a welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy jewish museum and payments a religious education complexes also celebrated and i'll address right this year. for centuries the jewish communities it's much the same sits in russia eventually to sorry scotland sporadically encountered jewish immigration and more than two million jews fled brush up country eighty and nineteen twenty eight. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning to strongly sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one person would be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is that you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we see the same day as he was one hundred and one years old i mean

although thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs. journey from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various tables many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and this is has been difficult for them to find such amazing furniture in their country and we have been here in the. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility and peace and from chinese lanterns to rich opulent fabrics and moscow stores like china style here will help you create such a rich exotic look in your home in russia as a form of freedom of expression there's no great need for different styles a sign of how diverse the tastes of muscovites becoming. one pausing to take a look at. this week's entertainment news. a

one seventeen am moscow time other verse metropolis like moscow's home to many cultures of course let's take you closer to one of them now as martin andrew spends time in the russian capital's jewish quarter that is just ahead. no. i mean there is a new. oh i welcome to moscow jewish community center for years in this complex has been a special box for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to watch it enjoy jewish receive its payments a religious education to come by still so celebrated temple anniversary this year. for centuries the jewish community sees that it's much recent sets in motion but then she dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making two million jews fled brush up country haiti nineteen twenty. two. times have now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning the strongest sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curse should be of a dairy and that. people come here typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire m

jewish xpect and unity here in moscow. i'm not sure position here in the synagogue well we run a jewish community for english speakers there are those that are russian english speakers those that are you know more english speakers than others and it's really a home for those that want to feel more westernized amongst the russian community and those that are less familiar it's more of a beginner's and we run here shabat programs holiday programs children's programs adult programs sunday school and we try to make judaism fun for the english speaking jewish community here in moscow i think is there any conflict will you know religious tension between the other religions here. no i actually think that in other places in the world can learn what's going on here from the unity of the different religions here in moscow. the chief rabbi and the priest actually all get along very well and sit on the boards together and discuss the issues and matters it's managed to solve them in a very fascinating way that keeps the community. one

now a final question do you like living in moscow i love living in moscow people here are alive people are excited people are. always looking for new things that are going on and i think that when people the people that are living in moscow and i mean the deal with the ex-pats the jewish ex-pats people are really alive when they come to a program they want to be here want to be there they're excited they're meeting new people and there's a great opportunity and people are really enjoying living here and enjoying our programs that we offer lots of policies to some sort of party like i'm going to meet you good luck with your work here in the euro. the jewish community pays a lot of attention to educating children on a wide range of jewish tradition as culture and history this is still a hebrew school in moscow where kids from full to thirteen years old could spend various educational and entertaining programs it students in each of these three age groups explored it just education and hands on experience on jewish blood. and master hebrew skills of reading writing. various trickle up pro

with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is in moscow . for the first time since backing u.n. sanctions against iran over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad and it was those suspected atomic can bishan which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan that you were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims to the seas vast energy resources. has this report. of the meeting between the presidents off russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit sensis the first time that they met since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of the ass three hundred air defense systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with her that this was a positive meeting and that both presidents were not afraid to talk about complicated and even unpleasant issues and of course iran's con

you want to know if you live from moscow coming up next hour here or judging in retrospect. i think you'll be like harry truman it may take twenty years twenty years later i think you'll be looked upon as maybe a decent president. after two years out of the limelight george w. bush publishes his memoirs and the resident checks out of people have any fond memories of. the liver to the hospital was no arms and massive blood loss a woman dies after several days in a coma who should take the blame when a dog's bite as worse than his bark. november the seventh is a significant day in russian history as the anniversary of a unique military parade sixty nine a years ago it took place on red square from where soviet soldiers went straight to the front line to the fan the capital against advancing nazi troops. what if we can now take a look at a lot of pictures there that you have from the heart of the capital where it's the new mayor of moscow. there we also see the. military school students the events involved the president going to the moscow military district wearing sort of mili

trying to our top story now the visit of moscow's moscow to moscow i should say of nato is changed russia has reaffirmed its readiness to create a joint anti-missile defense system in europe with nato but only on equal basis let's get more now from your countrymen groucho but she is following the visit it gets you know what exactly has come out of the meeting. well this press conference has just wrapped up and the main outcome of the meeting was that both love rolf and nato's chief rasmussen have been saying that they need to overcome consequences old the cold war that they have to boost partnership and get we don't the image of cold war anime's love that one of the main principles on which russia stands and builds up with security. and military doctrine is indivisibility of global security it's now obvious that both moscow and nato face pretty much the same challenge as terrorism drug trafficking natural catastrophes of regional conflicts the war in afghanistan as well russia is helping him get a stand with its intelligence data to carry out some hope gratian says that while serial of ar

