the capitol leaving twenty six dead middle position calls to overthrow president assad militarily. in libya welcomed sudan's president omar al bashir wanted internationally on genocide charges over the state visits drawn outrage from human rights groups with high profile figures questioning the n.t. sees commitment to the rule of law. about with a summary of those stories when about fifteen minutes from now the mean time we have a special moscow out from italy yes from the italian capital as artie's martin andrews explores the cultural connections between rome and russia. hello and welcome to the program from architecture to music russians have been

fascinated with italian culture for centuries and today they come here in the tens of thousands in search of everything from fabulous fashion to the world of italian cuisine so joining a lot of andrews as we explore various locations connected with russia one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world right. is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called fluffy to be fitter it was given the name of a colossal statue of nero that was later destroyed. by hundreds of tourists from all over the world including many russians the glorious history architecture food style and the climate are all reasons why rome a superior especially with modern day muscovites. i live in moscow and i think that the roman moscow have many things in common and are really great cities each street in rome is full of history i like coming to all my life it's really an eternal city

i enjoy it's monuments and impressive architecture. it is this is a nation with a witch and the nation history 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 moscow and when i first came to rome more than ten years ago i had culture shock i was so impressed with its magnificence and its history over the. from the largest country in the world to. share many similarities as they both made a huge impact on the global and culture scene the last two centuries especially the mutual appreciation of this cultural importance and today both countries created worlds flourish because each of those influences 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 a russian orthodox cathedrals to route italy and this is the largest and most traditional looking docs church in rome. the russian cathedral abroad is not just a church it's a russian house in a way people come here not just for allegiance 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 never realize that the building is brand new . this church opened in two thousand and nine located on

a hill not far from st peter's it's 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 hotel door to see a glittering five star hotel the italian style design. its name suggests ties to russia.

is impressively situated between the piazza del popolo and the spanish steps of the pretty upscale shopping areas. as they say. is everything. to fall from your old. images. from. having enjoyed a recent make over the hotel the sea is a hotel in the elegant grand metropolitan tradition despite some one hundred twenty two rooms holding thirty three suites. and impeccable standards of personal service . the russian elite come here in droves. situated on the sixth and top floor of the highlights of the hotel is the suite named after the popular. target

for. business or pleasure. also has several conference rooms and banqueting several of which such as the full the anastasia the roman. whose and to find out more about the russian connection with. 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. this hotel. was in the nineteenth century. called the view. because of many it actually moved to broome were staying in these. so we we kept the name do see in. the region around the middle.

and it seems that rome is a very very popular place for visits is very much more than ever very much so and the national visitors growing year by year and i hear that the hotels very popular with. celebrities russian politicians and hollywood a listers as well very much so very much many both russian and local hollywood celebrities have chosen to come to the scene since since the day we opened here at the very beginning when we opened in two thousand we hosted all the movie out from the ocean there were no shot. stayed here with. well i think i would spend time thank you. very much. to the curious harris dog is now you can see why despite the setting use of popular with hollywood avis just what was a modest spin your in the seventeenth century now is

a celebrated meeting point for the high profile guests from the garden tourist sees restaurant is open in the garden and summer months. in the bush is i wouldn't be surprised welcome to the secret garden situated at the back of the hotel door to see this green getaway is lush and spectacular in every possible way the ones at this location is popular with russian and international jetsetter is in the winter you can enjoy a drink outside here but 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 sights of rome with an angular consul the exhibition consists of almost fifty icons which were handpicked by italian old images from the collection of the private moscow museums showcasing

religious art on display represent russian icon painting in the fifteenth the twentieth centuries. the cafe greco is a historical eatery. seventy six see the venue to see many celebrity visitors as its guests whose autographs drawings and personal belongings are now displayed at the café international artistically often came to the venue including lord byron gerta and russian such as sherlock and. it said that writer nicholai google especially likes 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 rome for a whole selection of special russian themed cocktails are created in a very italian atmosphere of the bar you can find quite surprising drinks inspired by russia the team has created a special cocktail menu called twist on a classic number three from russia with love in the heart of rome you can be served

with such cocktails as the kremlin flip floppy hats are also meeting red square in italian and said petersburg delight. wondering around the city's site should be surprised what you might bump into in the park available gazey a situated two monuments that were erected to on a russian writers this 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 you state by the moscow government as a gesture highlighting cultural achievements. rome 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 perfect photo opportunity but quite often it's the small

influences and nuances that make up the subtextual soul and roots of the city and with the cultural connections italy has to russia it only helps calm. cauldron of creativity elegance and style. was an incredible city well unfortunately 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 for now. this is our time to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that won't we breathe the we hope. to me the american

