the ocean would be soon which bryson if you knew about tsunamis from plans to transition these. stunts on t.v. dot com. read the top news and commentary from around the world this is r.t. thomas let's take a look at your top headlines because to believe c accusers three georgian photojournalists including president saakashvili is personal photographer of spying for russia it's alleged the men that possessed secret information and had now been charged with espionage after reportedly confessing on video. from turkmen officials remain tight lipped over reports of that at least two hundred people have been killed in a closet in arms people in the city of la but on human rights groups say

electricity and water supplies have also been disrupted. and rupert murdoch heads up to the u.k. for take charge of the phone hacking crisis that's threatening to engulf his media empire because scandal has reached the highest levels of government after a former editor who worked for prime minister david cameron was arrested on friday . now on r.g.p. we continue our journey around russia as martin andrews steps out of the capital and takes us on a tour of the country's second city st petersburg. hello and welcome to the program summer is the classic signs of visit russia

a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must the former capital is bursting full of history and culture so join me as we visit major landmarks and take part in various fun filled activities and we start off here i suspect say isaac's cathedral originally the city's main church in the largest cathedral in russia it was built between eighteen eighteen and eight hundred fifty eight french going architects month around almost two centuries later the gilded dome of sin isaac still dominates the skyline of st petersburg a trip to the top provides excellent views of the city coming from the russian capital moscow out seem troubled by the fast subsumed train network the journey takes four hours and costs around three thousand five hundred rubles that's roughly one hundred twenty five dollars the way you can see here the location of the city situated to the northwest of russia in the eighteenth century it was piece of the great stream to create a window to your with

a vast canal network press taking architecture and palaces that were built to rival back working counterparts the station was well cheesed just come here from moscow and we think this is a very grand place. on the floor enjoyed it we've been to the hermitage. everything all around. the judge all spilled blood. and reason is actually a fantastic place in the store to enjoy ourselves i leave and now i'm visiting st petersburg for the second time i love it here especially at the winter palace coup . and you don't hold as very beautiful miss the prospects of a safe in his bed so maybe having you as one of the best known streets in russia i suppose you could contest the prospect to off the streets in london all broadway in the old the area is packed full of restaurants shops museums and historical sites the main point is to be dismissive a lady of concern to construct a two hundred years ago it was closed by the bolsheviks in march and twenty nine of

them became a museum of cool services is now regimes and today the area in front of it is one of the city's main meeting points and tourist spots. the church of the spilled blood is located off the main streets here not to be can she same vassals cathedral in moscow this church is built on the site but saw xander the second was assassinated and was to the cases in his memory. and in this week's program we aim to show you some alternative sites excursions. with the rise of the city's answer to the london junction this was very popular with russian and international tourists tickets cost seven hundred rubles that's roughly around twenty five dollars but we opened a museum for two since it was bust similar projects in london how to do which is called the dungeons his visit to berkeley book people who seek three martians sinfully should the list of thirty feel our guests also include those who are

interested in history literature myths and legends of the petersburg. represents a legend or a myth connected to the city's most famous story literature characters will you not and by one female jack. for example let you pass imagine kosky died in simpy does back in one thousand nine hundred three not because of cholera but because he famously said his law simply was launches and his entire life hours later. he stands. in the rain show. the point of the bush is still to figure the species burned by conspires off these pulleys and shot and drowned. the harnessing isn't for the faint of the light hearted tourists among us i think it's the classics to speak and alternative instruments of the day suggested hours inside the city's callouses. welcome to the hour isn't simply

a spec and interactive museum dedicated to the myths and legends of the city the last book it's what's a see through a labyrinth of that same rooms where you go up close and personal to terrifying exhibits a witness close the cares of the process is respected and peter the great. so what other alternative activities can you enjoy he said he was back before the museum of trees located in the st petersburg institute of psychoanalysis opened in one thousand nine hundred nine to mark the one hundred years since for its famous book the interpretations of dreams and published the rituals exploring the psychologist's theories the so-called light school splays historical facts and figures where the guy explains freud's work while the dark cool is a collection of at first sight meaningless things to guides just the vistas she perceived to display in accordance with their own experience fancies and desires.

