as we explore various locations and it's connected with one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world. the coliseum is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the fluffy ampitheater it was given the name of a colossal statue of nero that was later destroyed beneath the hundreds of tourists from all over the world including many russians the glorious history architecture through style and the climate are all reasons why were mr popular especially with modern day muscovites. i live in moscow and i think that roman moscow has many things in common and are really great cities each street. full of history coming to . it's really an eternal city i enjoy an impressive architecture. it is a nation with a witch and then. and many russians are very much into history they like to study

it and that's why they like rome so much i was born and grew up in most cases and when i first came to all more than ten years ago i had culture shock i was so impressed with its magnificence and its history over. the largest country in the world quite small. share many similarities as they both made a huge impact on the global and culture seen the last two centuries especially on a mutual appreciation of each of those cultural importance and today both countries created worlds flourish because each of those influenced showcasing classical music literature and art. moving on and to the i mean shaped domes of the church of st catherine of alexandria the history of the compound goes back to the nineteenth century when the proposals put forward to building an orthodox church in the italian capital. there

are only a few russian orthodox cathedrals to round italy and this is the largest and most traditional looking also rocks church in rome. and russian cathedral abroad is not just a church it's a russian house in a way people come here not just for religious reasons but also to spend time together and communicate in their native language just something that you miss a lot in a foreign country. inside you can see various bits for icons and what's by tell you and wish must is from inside you never realize that the building is brand new. this church opened in two thousand and nine located on a hill not far from st pete is its mobile designs and bright interior is a striking say the least as a new place of worship and run hundreds of russians from the nearby areas come to various religious services here and the building also acts as

a social outlet for the community. the outdoor space above the chapel offers a necchi to see you of the city. it is also home to a large selection of bells and whenever rang the sensational sounds can be heard around the city. location now and welcome to see a glittering fire. impressively situated between.

having enjoyed. a hotel in the elegant. tradition despite some one hundred twenty two rooms. and impeccable standards of personal service. on here. situated on top. of the popular. business or pleasure. also has several conference rooms and banquet several of

which such as. the roman. whose and to find out more about the russian connection with the stunning hunt let's meet this week's guest great to meet you great to meet you in this wonderful hotel tell me where did the name come about well being. in the nineteenth century. cold. because of many of the me too busy. staying in d.c. . so we we kept the name of the sea in. a very very popular place. very. very much so and. growing year by year and i hear very popular with. celebrities and politicians and

hollywood as well very much so very much many both russian and the local culture with the celebrities. chosen to come to the scene since since the. very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie from the ocean's eleven no shot of. thanks very much for time thank you. thank you thank you very much. to the jury now you can see why do you suppose with hollywood he. was a modest in your in the seventeenth century was a celebrated meeting point for the high profile guests and. basically put in the summer months.

in the bush is i wouldn't be surprised to the secret to. back. in every possible way no one. is popular with russia. even the. outside here is if you can afford it no protests. moving on and there are many russian influences and connections in rome collection of russian icons has been put on display and one of the main sites of rome the san angelo castle the exhibition consists of almost fifty icons which were hand-picked by italian organizers from the collection of the private moscow museums showcasing religious art on display representation i can paint the fifteenth the twentieth century. seventy six eight

divan you can see many celebrity. guests whose autographs drawings and personal belongings are now displayed at the cafe international artistically often came to the venue including. such as. it's right in the google specially like the cafe and spent a lot of time there writing his famous dead souls. the jerry thomas speakeasy project is a secret location in central. special russian. are created in a very italian atmosphere of the bar you can find quite surprising drinks. by russia the team has created a special cocktail menu called twist on a classic number three from russia with love. with such cocktails as the kremlin flip. in italian and said petersburg delight.

wondering around the city's site should be surprised what you might. bumpkin safe in the park available gazey a situated two monuments that were erected to on a russian right is the statue is of right at nikolai google the second is dedicated to alexander pushkin that was in belgium the year two thousand. created by russian sculptor. it was presented to the villa borghese the state by the moscow government as a gesture highlighting cultural achievements. as one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the world as a popular tourist destination it's clear why millions come here trevi fountain here for example office the state photo opportunity but but often it's the small influences and nuances that make up a substantial soul in boots of a city and with the cultural connections italy has to russia it only helps create a culture and of creativity elegance and style.

