you'll best way to the heart of most. a bittersweet goodbye the salt two winter games are officially over have by a spectacular and thrilling ceremony and going down in history for its remarkable performances as well as someone useful records and highlights. ukraine's newly installed leadership by a ban on the former ruling party only from the huns for its members with money among them a high that in fear of retaliation. and scotland's an ounce referendum ainsworth's inside chronic national flag may be in for some major changes. he said . so many things would have to be changed we ask some brits how they feel about the redrawing of one of their country's most recognizable simple.

you're watching artsy international with memory and the cost of all welcome to the program that's once a fourteen winter games have bid farewell capping sixteen days of tough competition with a dazzling closing ceremony our very own in the sun now is an odd see saw two students was lucky enough to witness the games and she can recap it all for us so they say how does it feel now that the olympics are over. well it's overwhelming to say the least but even more so for those who took part of course after a few very intense weeks athletes finding out for medals having everyone on the edge of their seats or a lot of cheers and tears and now it's a little sad that everything is over but all of those big breaks and heartfelt losses we've seen here in sochi. only going down in olympic history and this great

celebration of sport certainly was sealed with a finale to remember viewers were taken further on a journey through russian culture picking out from the opening ceremony it was a tribute to russian greats in the arts music and literature and the organizers didn't miss the opportunity to poke a little fun at themselves over the infamous the limpid ring that one opened at the start of the games of course the basic biggest excitement came from russian fans after the host nation searched the top of the medal count with a total of thirteen golds and a spectacular companies to the farewell show was of course the magnificent fireworks display. guzzling ceremony there and plenty of olympic moments to remember we've put together our top five sensations of sochi to begin with the dutch they managed to grab eight golds and all of them in speed skating and actually twenty three out of

the twenty four medals they won in sochi were in speed skating number four are rising stars figure skating seventeen year old does it in the sort of us she became the first russian ever to take individual gold and women's figure skating. i'm very proud to have won a gold medal at the age of seventeen it's such a great feeling it's a bus with everything including myself a sensation number three the new russians korean born speed skater victor on he won three golds for his new homeland and american snowboarder vic wild when married to siberia and join russia as the olympic team to become one of the gold medalist i didn't have any good for the united states and that wasn't going to reach the goals that i wanted. but she was the opportunity to produce. her sensation number two is norwegian by athlete although born died and he became the most decorated winter olympian of all. time

a great performance for his sixth and final winter games and of course the top stop goes to team russia for their overall performance of the host nation making a victorious comeback from the vancouver games and making it to the top of the medal table at home with thirteen gold medals thirty three overall. sochi has also welcomed usual competitors to for them it was about taking the podium but about enjoying the games and making everyone else happy and inspired artist paul scott has more on those athletes with a difference. twenty fourteen was simply about taking part take for example indian illusia shiva can shave in his commitment to his sport highlighted by his training regime winding his way down dusty trucks crossing don't send lorries along the way. and i want some insight yes he may have come thirty seven thousand and thirty nine but the him there is

more state following accusations of corruption the indian and limpid committee were suspended by the i.o.c. in two thousand and twelve. during these games meaning can shave and could finally compete under his nation's fly unfortunately there's a lot of politics. which i'm sure many people are not happy with but that's over. for everybody. to look at. one of the more colorful characters of these games was prince you purchase of hohenlohe in london the fifty five year old is a descendant of a former german royal dinner state he's also a way photographer the pop star who goes by the name of royal disaster. these are his six olympics the jewel nationality skis for mexico he's never won a medal but maybe deserves gold for. so i think that russia the only problem that

they have this thing should have hired a p.r. person like me to be a bit of p.r. before i mean you know it's a great thing they will want the full ten years of the for everything is really poor and we should have just got the positive of my over to europe and to america that we're so negative it's time to make his debut in these games you know banani went in the luge his real name mind as part of a sponsorship deal he changed his name to the german underwear company but he told me he wants to be known for his sporting prowess if i didn't qualify for the olympics they wouldn't care at all what names i am so i think is the most important thing that i try hard in training hard to get to believe you can. and does any winter olympics complete without the jamaican bobsled the main attraction for press and. raising their own funds to compete missing a connecting flight losing their luggage on coming second last still didn't dampen their party spirit proving that in amongst all the sporting excellence there is