this museum in the moving of a sofa with celebrates the rich history of the world famous trade vaska as display cover said she resembled history in russia starting from the eleventh century but it was originally called red wine and expose drinking traditions and rituals. during peter the great swain many votes could drink in traditions were established and many of them exist to this day for example they size and cheer a school should big eagle gold bloods which was a prototype for a ritual of penalty shots for being late to policy the amount of smoke which one had to drink from the goblet was. next and totaled one literary guest who later pictures pulls down the badly broken lige to drink a little water in one again which will thousands of exhibits featured amazing gun control tools spanning centuries there are also several unusual items on display she include even folkenflik hospitals to treat space of children with exploring the items in glass cabinets and rights to focus

a scene in remission over two hundred very special and exclusive museum there's a restaurant called russian poker room number one which offers of course traditional russian hussein. and if you have a special occasion insipidus bird will just want to look top notch tell him the city where professionals will take care of your son or dozens of hair stylists make artists and cosmetologists and you constantly upgrading their skills and you were top schools for professionals of the industry will help you look your best. the celebrations phenomenon of the white nights the source of much pleasure in petersburg as the cool this is it's an exciting time to visit the city it's not easy to do we'll bring in because your personal time clock and discuss the culture in the city with this insider let's meet this week's guess lower love it's a new year here so you're from prison and they've been living here in st petersburg for years yes that's right i work for the finnish culture in student. nature

so we try to promote the cultural cooperation between finland and russia thank you just very useful it seems that some petersburg is a completely different city in the winter than it is in the summer tell me about some of the activities that you enjoy you know what. but first of all people act totally differently during the summer time people are russian people are more open and more rotations and love to go out time they're just trying to get home as soon as possible so people go hang out. in the restaurants terrorists if you had any visitors already any tourists coming to the city would you recommend that they perhaps a visit they had to visit. on the other side is really beautiful especially this really really nice atmosphere when the church bell. ringing and take a walk around around downtown because it's missing the architecture is missing.

well what if the weather is bad because you know one that can be a rainy day for the bit temperamental little bit london yeah well yes we recommend . some inside activities there's this amazing traditional old russian vodka. called. have a glass of water which costs twenty roubles. but if you're not into drinking. there's a whole range of different. churches and cathedrals all of. it was very familiar to you try reading here. will you want to party tonight some way alternately immerse yourself in historical sites consider cultural capital simply reflects the country's extrude we think it's like

no other city there are various ways to see the city by speedboat rollerblading bicycles you can hire them privately or take part in. the way you can see all the major sites such as the people here and for those who crave adrenaline filled activities there are a few other suggestions too like this next form of transport follow me. locally. if you use these because of course with the system as you see on the. if he is a on line but personal lives who are. millions and there are many people who dream of once riding a bike on the other hand our city is popular destination for tourists so we decided to combine these two facts and to show our city to those who fancy riding a bike from your perspective or experience bikers can give you a tour and not only tell you about the main most popular landmarks but also provide an unusual tour shows some hidden gems of st petersburg which you won't find in

a guide book. dot. com it moves through the tom we are going. through a loss of two thousand a month he's gone from three thousand five hundred dollars that's around one hundred twenty dollars to schools started this initiative of the plantation decided that many people should post raising for cities towns tourist interests can be combined once the muslim is he will see a city in the city see you. for some of the bikes from still school might be too much of a made such an adrenaline filled excursion means sums up the city in the summer exciting and simply take. what i mean credible experience

what a spectacular view behind us all but i would saw as i love the city before sleep that's all that's how we have on this week's program from st petersburg i'll see you again at the same time next week and sell them for me and the rest of the kurds by about. please. little. subsists. subsists.

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the scandal has reached the highest levels of government after a former editor who worked for prime minister david cameron was arrested on friday . and right now union is up next with all the latest goings on in sports. sports. will be contested between. bowls mark holes his.

new home. base with the additional serbian milosz. let's get going with boxing where the next new heavyweight champion of the world will he'll either from russia or is pakistan alexander prevent. a clash in august twenty seventh for vladimir klitschko was vacated w. be a crime to score securing that belt so last weekend from david haye in doing so he became known as super a champion of the trouble u.b.a. division not because it could technically take years for political or to defend it three other titles needing to be fought over as well but that. will do battle the mirror brother telling touching base in the russian capital this week to show off all six trombones all between the younger siblings stating he'd like to organize a party in either his home kiev or moscow's dish and he stayed.

where the champions and doesn't matter how many. other bills you know we have to project that should go from being the interim chairmanship of the we didn't choose . the version we're going to be champions in there we'll see who's in the challenger and i'll see who was much younger in the next couple of weeks so i'll make sure who is the guy who was going to be staged. ok let's talk football the cup america where chile have maintained their position as group c. leaders loughborough high coming from behind to draw one one with your ago-i both sides who had numerous chances in the first off but neither could convert them who swore it was the guilty here and then what would have unquestionably been the strangest goal of the tournament to date was justified kept by the europe wide cross bar a remarkable effort on that moment here why did eventually seize the initiative ten minutes after the great patience the key for this one story is in no rush before

