the russian orthodox church is just heading off now to his own celebrations examine church here but he did explain to me before he left why it is that the russian orthodox church celebrates its christmas thirteen days. the majority of christians of course on the twenty fifth of december this is what it's . some orthodox churches already is celebrating christmas on twenty fifth according to gregorian calendar i think only three or four out of fifteenth orthodox church is celebrating it's on the seventh of january according to julian calendar. remembering history in the russia in one hundred seventeen there already there was already attempts to celebrate it on twenty fifth of december along with all the western tradition but it didn't find the really. supports within the believe so that it's only for like. i guess and then they switched off again and probably. i'm not sort of sure when but probably sometime when we'll celebrate. christmas on twenty fifth a long way that western tradition but still to tell the truth those two bits one twenty eight feet off the same but according to julian

christmas day today of the orthodox churches include macedonia . and many orthodox christians around the world. no doubt tuning in to our coverage here to as they celebrate christmas moment. as now listen and enjoy the spectacle that's taking place across the city. but you. know. i usually hear we use mass issue of urea k.c.'s some i appreciate. ca's some way just. my lucille but you'd be up by. steve you're pretty good yeah. yeah just over. here. is probably very. pretty cheesed. every year. and i was referring to him a little earlier that is indeed a picture of you also in russia. midnight showing the essential mosque in rome live coverage here i want to just remind you follow the mass on our website. don't come and of course we'll be back with more coverage of that christmas services being held in crisis even cathedral here in moscow at the top of the us stay with us here on hearty. thank. you.

event very shortly but in the meantime we have with us in the studio farther from the russian orthodox church is public relations department thank you very much indeed for joining us on a very happy christmas have a course of thank you very much i know that you yourself will be taking part in the service a little later with your own congregation in moscow we're about to see the main cathedral here in russia start its proceedings it's going to go on till the early hours until when i think it will last until two o'clock some to some parishes three o'clock. so it will be a long but someone the stories they said in service twelve starting with the with a little but the vigil and the service will last for five six or maybe seven hours well. as you were talking we now bring you the become bridge the footage of what can be seen there inside the cathedral it really is a lavish spectacular setting for a christmas service now it's about to start in a few moments can you give us an idea roughly what this service will include the main elements are the main elements are as i see the picture already starte

also the visit out the russian president to jordan coin sides will be orthodox church celebrations of it be funny this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians flogging every year because it is believed to be the site where george baptized jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making a pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those with all the days and he's always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across the world. reporting live for us the chinese president hu jintao is in the u.s. for a four day state visit talks with the u.s. president obama about economics trade and human rights have already started most believe it will help clarify whether the countries are partners or rivaled let's talk to economists anderson from the institute of policy studies in washington joining us good morning to you tensions over currency and trade between the u.s. and china have made their p

also the visit out the russian president to jordan coin sides will be orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians applauding every year because it is believed to be the site we're joined by jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making pilgrimage to this size as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those were huge and holy days and he was always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across the world. well find out more on the chinese president's visit to washington on a web site at www dot com while they do take a look at some of the apple stories we've got lined up for you out of the minutes find out why see the orthodox church official clown the founder of russian women as inappropriate accusing them of dressing like strip and. why there may be a march resting in peace and seven trees or not with plans to turn them into the life and soul of swiss s

eventually after he wrote the novel called resurrection which has a lampoon of the holy liturgy of the orthodox church in it the extreme eunuch cases him didn't make any difference to him because he hadn't been going to communion anyway but he was excommunicated it meant he couldn't have a church funeral. which was quite a big deal in eight days it was a big deal for his wife who was who was an orthodox it wasn't for him he never wanted to be buried in church ground anyway he was buried in the place that is the states where his brother thought he'd buried this green stick when they were playing it but a game in childhood on the green stick was written the secret of how we should live the secrets of human happiness so it's very appropriate he should be buried there. and we are celebrating the hundredth anniversary of tolstoy is that what celebrate well to celebrate is the greatest novelist who has ever lived but also this man who was guided with a passion for the truth and he alone stood up against this extremely powerful regime. and told the truth in a world of lies and this was a fantastic example fo