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and less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime kate is next with the latest sport. hello and welcome to the sports these are the headlines. giant killers tottenham cruised through league to swindon starting wigan while bolton and q.p.r. could only draws on a dramatic day of third round action in the f.a. cup. won the steyn puts the united denial record that england striker is to be sold in the january transfer window. as dagestan dojo we take a trip to the caucuses martial arts school by the first long chinese of kung fu he was training. at first english football where league two side swindon beat premier

league wigan while top flight bolton and keep it all could both only draw against lower league opponents in the traditional new year the f.a. cup third round well twenty six matches took place on saturday and among that is danny graham scored twice as swansea rallied to be. for two and was the reply after that goal the smitten dog a everton beat part time this time was to nail him then see scored a hat trick has fallen thrashed charlton born elena london garvey and the previous took his legs on the form of joining them where they came back to win three one david wieters late helped bolton snap into two draw under replay against michael's field long sixty four places below them in the well as well as high they held us and snatched the last minute equaliser under replay three one want to move on and on the injured rangers were down to ten men when asked the other struck the stoppage time whether as new cancer came back to beat back when she won in the only

old premier league tie deflected short of a small part of the county to swindon fight back in the top flight we can to one. rather than go back the second is to be lead to challenge three male and silent cocks netted a hat trick with west brom held in cardiff or two. but in the meantime mention i should have denied a report wayne rooney is to be sold in the january transfer window a british newspaper claims rooney has relationship with managers around exposures and has broken down well earlier this week the striker was fined a week's wages following a night out but a joint statement from rooney on the club said the report was complete nonsense the twenty six year old went out on december the twenty six following united five wigan he was going to drop to the three two defeat by blackburn before returning for the three no loss at new council substituted late on rooney agreed a new five year deal at united in october twenty ten two days after saying he wanted to leave. staying in manchester city will be without ya and color to

a for sunday's much anticipated cup clash at home to rivals united i request manager francois we has told the pair they must report to the nation's training camp this weekend ahead of the africa cup of nations the coach has opted to follow fee for rules which allow call ups two weeks prior to the tournament while city coach about the munching it says ja to raise absence on sunday could be an issue for his team. if i do that we can have a problem in general you can have a problem because yeah it is an important player for us. we call is different because we have great defenders and if we are lucky we don't have injury. i don't feel that we can every big problem we did events but with me three that we have a big role but for some parts on that we have only two games and niger. and the big showdown at the as we have stadium is the first of four more us like

upside down times on sunday later six time winners chelsea host portsmouth lift the cup four years ago elsewhere sheffield wednesday i need west ham and martin o'neill sunderland back in championship peter brown. while here in russia very very very very like say teenage nigeria we've got to make a new search is set to sign a for the how to do it test than most but it's not just passing logical the nineteen year old jordan out of the easy twelve in the summer of twenty ten and scoring eight goals in thirty three games and that he wants his national side in twelve appearances. and is now i'm sure wilfried tsonga has beaten his fellow frenchman gelman face in straight sets to win the final of the cats all right and with just over a week to go until the first grand slam of the of against the australian open the surge seed shrugged off a thirty five minute ballgame down by his face title. when four meetings against the wall of the sixteen well known face have knocked out rap on the dollar seventy