setting up for oprah to come east also for one nil but chile where to leave empty handed join fighting against him on how alexis sunshine is here with an easy decision to find. the chileans on top of group c. then but only because of goal scored peru's there are surprises partners of the summit following a shock when over mexico it was a good area with the only goal of the game eighty two minutes enough to slide from the mix in the fans in chile thus leading the table with four points from two. at least most top player has called it a day after almost two decades on the big stage fabio cannavaro announcing his retirement from football at the age of thirty seven two to a lingering knee injury the defender played in four cups toppling athletes of a title in two thousand and six he across the top of one hundred thirty six

international caps before retiring from the national scene your goal kind of her was also named fifa world player of the year no six becoming the only defender to ever be awarded the accolades the neapolitan play for a total of sixteen is during his club career including two stance with eventis and through seasons with mariela madrid where he won two league titles kind of oro finishing his playing career with awfully stupid. i will not see her as the club's technical advisor. red bull are showing no signs of letting go of their formula one stranglehold over all leadership must invest will second only to team it mark webber in british g.p. qualifying made some inclement weather but you were then to start at one and two in the grid in a repeat of last year's results where one here last season on edge vettel i thought this time around to put himself into prime decision to repeat the achievement history and seemingly in sync with the silverstone circuit he also dominated

practice a day ago perforates keeping things tight with the two time champion fernando alonso and felipe i must say writes all new heels of the red hot red bulls jenson button who trails vettel by seventy seven points in the overall standings will start from fifth form. cycling's most prestigious event meanwhile has entered the martens for the first time this season rudi alberto cost of portugal descending to the finish line ahead of the competition on stage eight of the tour de france but the twenty four year old showing his timing progress to hand his movie star team their first ever stage when the events all rounder philip gilberto one of the future break from a group in the final two kilometer climb that earned him a second place on the effort also propels the belgian to first in the points classification condell evans he was third were first told me while finished sixteenth but that's still good enough to hold on to the overall leaders yellow jersey for another all day and baseball is still reeling from thursday's shock

death of a fun during a texas rangers game with the oakland athletics thirty nine year old shannon stone falling over the railings in front of the sun after attempting to catch a ball tossed into the stands by rangers player josh hamilton the tragedy deeply affecting the team and its present. it hits aside our roots of who we are. we're about making memories. about family entertainment and last night we had a father and son at the game. and a very tragic and it's a them and it just. drags it to the core of what we are about and the memories that we try to so mike and his came. stream europe back on the map in southern hemisphere rugby's biggest club competition the queensland reds winning their first ever super fifteen title beating new zealand powerhouse to counter pre

crusaders the reds finished next to last back in two thousand and nine but an amazing turnaround story was there for the taking on suffered a seven time champions two seaters though displaying their pedigree early on museum and international cotton making it five euro the twenty nine rule without a penalty in the second half or ten six lead the dogs were a game tonight's saving the day i tied somehow turning sixty five meters when the contest. were so on a string team takes the super rugby title for the first time in seven years i think i think it's. possible where china is first n.b.a. star yellow ming has announced his retirement the houston rockets center quitting the game after eight seasons in the world's top league that thirty year old has suffered numerous foot ankle injuries throughout his career and was forced to miss the entire two thousand and nine season he also played only five times last year

the rockets getting past the first line peels just once during his state never reaching the n.b.a. finals however yeah i was a hero back home the two point two nine meter shanghai native is an eight time all star no less on his massively help in promoting his sport in asia. and staying on the hardwood where c.s.k. have unveiled a man they hope can turn around their structuring form over the past couple of seasons served theo don't sit shy growing a three year contract and at moscow this week the twenty four year old is regarded as one of the best point guards in europe and as richard found poor feet reports is the light had to signed up with the army men. after last season's disappointment didn't even make it out of the group stages of euro lee the only minute show they're looking to get right back to the top to hit a new campaign twenty four year old serbian point guard me last teodor seach has been latest player to join the moscow iron states and

a former olympian says it was an easy decision when. i was. enjoying watching. dosages rated as one of the best plays in europe while twenty four he still has a space years ahead of him but of the reason he's so highly rated is his versatility where he can play it's even point godall shooting guard so i do a disservice starting to play making role in the serious car i'm going to be offering patron american john robert holden and you come trying antidotes each is eager to make his mark and the new season gets underway.

big dreams. of biggest in europe. through. two dosage one d.d. only serve one serious cause roster he'll be joining good friend a not creased each who signed of the on in just a couple of weeks ago and you don't see a chance he spent a countryman played a big role in persuading him to join sas camp yeah. it was. clear was yours also. and i say i wish this is also more so my weave because i believe this is the. best choice for me. course or course of course we will come to the final pieces of a good sort of being put into place for the new year league season due to get

underway in little toba however the signing of tear dosage sends out a signal to the rest of europe that serious car determined to once again become one of the top clubs on the consonance richard i'm hopefully county moscow. that wraps up the sport for this our world weather though is coming out it's just it's. hungry for the full story we've got it for us the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers on.

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