still room for schools to be for. sochi. for the sochi olympics have broken lots of records and it's not just sports we're talking about almost half of the planet was watching these games at some point with at least three billion viewers and talking about fans they set a surprising sound record with their vocal cords during one of victor on speed skating races but the cheers reaching one hundred ten decibels and here's another record quite an unexpected one thirty four babies were born in sochi on the day of the opening ceremony the city's highest single daily total of newborns ever the sochi games will also go down in history for the weather becoming the warmest winter olympics in history or certainly not complaining there's been lots of sunshine and not snow the olympics of course officially over we're left with a lot of things to look back at but we're also looking forward to the power. limpid

games starting in less than two weeks back to you in moscow thank you very much and they said i was artie's on these so now are the reports in from marty's very own sources on the highlights from this year's olympics well as we're getting a heartfelt goodbye to the winter olympics we in fact i asked you what you thought about the opening ceremony of the closing ceremony the games in general we want you to give us your highlights and feel good moments of the games on our facebook page and you did that so thank you for sharing your moments well no surprise that you actually picked russian gold in the latest figure skates in there somewhere also impressed by the national team's parade while others selected the sublime performance by a russian figure skating rookie and olympic darling you need. quite an online or it seem has a more on the winter games its heroes and most touching moments so you can head to our teeth dot com for more on the. right to see. her story. and i think that you're.

on our reporters. on the. we continue with other news now after it's taken the reins of the ukrainian capital the former opposition is now. order and the latest measurements against the all the ministration the country's parliament has suggested banning the party of regions and the communist party from any political activity or seventy four delegates have already withdrawn from the ruling party saying they fear of reprisals the names of some members wanted for questioning have reportedly been circulated so airports vehicles are also being searched on the roads around the capital those on the streets that are trying to

make their voice heard are. dealing with. all of us yes. sir who was earlier doused with antiseptic liquid as he tried to speak out for the president but that again the call that that was in the western train instead of our says it takes a look now at how the political crisis is continuance on. freedom democracy independence as mind on. the dictator and mourns those killed in kiev a city or street perhaps the way certain groups of the opposition have been acting can hardly be called democratic around five hundred offices of the now ex ruling party have been burned down those with a different political stance or physically attacked inside the parliament. but right now it's more about emotions rather than political rivalry the most important thing right now is to prevent a pardon from audience bound completely because then the situation would lose.

the president has fled the capital saying a coup has been carried out well the parliament passes new laws as fast as a printing press. taking down officials and appointing their political rivals including putting the right wing for minors in government posts. from the nationalists. well the party taking charge of the prosecutor general's office in the worst of this just isn't for me it's a new regime is taking shape really quickly and with the use of strong measures it has nothing to do with democracy because those coming to power will go on with pursuing tough policies and they will conduct massive expansion of the eastern territories. among the first laws adopted the banning of russian as the second official state language despite nearly fifty percent of those living in the east of ukraine being ethnic russians the public is stalled from now on the right wing is

going to be heavily present in ukraine's law enforcement at the moment the situation in kiev is basically controlled by radical people with with us who are pursuing a very very militant agenda which is a political corpse i think he is an utterly discredited man he cut deals with opposition who were quite obviously at a since the nineteenth of january no longer in control of the crowds and here there are reports that foreign journalists who've been promoting different values from the rebels have now been put onto a wanted list as well as trying to temporarily ban a russian t.v. channels many are now raising the question if this is the type of democracy so many ukrainians put their lives on the line for. of. that is foreign policy chief catherine ashton his visit thank you so he's opposition leaders to discuss measures to shore up the country's crippled economy

meanwhile the e.u. said it's ready to provide ukraine with twenty billion euros once a new government is formed. trough the former presidents of the soviet union think the west should let the people of you crave the side their own political future. love for me your three children have you seen what's going on there it's outrageous you need a bulldozer to push all the consultants you can from the u.s. and the e.u. the answer is that. the people decide for themselves and issuing recommendations for all nations is unacceptable shouldn't sunburned. all sides need to head to the negotiating table and talk one month or six months if needed do the ministers good will come to an agreement eventually pull would have. to go without so had for you this hour a potential boycott of a good sports concern and that's after the break we'll look at what's at stake for television as it passes on with the settlement program and give us.

transit through to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of moscow.