cathedral in the capital a number of all the orthodox churches also celebrate christmas on january seventh including those of serbia macedonia and montenegro well we'll have live coverage of the lavish and spectacular mass in russia's main cathedral when that starts in about three hours from. a decision by authorities in the west bank city of ramallah to name their streets after prominent palestinians is proving controversial report some streets have been named after people who is really cute is planning suicide bombings but he palestinians regard as martyrs and heroes. in palestinian ramallah they're naming their streets to celebrate the city's one hundredth birthday this is and right for the citizens to know where they are imaginary casing your way around here with no street signs to help well until two years ago that was the case in the one law there were north numbers for houses and no lives for the sticks but now yasser arafat's gets a street as does a neighborhood that used to exist in arab jeff and the one nine hundred thirty s. the neighborhoods long since disappeared and the stree

nineteenth of january is the date of the epitome now what that means to people who worship the orthodox church is that is the date that jesus was baptized into the christian faith now to celebrate that here they jump into the freezing cold rivers of russia now here in moscow where i am at least could a hole in the ice on the mosque of all river to make sure that bush who isn't people can jump into the river and celebrate the feast day of the epiphany no it's not just a religious thing this is now become something of a health kick if you will for people that want to come into the water believe that the the icy temperatures can have some health properties for you can make you feel better in yourself the way it works in the religious sense is that it will see you again it will cleanse you of your sins and it will set you up for the new year your life to the blessing over the ice who by your priest has had it essentially into a form it is simulation all of the. cases christ is god it's a place where i take my own turn getting in the world to say it's about money miss fifteen here the air temperatu

for some orthodox believers the holy day is yet to come thursday's christmassy for the russian orthodox church that celebrates the birth of christ on january the seventh the difference is because russians more religious feasts using the julian calendar whereas most western countries use the canada on thursday night rituals will be held in thousands of russian churches across the world killed in moscow in russia who had a service in the nation's main place of worship that's christ the savior cathedral here in the capital a number of other orthodox churches also celebrating christmas on general the seventh including those of macedonia and. we'll have live coverage of the lavish and spectacular mass in russia's main cathedral when it starts in about three hours . a decision by authorities in the west bank city of ramallah through name their street self to prominent palestinians is proving controversial as poorness live reports some streets have been named after people who is really cute as a planning suicide bombings but who palestinians regard as martyrs and. in palestinian ramallah they're nami

also the visit up the russian president to jordan coin sides with the orthodox church celebrations of it be funny this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians applause every year because it is believed to be the site where george baptized jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making a pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those with all the days that he was always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across the world. catron coach over for tea there's the russian president took a dip in the holy waters of the jordan river for the a perfectly orthodox christians are plunging into freezing waters at home to. the first day called a hearty group of what israel's mission the ocean with the song called trade your their existence. i could tell you one thing fully exonerated right now we are a fearless reporter diving enjoys the waters along with russians marking the if and even

also the visit out the russian president to jordan coin sides will be orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians of watching every year because it is believed to be the site were joined by jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making a pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those were your holidays and he was always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across the world. you're with us and good to have you with us coming up in just a few minutes the holy i step in the russell. the first big book i have to go through what is really diminishing the delusion when the song clearly stated you're there exists so. i can tell you i'm feeling very exhilarated right now to. see how i feel is reports of the freezing water that's brought home really did along with the housings of russell's marking. now the chinese president hu jintao w

israeli palestinian conflict also the visit of the russian president to jordan point sides with the orthodox church celebrations of it be funny this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and these side kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians flogging every year because it is believed to be the site were joined by jesus christ this is the first stand to make from it very is making pilgrimage to the site of literally that if it has reverberated one in palestine russia's position on the conflict which actually hasn't changed since nine hundred eighty one band soviet union recognize palestine as an independent state today dmitry medvedev was looking for a month from the middle east peace process is obviously stalled after three other members of the middle east quartet washington brussels and the united nations have so far been unable to persuade israel to make any form of concessions israelis continue to build settlements in the israeli occupied west bank in reaction to that palestinians refused to return to negotiations and

