everything from fabulous fashion to the world of it's. so joining us as we explore various locations and connected with one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world. because team 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 empty fater it was given the name of a colossal statue of nero that was later destroyed beneath 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 alike coming to. it's really an eternal city i enjoyed an impressive architecture.

this is a nation with a witch and then. and many russians are very much into history. 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 scene the last few centuries especially brought upon a mutual appreciation of this 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. but

proposals put forward to building an orthodox church in the italian capital there are only a few russian orthodox cathedrals to rout 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 a machine must is from the inside you'd 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 necklace and view 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. next location now and welcome to. a glittering five.

impressively situated between. having enjoyed. a hotel in the elegant. despite some one hundred twenty two rooms. suites. and impeccable standard. come here in droves. situated on the sixth floor. suite 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 hardstyle tell me where did the name come about well being. in the nineteenth century. cold. because of many of ash and they moved to b.c. . 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 a listers as well very much so very much many both russian and. hollywood the celebrities have chosen to come to the scene since since the. very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie out from the ocean. well i thank you so much for time thank you. thank you very very much. now you can see why do you use a popular with hollywood. in your in the seventeenth century was a celebrated meeting point for the high profile guests in the restaurant basically put in the summer months.

in the bushes i wouldn't be surprised to the secret to. in every possible way no one. is popular with russia. even the. outside here is. no press. 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 consul the exhibition consists of almost fifty icons which were handpicked by italian organizers from the collection of the private moscow museums showcasing religious art on the splay represent an icon painting fifteen to twenty centuries.

sixty seven you can see many celebrity. guests. displayed at the cafe international artistic often came to the venue including. right in the google like the cafe and spent a lot of time there writing his famous dead souls novel. the jerry thomas speakeasy project is a secret location in central. special russian. are created in a very italian atmosphere of the ball 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 as the kremlin flip. and said petersburg delight.

wondering around the city site should be surprised what you might. the bump in safety 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. fountain here for example of the perfect 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's 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 and our. family. which was an upscale it was just like you know. started showing up what happened was my company decided i could get cheap labor

and they got rid of. me rosa legally 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 do it and that's just the american dream and if you want the american dream you have to go by the last i figure this year's one of the major trails in to the united states. i watch and they run down my property and about this noise. mean that cockroaches from coming over the wire is protecting the country i'm the kind of guy who doesn't mindedness pay and sturdy so i come out here you know we're all immigrants as well that we all share some sorrow. with spilling blood. just the war of the barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other.

invisible. people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over. more news today violence again flared up. and these are the images the world has

been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. top stories this hour suspected suicide bomb attack targeting a police. part of the syrian capital with up to twenty five killed it comes amid growing opposition calls for the overthrow of president sad plight military means. a bomber announces an end to iraq start occupations to focus on increasing the u.s. influence in asia next domination and unconventional warfare plus. iran is calling the proposed go on economic war the strong reaction is the latest in a series of intensifying military and diplomatic responses by growing pressure from western powers over its nuclear projects. so that brings up today for

a moment i'll be back with more on those stories in about fifteen minutes from now but before that andrew is here with the latest in the world of sport. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines scar take the eye right lead to make a child after beating rivals atlanta in a seven goal thriller. plus olympic can dam russian president dmitry medvedev visit before next month's test events for the twenty four team wins again. and the top seeds charge into the semifinals in kat's hours rafael nadal i will pass russian me tell you. but we'll start with some other ice hockey news because russia have failed to retain their world junior crown the under twenty squad losing in the finals to sweden by a single goal in overtime in calgary forward mika's abang is getting

a vital goal and yet 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 the finland four nil in the bronze medal guys. well in russia. have taken that right lead at the top of the k h l standings and the losses she is men edged out his former side and stand on the road for three it was a back and forth game just outside moscow with the sides trading quick goals throughout finnish defenseman yanni iscar made. lampard less than seven minutes to get the scars swedish top score attorney mortensen grabbed the winner just a minute late it was his fourteenth goal of the campaign and gives three point lead over crack in the title last and had not lost on the trot after. them in the