this is artsy international welcome back the union jack has long been an inspiration for artists fashion designers and an insurance symbol in pop culture but with scotland's independence referendum just months away there's going to talk about whether the iconic fly will need a make over there are already several designs around and artie's lore smith once we find out what people in london think about them. the campaigns on both sides of the scottish independence debate a hostage in op the factions have until september to sell their idea of how the union should look going forwards westminster says an independent scotland would

lose the pound but hardly anyone seems to be talking about something even more simple legs at the rest of the u.k. could lose if scotland declared independence the union jack scotland's represented on the flag by the blue background and diagonal white cross but if scotland left the u.k. might have to give that back old these flags would become obsolete and replaced with balls the u.k. charity the flag institute has most tops and suggestions so let's see what people think that's the nicest looking want to see. who's got the overall kingdom so the current states who are king the man i. know is to find she got one. some of these are my favorite british one ok and what what you think of the idea which think of the concept in general would have to try to do what is going to more . and everything so i don't want to change i suppose it makes more sense i mean

that's one point of having it in there or in a part of the u.k. anymore that's quite attractive what. she shook educational flag that you know be difficult for people to have any change really yeah i mean i'd be sad. so many things would have to be changed. it really was that do you think maybe. you know the union jacks enjoyed a resurgence in recent years becoming an iconic brand again apparently everything from high fashion to soft furnishings it would be haute for britain to discard it and indeed there are no firm plans to change it even if scotland does declare independence but david cameron and alex salmond might do well. the flag in mind as this war of words gets here and. separatist movements have been gaining momentum in the e.u.

casting more doubts on the european project the free movement of people is also another major concern for euro skeptics and calls for tougher measures are getting stronger this month switzerland backed quotas on migrants from the e.u. and later today so if you are not to sit down with the vice president of the swiss people's party to discuss it. germany's foreign minister has said that this vote will harm switzerland president of the european commission warned swiss citizens could lose their right to leave and work in the u. was it worth it was it was the risk free immigration was an outside country that these strange and i'm confident the european union will understand that we have to renegotiate we have to rediscuss this problem this issue immigration i don't have any regrets at all twenty years ago ten years ago switzerland was on the process of joining the european union now that's what sort of has changed its direction and we do not want to become

a member anymore it seems to be normal that you rearrange immigration. and also have stories online for you including the knots in my back yard and our giants may claim frack in the se but their bosses clearly don't want the technology anywhere near their homes for more on the controversial statement from exxon c o two artsy dot com. also their internet drawing google claims robots will be able to understand us better than one of the side ourselves more the tells on the futuristic forecasts just a click away. i think that in all of these areas where you have the rise of what is called the new right there was dissatisfied action with

with left wing hegemony my my friend in berlin does not seem to be aware of how widespread is this agenda he is and having spent the last forty years and ill in an academic lunatic asylum i assure you that it is total in many many quarters of american life. i would say that. for a while i find it in a straight jacket as well it jibes so i'm going to jump in london yeah i mean i think spending time in that lunatic asylums is kind of affected his you know i thinking a little bit to the point is that in the u.k. he. be across europe values have changed cultural values have changed need to become much more tolerant much more open much more liberal and space even in the united states. wealthy british style it's time to explain. to.

markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy cars a report. from one chancellor angela merkel travel. to meet with the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu he describes germany as a good friend but his country's relations with the european union haven't been particularly warm recently artie's policy has more. when european parliament president martin shorts touched down in jerusalem recently he experienced the cold shoulder of israel's right he was heckled while addressing the parliament and accused of telling lies surely more fairly was among those who walked out on their poor and ashamed of being. plenty of world leaders spoke here just recently french president hollande said very harsh things on the need for a clist union station and we needed to work out oftenest schultz later acknowledged

he was mistaken about some of the figures of palestinian versus israeli access to water although the figures are far from equal now it is fellow countrywoman angela merkel's chance to face the firing line. at the at the by day in my mind and in my party's mind this option is not to have two states rather the solution should be that in the land of israel it will be only one country and i hope that uncle merkel is coming to talk and going to pressure us. this is the most divisive issue israeli settlements in the west bank and jordan valley because of it according to recent polls only fourteen percent of germans view israel positively the european union already bans all products grown in settlements as israel's number one trading partner accounting for about a third of its total trade it hurts the pockets of farmers like your see deeply. organic vegetables in the disputed jordan valley and how they don't lose their tons