you're watching r t six pm here in moscow welcome to the program and for the first time since backing un sanctions against iran over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad's and it was those atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan if he were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims of the season fast energy resources now for more details let's cross live to our to. tell us what came out of the meeting between president medvedev and ahmadinejad. well the meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit since it's the first time that the much since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of three hundred. systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with heard from the russian president's envoy who said that this was a positive meeting and that both presi

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program well they already account for half of all global economic activity but now they want more pacific rim nations are gathering in japan and seeking to expand their influence crease free trade on the sidelines of the apec summit russian president dmitri together met with his japanese counterpart to discuss an ongoing issue. reports on. well we're here in the yokohama japan where the asia pacific economic cooperation forum is currently going on its.

reports that some moscow some for some moscow's part of the u.s. led mission came as a complete shock. for this one dies so did this one group and this one group or this one died too well this one lost his leg. and he got a mush is showing his quote ritts killed in the soviet war in afghanistan two decades ago only four out of the fourteen in this picture made it out alive under a was a command over mine disposal unit in kandahar in two years his school board lost thirty five people dozens of others last glimpse at third of all mines he used against soviet soldiers were american made. the us were enemy which supplied the mujahideen with the quick mint weapons medicine it was american strong in a silence which helped shoot down our planes. two decades after the soviet army is x. it and dre was taken aback to find out that russia was back in afghanistan again this time with its former anime. these are the pictures he saw on the news reports for drug producing lapse on the border between afghanistan and pakistan were destroyed in a special rate and a

moscow. and i will take a look at some other stories from around the world and the african union says north and south sudan have agreed a framework to smooth out tensions ahead of a vote in southern independence the parties have disputed border sudanese citizens will have the right now to live in either side and registration for january's referendum has now begun the vote as part of a peace deal which anabel long north south civil war several years ago. turbulent times continue for the australian airline quantas another of its planes this time a boeing seven forty seven was forced to return to sydney when smoke started coming from its electrical systems in the cockpit the jumbo was carrying two hundred twenty one people heading to argentina when the problem rose over the pacific and this is the airline's fourth such incident the smile the most serious was an explosion in the engine of one of its brand new a three hundred eighty s. and its fleet of super jumbos has been grounded ever since. fr

flaring up between russia and georgia as tbilisi said thirteen people were caught spying the from moscow russia claimed the whole story is a political fasts and deliberate provocation by the georgian authorities ahead of a nato summit and as artie's arena reports from tbilisi the opposition is considering the swoop to be another attack on the government's opponents. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was thrown into prison for allegedly spying for russia during the two thousand and eight conflict between georgia and south the city or. they said some three thousand time three hundred pages of data which my husband supposedly sound to russia because that's a blatant lie we have presented evidence numerous times that on from asian with witchcraft and worked hard was just his analysis if you look at his case you'll see that it's easy to say that anyone's fine georgia is trumping. the lynas husband was george's envoy to nato he was named in the documentary just shown on one of george's main channels to as one of the russian spies who didn't get away in fact the

-a train station in central moscow she has also started a blog to let people know the problems moscow's homeless face those who come to her for help simply call her doctor leaves that. we help some people to return home the priority here is people who are seriously sick with cancer and tb those who are beaten up if we can we find their relatives i also try to help those who have come out of prison all at once a week the homeless and the needy from all over moscow come here so that they can get supplies of food and even medical treatment if needed but as is the case with many operations of this kind the supply just does not meet the demand. in summer we'll act shirts in the winter we don't have enough food because they need to stay warm in the winter which is impossible without food we need more room it would be good to have a place where they could stay at least when it's really cold though she faces a daunting task with limited resources those who know her say their lives are better because of dr lee's influence. on the thought that when i met elizabeth in two thousand and six here hel

