if you want more magic in your life don't go away as in a few moments he will be talking not only to father for some fairy tale colton's and movies in russia with a decent chief stay with us. thank

you very much for this interview thank you very much for the invitation now more and more russian films take part in an international film festival says actually mean that movies are becoming a full fledged business in russia was this the company came few years ago the russian my kids and since then the whole movie industry in russia picked up and now russian box office is one of the leading in the world for a lot of disagreement so i think with

a lot of comfort i can say that. this is the really important and very fast growing market in russia one of the most important trends which i would really like to specify during the last two years the amount of products that we need to produce in russia for the russian audience tripled if you will create into the products that will sell in russia for the russian audience most of them in russia on the russian industrial enterprises one european what do russian companies need to catch up with a standard itself their western production companies i would say catching up maybe not exactly the right word. in russia there is amazing history of story telling and for this day in russia the country would like to get inspiration from the russian stories and make movies based on the russian heritage and culture but use some of the heritage that we have in the world this new company and tell them

some how we tell stories how the characters develop and always have the happy ending in all the movies that's really interesting to us actually of. a stable hollywood tradition here in russia or just a russian audience need to be felt like a very specific context that it's used to strongly believe that russian audience has very distant taste definitely a lot of big blockbusters work in russia and russian audience love. their love alice in wonderland but at the same time there are a lot of stories that can be told specifically for the russian audience and we believe with our fairy tales that we started with masters we tapped into something that was not done in russia for a long time it's the quality family entertainment and family stories which we see can travel around the world because with book of masters we've got nine prizes in various field festivals around the world what we see i mean traditional russian stories can also travel just beyond the russian audience even though the book of

masters was created for the russian origin specifically so what does this need to do with its digital content or what do you deal with it digital content digitalization is one of the very important strategies for us in russia more and more content is being. used and distributed in digital form and one of the exciting tendencies that we see is that more content that we create in russia now travel abroad for example mobile games. games and digital games after the success of avatar hollywood companies including this may have. take the time to cheer for one thing there were companies will begin to use this format to its full potential as we see right now some of the russian companies started producing three d. movies and we hope that in the near future there will be very successful examples of that most of the recent releases of war converged movies so now we're waiting

for a really true three d. movie when it would be short as a three d. movie because the production process requires very different cameras equipment production process that d.v.d.'s is one of the sources of your incomes piracy is a huge problem in russia one of the animal losses for this name for your unit of display here in russia and how do you fight it how do you protect your intellectual property piracy is definitely a big issue for little in russia but in a lot of countries what we see recently that people tried to buy quality content and they used to buying d.v.d.'s in retail we also developed a lot of programs for various price points and we work with a lot of retail partners to make sure that we get a quality legal product to the audiences for very different price points and what we see our d.v.d. sales and brewery are growing really really fast even though we know that now the

market is changing and blu ray and digital distribution is really around the corner but still a lot of families buy d.v.d.'s they want to watch movies together they buy it for their kids so would you say their losses in piracy are and aren't considerable in numbers we don't really calculate that so we do calculate how much. growing and what we see especially recently that they pirated market might be decreasing because we sell more and more d.v.d.'s again not only very expensive ones but for a mess audience and do we believe that the piracy market is decreasing how many foreign competition actually say that's really. it's a call to make business in russia and there sat in corruption and bureaucracy his main stumbling points would you say that the unit or your unit of this new global corporation speccing may be same problems here all this new company established. in two thousand and six at the time there was nobody.