previous guy. 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 our. guns blazing 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 bobsled 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 tell us 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 to 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 rivet form especially at the net and he won the second set six four for the match. in the semi's hilmi number four seed feast 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 stan sixty six three the final school to many seeds. and defending champion roger federer shrugged off the pre-match back pains to labor passed under his seppi of italy the swiss master did still win to

a three love lead right away and six three but crumbled in the second to first trail five one and then lose it seven five however federer pulled his game back together in the decider to stun seppi with a forehand winner into the coup. or not to take the final say sixty four federer not you know this 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 some given the semi's the third seed frenchmen steamrolling spaniard al bad and lost in just over an hour to tsonga hitting back with flair everything his lesser known had 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. 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 training camp this weekend ahead of the africa cup of nations ivory coast coach france was a wee deciding to follow fee for rules which allow call ups two weeks prior to the tournament it means arsenal will 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 ever program in general we're going to be a problem because he is an important player for us.

we call is different because we have a defenders and if we had like he was very you know. i don't feel that we can have a big problem with that event it's about that with me three that we have a big role for some parts and that we have all the tools james and nigel. well also expected to join the ivory coast training camp striker seen a troll 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 is still his strong and he's from a very coast 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 to 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 in him i know and respect a lot on 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 seeds goals and making three assists nowhere says he is already used to living in exotic russia and is enjoying his time. you know i mean by the office 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 don't worry these both aspects are fine it's

even hotter in crescent of an african they fully rushing for though 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 of the cross and our side that does player in the league doesn't want to stop progressing as his long term dream of coping drug and plainly english premier league is still beyond his reach but producing good performances in russia could become the stepping stone of 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 that want to england which a popular throughout the world and to ensure players aspire to my favorite player is drug and i enjoy watching the. english premier league meanwhile again to get rid of their reputation as a yo yo and with petroski in the dugout and on the field the greens could become one of the surprise packages of the russian premier league this season. in time but

. 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 well i guess we should all it would still not just a season after season able to last longer not only for the wellbeing of your team but also for the wellbeing of everyone concerned in the club i wish you would become one sir alex ferguson and you so much the united states glue that purp will be one military solution. on the new goal for the new gov season on the european tour has got underway its 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 felt a south african retief goosen here and he finished the day in second along with

compact jacko al head space carded a sixty five a shot behind first translated thomas aiken 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 at the top of the standings after thursday's shortened stage in argentina the day belonged to poland's hall of its who was fastest in the genes to claim his maiden stage victory by moving him into second overall behind defending champion steph so the frenchman was third fastest behind american robby gordon while another french me to break dominate the motorbikes category he is now nine minutes ahead of defending champion. in the overall standings gerrard to rue leads the way in the trucks division where russian. alive has been disqualified for breaking race regulations walls. so that is all

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and a speed of more than two hundred kilometers per. step in. a suspected suicide bomb attack targeting a police bus rips through a residential part of the syrian capital it comes amid growing opposition calls for the overthrow of president assad by military means. shifting strategy barack obama announces an end to iraq start patients to focus on increasing u.s. influence in asia with extra emphasis on domination and unconventional warfare plus . the beginning of a strong european union we should be the best to build. a decade on from its launch the euro finds itself at the heart of the biggest financial crisis in half a century but the single currency threatening to bring down the very union that created it.

international news and comment live from moscow this is. a deadly explosion targeting police has rocked a residential neighborhood in damascus killing up to twenty five it's believed to have been a suicide bombing with most of the casualties civilians syrian t.v. says the blast happened near a primary school it comes as the leader of the country's biggest armed opposition group has reportedly called for president assad's regime to be overthrown by military means meanwhile a former high ranking army official who defected to the opposition has claimed the government. lying when it said the violence was caused by gangs aided from abroad or through the middle east expert tariq ali has told me earlier that he believes the opposition is responsible for the attack and that they're laying the ground for a foreign intervention. some of the opposition are saying there.