one of russia's top investigative journalists is severely beaten in moscow his professional activity is suspected to be behind the time. this box of laws will cost the smuggler five hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell in tehran for over four hundred poverty and despair for so many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring iraq at the risk of their freedom and life follows the dangerous. part of president obama's plan to defeat the u.s. midterm election but many say ordinary americans who have already lost big time the large business played a large part in deciding the outcome. as we are running down the top stories of today and all of this week well in a fresh james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spying for moscow russia says the whole story is a political farce and the georgian authorities are simply attention seeking ahead of a key nato summit and as aussies arena reports many georgians fear their governments and the russian media could land them in prison for espionage as well. f

there's no sign of it yet what moscow is experiencing a record breaking warm november day. and it seemed to be puppy love at first sight when one of the report was presented was this bulgarian sheep dog training trip to the country and joins the lever during tiger he's been given a pass on that and more at home. fresh claims of organ trafficking in cos it will have revived sinister allegations made against the region's soldiers during the war seven people have been charged in the new case with one suspect linked to the cost of a liberation army accused of trafficking organs of captured serbs the indictment is the starkest revelation of the stand of organized crime in the region since costs of a declared independence. they grease him allegations claims the snow and ice crime group including doctors and a high level health official were involved in organ trafficking and as the investigation continues there are now growing concerns that with political instability and a weak justice system close of a could be becoming a breeding ground for criminal activity organ trafficking on

a recap of the stories that shape the week moscow calls georgia's arrest of thirteen alleged russian spies a political arse aimed at scoring political points back home to police he's moved was also met with mistrust. one of russia's top investigative journalist severely beaten in moscow for his professional activities suspected to be behind the attack . responsive it will cost the smuggler a hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell into iran over four hundred poverty and despair for so many iraqis to smuggle bad alcohol to neighboring iran of the risk of their freedom and their lives are she follows the dangerous trade route. and president obama's party suffers a defeat in the u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary americans really lost out in big business is played a big role in deciding the outcome. nine pm in moscow très a good to be with you as we give you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r.t.e. in a freshly james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spyi

moscow. there are more stories for you including new technology that can revolutionize the nuclear power scientists say norry in the future of the year with potentially more energy down the world oil coal and uranium combined watch this and more next hour on our team. now debate is raging in germany over a t.v. show that secretly records meetings between decoys and internet paedophiles the show's producers say they're uncovering online dangerous to children but critics quine the program's main interest is the pursuit of better ratings. it's every parent's nightmare their child is being looted by someone they met on the internet this girl is pretending to be thirteen years old the man at the table is in his sixty's they've been conversing online for weeks my little girl friend it is you isn't it yes if i'm a little in your. well just the kiss. you tell me. the back of your neck may be ok but perhaps that might turn you on that later is actually an undercover journalist and it turns out the man

for emphasizing a key new direction in russia's development and then november kicks off here at the moscow expo center with the third international ross nanotech form. on minerva's new gadgets in future projects are on display at the forum where some three hundred companies and institutions as well as top scientists from over a dozen countries have gathered it's all put together by the unique state corporation ross nano we. need in the. it is. to create such a platform such a place where people could mean it can we see about this that is all it will do for him many people change their plans jobs come to us with their projects. they wouldn't have gone with all before we came to find out what all the fuss is about what exactly is new know it's become a buzzword spawning many gimmicky products in recent years. real nanotechnology play in our lives. this is how some of the world's top technology companies in vision are nano future new systems will help us custom engineer our urban environment. can change what we and how we grow in. special equipment will revolutionize the fuels of medicine mak

right here in the russian capital moscow out is next. this interior design course are the style opens five years ago and from contemporary restaurants to various shops and exciting ott that's what we'll be exploring on this food's must go out program chinese culture the russian capital. all those thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs most of them contests we have learned from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various tables many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and they say it has been difficult for them to find such missing furniture in their country and we have been here in the us. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tran

artsy moscow. and if you've got any opinion on any of our stories had a comment have your say with exclusive coverage video features there's plenty to keep you busy here's a quick taste of what's online right now if. there were any of president mahmoud ahmadinejad doesn't even acknowledge israel's right to exist but find out how some jews have made themselves a new home in the islamic state. in plus the story behind why russian naval bases could soon start appearing around the world and foreign citizens could begin serving in the russian armed forces all the details. now more international stories in brief for you this hour. south korea has reported a second round of artillery fire near one of its islands in the yellow sea this follows earlier reports of smoking gun fire officials suspect was a north korean training exercise and the news comes as pyongyang warns that u.s. south korean naval drills planned for this weekend are pushing it in slow to the brink of war and a show of solidarity a top u.s