per month today are barely export two hundred to three hundred kilograms when i asked these companies tell me it's because the stores they sell to tell them they don't want to buy any more on these settlements all mother guti who spearheads the anti israel boycotted disinvestment and sanctions movement believes the e.u. stand is making inroads europe no checks they asked for the place of origin if it's coming from a settlement they want israel to declare that increasingly and they know their new thing the settlements are losing the european market. he is always had a special relationship with israel because of its nazi past but merkel's visit comes amid reports that germany is reading times of the wusa in a decade new don't you put pressure on the israeli government especially the german public feels it needs to apologize lisa live. on t.v. jerusalem. let's take a look now at some other news around the world and back right in the funeral procession for an answer government campaigner has turned violent activists

remodels of cult cells are police who reportedly interrupted the funeral and that's the mourners the uprising in bahrain has been ongoing since two thousand and eleven with thousands for its past and against the sunni monarchy. three people were killed including two children when a grenade exploded out an opposition rally in bangkok leaders of the protest movement blame the government for the get strike while the prime minister has condemned it as an act of terror more than twenty people have died in thailand in the last four months and on going and see government demonstrations. a german far right group has marked the anniversary of the bombing of the city of fourth some time by the british air force during the second world war. bangui opposition from the left wing groups and more than a thousand people showed up to pull tasks against the nazi organizations over twenty people were injured when police used pepper spray to keep the groups apart.

in mind as well one of president of the duros critics has engaged in an armed standoff with army officers who came to arrest him general i'm a heavy vos was accused of masterminding a trap that killed the government's a quarter armed himself with an assault rifle and listening to the surrender of the officers were then chased away by vivus supporters and so government rallies across the country have left ten dead in violent clashes over the past. well up next our c. international takes you on a trip to the so haro that's in our special report a desert winter and we'll be back with more news and half an hour. judy cox a utah mother out of spite but an entire line of t. shirts at a popular chain store at her local mall the reason that she bought them was because

she feels that the images of nearly naked women on them violate her local towns decency code she wants to make it clear though that she feels the store has the right to sell this type of shirt just not displayed in an exterior window ultimately her plan is to return the shirts on day fifty nine of the store's sixty limit let's hope for her sake they don't have a no return policy i bring this up because this is a great example of a nonviolent form of protest that actually works cause the scandal and more importantly it will make the company lose a few dollars technically the girls on the shirts are even fully exposed believe me i checked thoroughly and i would even call them r. rated the local communities have the right to be more conservative than the rest of the nation if they want to be and it's good that judy cox actually did something rather than just sitting at home on the internet complaining about moral decay across the country if a housewife from a small mormon community can stand up to the man what's stopping you but that's just my opinion.

for the young girls cammo for the future harder. there's between two and three hundred million guns in united states so you can act like they're not here and keep kids away from them. the causes that if they learn you know teaches them a lot of rough spots ability things. candidate through the eyes of children if we can do it for our children for our future. it's no accident that ali built his cafe on the very edge of the dead that. he

knows that any adventure into the sahara will always take this road. he sells water coffee and coke but trading has been slow today. but on top of that he's heard worrying news on the radio unlikely though it sounds does snow in neighboring egypt. which could threaten the deserts main event a festival that attracts thousands of tourists. a mild desert winter is when business usually peaks and when the sahara really comes to life.

geneseo a small wedge shaped slice in the north of perhaps the most famous desert on earth this small country is known as the sahara games. for fifty years the annual desert festival has taken place here it's an event that draws people from all surrounding countries. these people's lives a deeply intertwined with the desert. the many preparations for the festival began six months ago they've gone deep into the. every day on an exhaustive training shuttle the main event is camel racing any prize in a sprint race is a great honor but winning a forty two kilometer marathon is considered especially prestigious. in the small town of dream of such a victory seemingly endless sand dunes begin just beyond the town's borders.

like every other man in the region hopes to win two years ago he and his camel came first in a sprint for us. i'm confident about this part of the race because my camel is quite familiar with the area but i do have some doubts about the long distance marathon i have been before with this camel. because the festival only takes place once a year needs to make a living for himself and his camel so he dons make up and colorful national costume to pose as an exotic sultan for tourists which is particularly popular with some women travellers. as camel though is less than impressed these a particular race are only interested in entering competitions he frequently and loudly expresses his disapproval. centered on his camels in the desert.