finals and parks the wild sex in the first game and trying to stop when it was deemed both restricted five three outs and then summed up for back with sixty as the next nineteen points against the set seven five song get them back one face at three two up in the second avenue break set wrapping it up six train. twice ok now where the russian team have arrived back in moscow after taking so over at the world junior championship in canada following a dramatic one l. defeat to sweden in overtime the junior red machine fails to defend their world title after losing too much at the tournament and both of them too low for winners three closer to goals to change their first victory thirty years russia will host next year's championship in the southwestern city of far however their team didn't seem too disappointed with so over as they won their so-called mini final by beating eternal arch enemies canada six five in the semifinals and a make believe straight ten consecutive final appearances. it was

great to beat canada i will remember that probably we were emotionally exhausted after that question but it is really disappointing to lose in the point zero in a little golden period you were everyone wanted to win so the guys were for straight it got no work very well prepared in every aspect to defend the title unfortunately we failed in the final of such a tournament chances are fifty fifty no matter which teams compete. and finally a martial arts school in the heart of the caucasus was celebrating last year after one of its students became the first known chinese to be named the king of kung fu but that's not the only thing that makes this dojo unique john coster have discovered. five the russians of the world is a martial arts school for boys. the russians saw the republic. some even call it the show in the caucasus in-tray get well i certainly was that's good

check out the school is located in hollenbeck old just over the mountain ridge from the stunning capital over the years is produced and world and eleven european champions as well as a limping gold and silver medalist in beijing in two thousand and eight. same mother maya have moved here with his wife in one nine hundred eighty three with just an idea and that tends to live and now it's a fully fledged educational facility that nurtures talents from a young age through to graduation from five directions of the world afford geographic points to spray spraying the faith one that means that we're following global laws clickable to all people in the world and we want these values to dominate other religious national and other values when people live in just four dimensions it is a lower level but as you and space people become more developed spiritually then

will patient kind and can live in peace with each other we decided to develop these qualities through sports chinese martial arts have deep philosophy rich history and important values so that very effective in teaching these are not just words for us we cannot lose our children let them become terrorists. this sound is heard each time one of the boys wins a medal in various events held in russia or anywhere else in the world same works and lives right here at the school and leaves only one his students take part in major competitions but all the trophies eventually end up right here at the five directions of the world. this trophy is given at the end of each year to the winner of the conflict world cup one of our students won this trophy it is a very valuable price basically it confirms that he was the best fighter of the

year so even if. that fighters name is mostly known sally hope who was also named the king of kong flu becoming the only non chinese warrior in the world to be awarded this title though he graduated a while ago mostly still considers it an honor to come by his alma mater to train and convey the philosophy of the next generation which. this is really a unique school first of all it discipline students you are always doing something meaningful practicing studying you have no free time i think that is very important for young people today it doesn't leave room for bad things drugs terrorism which is a big problem today sports can save young people especially in our schools kids practice study they're always supervised. the martial arts are the foundation of the school education is equally if not more important in raising children for now the school is out on spring vacation so good say not has some time to play with his grandkids

but that doesn't mean that faculty is an active. while the students are away and spring break the teachers are busy preparing for the next term the boys should be arriving quite soon for another semester of martial arts and learning the school is now home to three hundred boys from all over russia the martial arts specialisation hasn't prevented it from being one of the country's its operated in terms of education besides the gems and other training facilities it offers suitable classrooms where according to teachers they become decency young adults. as if we graduate a half literate student is not the worst thing in the world the worst thing for us is to graduate to badly behaved student so we pay a lot of a tent. to teaching them about values. to say no to my visit more than a founder of the school and a morsel arts guru his artistic talents cannot be underrated as his students may

also witness his artwork each time they have a meal and these paintings are also educational showing the young bucks that everything in this life should be accepted as a whole in union with good and evil. koester of artsy russia south the republic of dagestan. and.

would be so much brighter if you knew about the song from first impressions. start on t.v. dot com. we tried to speak to journalists who've been arrested in baghdad but everyone was too afraid to appear on camera. but the journalism at the center was the way in iraq government continues a relentless crackdown on those shining a light on corruption and repression in. the west steps up pressure on syria calling for it to be expelled from unesco's human rights committees while tensions within the country are running high after a suicide blast rocks the capital leaving twenty six dead and that opposition calls to overthrow president assad militarily. libya welcome sudan's president omar al bashir wanted internationally on genocide charges one of the states.