recapping the stories that shaped the week moscow calls georgia's arrest of thirteen alleged russian spies a political bars aimed at scoring political points back home to police he's moved was also met with mistrust from. one of russia's top investigative journalists severely beaten in moscow his professional activities suspected as motivation for the attack. responsible and good will cost a smuggler one hundred dollars the right people so it's a run. on poverty and despair for so many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring iran if the risk of their freedom and even their lives are he follows the dangerous route. and president obama's party suffers a defeat in the u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary americans who have lost out as a big business has played a big role in deciding the outcome. it's ten pm in the russian capital i mattress i giving you today's news and a look back at the week's stories here on r t in a fresh and james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spying for

russians are celebrating here in moscow all of course russia and even in far away. join us later for all the details . and u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay a potential fallout between the two countries this comes after president hamid karzai slammed washington's war tactics in afghanistan karzai the man of the u.s. led coalition reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an answer to night raids against suspected taliban commanders which often result in civilian casualties but the u.s. state secretary hillary clinton says the surgical strikes are key to winning the war the exchange of statements comes just days before crucial nato summit with the alliance expected to set a deadline for ending combat operations in afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but as artie's john halfassed reports america's rules of engagement are the only thing troubling the president. thirty eight billion dollars have been poured into afghanistan by the u.s. since the two thousand and one invasion to bolster security and economic development a signif

well the head of the carnegie moscow center dmitri trenin told our tape that. joint russia nato missile defense project could be a breakthrough for both sides. the secretary general is a champion of joint missile defense on russia's russia's a corporation with nato on missile defense and he made that statement during his first speech on russia please first major speech on any issue that you made in september of last year under the auspices of the carnegie endowment basically you need to realize that no amount of the strategic arms reductions and limitations can transform the russian nato russia western russia us relationship one needs to have a strategic collaborative project and that looks like missile defense is the one thing the silver bullet the project that can and has the potential at least to transform the entire russian western relationship it's a game changer or if with fail to seize a fall that it could be a game breaker. to me three crying in there the head of the carnegie moscow center well to the us now. where president obama's party has lost contr

it's five pm in moscow in this is r t coming to you live with me and he said now way first stop nato chief says he wants a new start in relations with russia as soon as possible anders fogh rasmussen is in moscow seeking support from the russian leadership on afghanistan and on european missile defense shield parties he couldn't agree is following the talks. nato is an organization that now faces major trial and yes it is at a crossroads it has an identity crisis analysts are saying that nato simply has bitten off more than it can chew and in afghanistan in particular and it now desperately needs russia's assistance and counsel and nato also wants to rid itself of what bromates so cold war identity one sided identity and to become a mordant point to the century security organization will be as it needs russia's support crossness and is in most cases to. to see commit videos how on several key issues one of them is a very sensitive issue european missile defense now we know that u.s. plans to deploy elements of missile defense so close to russia's borders said seriously a world relati

and they certainly tend to moscow to take part in a missile defense plans but europe will only be taken out if it is an equal partner according to a presenter that he was speaking at the alliance's summit in lisbon what closer ties with moscow has been welcomed by leaders including president obama. influenced american taxpayers' money is being used to find cold political pulses and opposition groups across the world to promote u.s. interests under a flag of spreading democracy but slush fund allows mining to network organizations that officially deny any political affiliation. on the centenary of the dance of the legendary bride to leo tolstoy is marked across russia and the world is philosophical ideas and work such as new and peace and on the good rainy that remain as sort of huge inspiration day. off next it's our entertainment guide moscow out russia's rich in culture like tolstoy but if you want a contrast in the capital than you might fancy exploring the hidden delights of ain't it to be found spice up your life next you know. hello and welcome to moscow hours on the six program w

around the clock around the world of this is r t here in moscow so a currency union between russia and the european union is a possibility that's a message from prime minister vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel they pledged to strengthen economic ties after talking business cooperation in berlin r.t. europe going off has more now from the german capital. judging by what we've heard today in berlin on friday russia and germany are continuing to move closer together and increasing and increasing cooperation which means russia and the european union are moving towards each other as well russia's prime minister vladimir putin and the german chancellor ongo a miracle have been discussing joint ventures and projects in many spears like energy and car making and other sectors joint projects joint investments both in business and inside of science but even talked about the possibility of a. currency union of course and that is something which is really far away at the moment hard to imagine right now but both of them have knowledge that this is something inevitable which would