was an incredible city full of fortunately that for the time we have left on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week and sell them for me and the rest of the crew from the magnificent trevi fountain here in rome by now. started showing what happened was my company decided i could get cheap labor and they got rid of. most illegal labor legally

we have to get up every morning we have to go to work and. you know we have to pay our bills only have to kill him and that's just the american dream and if you want the american dream you have to go by the laws i figure is here's one of the major trails in the united states. i watch and they run run down my property and some about this noise. all those little chap mean the cockroaches from coming over the wire is protecting the country i'm the kind of guy who doesn't mindedness pants dirty so i come out here you know we're all immigrants as well that we all share some sorrow. one stream cascading from mom slopes to you is miss mirage. but this beauty brings deaths and a speed of more than four hundred kilometers per hour on. each step to the launch.

on. the losers. just suit. just so.

party's top stories the spec did suicide bomb attack targeting a police sponsored rips through a residential part of the syrian capital comes amid growing opposition calls to overthrow president by military means. shifting strategy barack obama announces an end to iraq style quagmires in favor of a power sift to asia with extra emphasis on air domination and unconventional warfare. iran is calling the e.u. proposed oil embargo an economic war the strong reaction is the latest in a series of intensifying military and diplomatic responses vice hebron made growing pressure from western powers over its nuclear projects. well more on all those

stories in fifteen minutes before that entrance here with the sports. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines scarred take me out rightly to make a child after beating rivals to atlanta in a seven goal thriller. plus olympic countdown russian president dmitry medvedev visits before next month's test events for the twenty fourteen winter games. and the top seeds charge into the semifinals in cats hours rafael nadal i will pass russian. but will start with some other ice hockey news because russia have failed to retain their world junior crown the under twenty squad losing in the final to sweden by a single goal in overtime in calgary forward mika's abang is getting

a vital go in the extra period that both sides fails to find the net in normal time this only the second time sweden has been crying junior world champions although on a broad to know for russia forward give his net self was named the tones most valuable player hosts canada beat finland four nil in the bronze medal guy. well in russia. have taken that right lead at the top of the k h l standings and losses you these men edged out his former side at stand on the road for three it was a back and forth game just outside moscow with the sides trading quick goals to add finish defenseman yani iscar made. lampard less than seven minutes to get the scars swedish top score attorney mortensen grabbed the winner just a minute later it was his fourteenth goal of the campaign and gives three point lead over crack in the title last and have not lost on the trot after scholes that beat them in the previous guy. tried to get in the replay last time

because we know we played really well at home you know on looked like they were a little tired but today they came out. and it was a lot harder to do the show now. now there are just over two years to go before russia's first ever winter olympics in sochi and president dmitri medvedev has urged constructors to make sure new venues are ready in time for a major test event to start next month medvedev inspected the sites on thursday including the krasnaya polyana ski resort it is set to host a world cup leg on the alpine skiing circuit in just over a month's time with snowboarding and freestyle eventually a month later russia's second bob sleigh track is also set to be unveiled in late february around seventy percent of all construction work for the games has been completed according to officials. now in tennis there have been a few surprises that the season opening event with rafael nadal spearheading the

top seed charge into the semifinals of the cats are open the spanish world number two overcame a battling mico usually in straight sets however the seventh seed russian put up a fight after losing the first set six four and having a poor start in the second he did break nadal and then had a couple of chances to mount a comeback but failed to exploit them into refuge form especially at the net and he won the second set six four for the match. in the semi's hilmi number four seed gael monfils the often flamboyant frenchman came at an easy win against an error prone viktor troicki this hit the net and saved the first set before sending the ball far and wide to match point just down sixty six three the final school to many seeds. and defending champion roger federer shrugged off the pre-match back pains to labor past and the deceptive easily the swiss master did still win to a three love lead right away and took the six three but crumbled in the second to

first trail five one and then lose it seventy five however federer pulled his gang back together in the decider to stun seppi with a forehand winner into the coup. or not to take the final say six for better or not you know twenty one in a row to keep alive his hopes of a fourth title and just like last year federal pay joe will free to song there in the semi's the third seed frenchmen steamrolling spaniard lost in just over an hour to tsonga hitting back with flair everything he's lesser known to offer and won it six two six one. while in brisbane is a similar success story for the big names there so far top seed andy murray beattie cypriot and his doubles partner marcus dart a sixty sixty even showed off a bit in the final set murray straight then he told me to the last ball radziwill simone will face alexander goal goal pull off in the other semi.

one. point to go through what. i needed to. promote an opportunity through. a point. in football match the city will be without play ziyang kolo toure a for sunday's f.a. cup clash with manchester united the pair have been told they must report to the ivory coast's training camp this weekend ahead of the africa cup of nations ivory coast coach france was a week deciding to follow fee for rules which allow call ups two weeks prior to the tournament it means arsenal would also lose striker genius man city coach or burning man cheney says yaar tories absence on sunday could be an issue for his team. in that we can have a problem in general you can have a problem because he is an important player for us.