washington signed the new start treaty moscow is now supplying a fresh. military route for the afghan war so cope rationing does load seems to be a thing of the future between nato and. great you could didn't crash over following nato secretary general visit to moscow thanks for that let's get more analysis of the secretary general's visit we're joined now by dmitri trenin he's the head of the carnegie moscow center thanks for being with us let me begin by saying name of course is trying to redefine its role in the modern world and it's expected to unveil a new strategy later this month do you think there will be major changes and if so what would be russia's role. although i think that there will be changes and this is clearly what the secretary general was very insistent on. his. russia over the two issues for the nato to look at a. new strategic concept so i would expect the concept to walk. part of the way to meet. russia. over russia and the west. to realize that. a number of countries they have different takes on the russia russia as well as russia

moscow. let's take a quick look at how the equity markets are performing european stocks have opened lower on tuesday following heavy falls in china and losses on wall street ireland is still in the spotlight as it comes under pressure to accept a bailout from europe. and the russian markets on the slide here in moscow with both indices are shedding more than one percent of clients and energy majors are weighing spread like it's valuable but one point eight percent on the r.t.s. on russell after shedding more than one and a half percent on the my sex this hour. russia's largest filmmakers service style has almost doubled its profits in the third quarter beating our list estimates that income jumped to around three hundred seventy million dollars as the company benefited from higher commodities prices. russia's state and gas monopoly gas from has dramatically reduced investment in the stockmen field in the barents sea this year the budget dropped from the pound two billion dollars to less than

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program outrageous injustice that's what russia has called thailand's extradition of businessmen victor boot to the u.s. moscow says that the move was the result of unprecedented political pressure by washington the u.s. accuses bood all of a number of crimes including trying to sell weapons to the rebels in colombia journalist brings us the details from top. after the thai cabinet made its decision this morning mr abboud was rushed immediately to the airport by about fifty elite special forces including police snipers and handed straight over to u.s. drug enforcement agencies who took off and headed straight to america but really it's in retrospect it's no surprise that they did this ever since mr byrd was arrested in march two thousand and eight his case is being surrounded by political maneuvering diplomatic pressure legal challenges and many legal mistakes the u.s. almost successfully had him out of the country last year until the thai court overruled that decision

hello and welcome to moscow hours on this week's program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital i want to start at one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the split that hurts how i deal as i'm quite hungry response to something a little spicy. and with winter fast approaching heating a large plate of wholesome indian food is certainly one way to warm up recently renovated dubbo offers an excellent many fool the indian connoisseur including an extensive vegetarian menu and genuinely spicy curries and from mild she called me to harlem address the chefs example are always happy to modify any dish personal taste. all just and scientists you know a friend. and we have the beautiful the us you can see started in ninety six and we keep the authentic we try. to be available in most. popular with hershey's exports menus are printed in several languages and many posts a large collection of interesting hot and cold dishes wonderful thank you very much and speaking of which my food has arrived. how can that very nice so i thought i'd get to something differen

live from moscow the headlines a german t.v. show that aims to expose online pedophiles is dividing opinion critics say journalists are putting themselves beyond the world of form by posing as minors on the web and setting up the potential child abuse in. the georgian government so the seeds of discord as it's planned to offer land south african farmers need stiff opposition from local they say they're afraid of losing their only source of survival. and russia marks the day of national unity a holiday with a historic backgrounds these old events acquiring new meaning and celebrations allow thousands of people with different political views to have their voices heard . now are to spotlight show explores russia's position on some of the most pressing international problems that's coming up next. hello again for the welcome to spotlight the interview show on r t i now we all that today my guest is mark biello after president medvedev visited that put the lie low and the russian territory claimed by japan tokyo recalled its ambassad

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program the center of economics and power is shifting quickly eastwards to asia pacific that's the view of russia's foreign minister who's been in china for a three way meeting of nations is widely seen as shaking up the old order of global politics russia china and india are part of being increasingly influential bric group alongside brazil the growing dominance of this block is seen by analysts as changing the world centers of power the host of today's meeting china has already overtaken japan to become the world's second largest economy and its fast catching up with the us. reports on the awakening of an asian giant. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan asia economic miracle. but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming the land of rising discontent. the unemployment rate itself is has been steady at around five percent but what's problematic is the