we call is different because we have great defenders and if we are lucky we don't their injury you know. i don't feel that we can have a big problem we did a friend about with me three that we have a big role for some parts and that we have only to james and nigel. well also expected to join the ivory coast training camp is striker see nature all right he's been a sensation since joining the russian prime a league side at the start of the season so it is a good chance then to look back at his twenty eleven and the time he gave us a chat and sunny. he still appears strong and he's from a very careless didier drogba no but it could well be his there me twenty year old last seen it all in this season the two metre three centimeter tall forward became commands most expensive ever blair following manager down but their school with

whom he spent two years at couche in romania. is a team that wants to develop and make a significant breakthrough in this transfer took place because of the trust to him i know and respect a lot on the my transfer was his idea to help me grow and develop my career. and it seems like that risk became dissatisfied with the results of the team so far as could one see eight and have one eye on the europa league while trialware has become one of the most dangerous players among the burns who are storing seized balls and making three assists nowhere says he is already used to living in exotic russia and is enjoying his time. machine that i made by the off when i go to my national team my teammates ask me a lot about football in russia but the first questions are about the cold weather and racism about them but i tell them you guys don't worry these both aspects are fine it's even harder in presence of an african they fully rushing for them because

of me and sisco's say do you do me up playing here so they are all very interested in the russian premier league. with the growing ambitions on the cross and our side that does player in the league doesn't want to stop progressing as his long term dream of helping direct and plainly english premier league is still beyond his reach but producing good performances in russia could become the stepping stone in his career and i did want to say russia's top flight is of a good standard and can help you get to the top european leagues primarily the morning england which a couple are throughout the world and we surely as aspiring my favorite player is drugs and i enjoy watching the. english premier league meanwhile going to get rid of their reputation as a yo yo and with peter asking in the dugout and trolling on the field the greens could become one of the surprise packages of the russian premier league this season . but they are both. in other football news barcelona

midfielder says he hopes manager pep guardiola will remain at the club for many years to come he and his teammates took part in an open training session for fans on thursday before visiting a local hospital but they also had time to speak to the press and respond to reading this it could be guardiola as last season at the nou camp. they said we should all it would still not just a season after season be able to last longer not only for the well you know but also for the wellbeing of everybody concerned with the club i wish he would become one so alex ferguson you so much to be noted that it's clear that pep will be one military decision. on the new god for the new gulf season on the european tour has got underway it's local favorite thomas aiken he leads the twenty twelve africa open at the moment the honor of hitting the first ball though of the new year fell to south african retief goosen here and he finished the day in second along with compact jacko space carded a sixty five

a shot behind first translated to mistaken here he grabbed five birdies and two eagles to go nine and overall for the right lane. finally rain and snow in the end these have forced organizers to cancel friday stage of the dakar rally while it is the top of the standings after thursday's shortened stage in argentina the day belonged to poland's clear stop all of its it was fastest in the jeans to his maiden stage victory moving him into second overall behind defending champion stefan pattern so the frenchman was third fastest behind american robby gordon while another french me to break dominate the motorbikes catch a great he is now nine minutes ahead of defending champion marc coma in the overall standings when gerrard to root leads the way in the trucks division where russian. nicholai has been disqualified for breaking race regulations and walls.

so that is always sports a bit later on. down the official. your ipod touch from the. life on the good. video on demand. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. from fans to.

t.v. dot com. a

suspected suicide bomb attack targeting a police boss ripped through a residential part of the syrian capital comes amid growing opposition calls to overthrow president by military means. shifting strategy brok obama announces an end to iraq myers in favor of a power shift to asia with action emphasis on air domination and unconventional warfare. do you. draw your view you know. a decade on from its launch the euro finds itself at the heart of the biggest financial crisis happened century but the single currency threatening to bring down the very union that created it.

it's five pm here in moscow straight to our top story this hour a deadly explosion targeting police has rocked a masochist and killed up to twenty five people it comes as the leader of the country's biggest military opposition group has reportedly called for president also its regime to be overthrown by military means meanwhile a former high ranking syrian military official who defected to the opposition has claimed the government was lying when it said the violence was caused by armed gangs aided from abroad despite ongoing pressure and criticism arab league monitors will continue their mission. body denies its observers are being misled by either side and says they made damascus compromise into pulling out tanks from civilian areas and releasing political prisoners richards.