palestinian conflict also the visit out the russian president to jordan points sides will be orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and these side kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians flogging every year because it is believed to be the site where john baptized jesus christ this is the first time dimitri medvedev is making pilgrimage to this site as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those really holy days and he's always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across. the russian president has been discussing the middle east peace process during this visit has been he will spend several months so far. well mitchum it it has rated one in palestine russia's position on the conflict which actually hasn't changed since nine hundred eighty one then soviet union recognize palestine as an independent state today admits from a bet it was looking for a month from the middle east peace process is obviously stalled after three other members

com and while you're there take a look at some of the other stories we have like the russian orthodox churchways in which rites senior clerical uses the country's women dressing like strippers. may soon be resting in peace in its cemeteries plans to turn the console of swiss society. creators had a few moments with all the places you've said. hello welcome to a business program cuts have you with us i will start with an exclusive for the first time ever b.p. says it will bear the burden of the initial investments into developing the russian arctic shelf which it plans to do with rosneft exploration work in the car a c. is to take from five to seven years and will start in two thousand and eleven. what we've agreed is the between ross to. complete the exploration license obligations that are in the licenses now for the three blocks in there is we expected to be in the neighborhood of a billion dollars the first billion dollars will be financed by b.p. . and that will be paid back out of the proceeds from an exploration development a new round of stress test on banks is expected in europe as t

some orthodox belief as the holy day is yet to come thursday is christmas eve for the russian orthodox church that celebrates the birth of christ on january the seventh the differences because russians marked religious feasts using the julian calendar where as most western countries use the gregorian calendar on thursday night rituals will be held in the thousands of russian churches across the world patriarch kirill of moscow and all russia will head a service in the nation's main place of worship christ the savior cathedral here in the capital a number of other orthodox churches also celebrate christmas on january the seventh including those of serbia macedonia and montenegro. a decision by authorities in the west bank city of ramallah to name a street south of prominent palestinians is proving controversial as artie's policy reports some streets have been named after people who israel accuses of planning suicide bombings but who palestinians regard as martyrs and heroes. in palestinian ramallah they're naming their streets to celebrate the city's one hundredth birthday this is. for the cit

goal of the russian orthodox church. as a senior marriage he says the country's women are dressing like records. plus so why that may seem a little investing in the sincere examine. into the life and soul of the society. now the chinese president hu jintao is in the u.s. for a four day visit the leaders of the world's biggest rival economies held a private welcome to. the white house while among the business at hand rick anomic strayed on human rights policies well it's all now designed into an assistant editor and foreign affairs columnist of britain's guardian newspaper this is the man as the joining us now will this visit do you think bring any coyote into war the u.s. and china are really all strategic partner. rivals. well the united states has been pushing quite hard in recent years ever since then the cold war the china's rise to the star bashir lation ship of partnership strategic partners rather than competitors or rivals or enemies. but recent events over the last year or so have suggested to many of us not lea

also the visit out the russian president to jordan coincides with the orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians flogging every year because it is believed to be the site where george baptized jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very it is making a pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those with all the days that he was always very keen on visiting holy orthodox christian sites across the world. pouring and as the russian president took a dip in the holy waters of the jordan river. boats christians are plunging into freezing waters at home so. they put the article where the old mission so the ocean would design could take your very busy. i could tell you i'm feeling very exhilarated right now. a fearless reporter diving into the icy waters along with russians mocking you if any more patriot a few minutes. the chinese president hu jintao is in the united sta

from my it christian tradition in the eastern orthodox church, for over 2000 years we believe and teach the dignity of human life and that life has been sanctified in the darkness of the womb by the virgin birth, with the un created light of christ, the womb of mary. the incarnation of christ is the incarnation of the word of god. it is the incarnation of love. so the unborn in the womb already adorned with the image and likeness of god, every bird is bringing each person from non being into being, ceiling each person with divine an infinite love. we teach that jesus is the light of life. true god of true god. therefore every birth is that unique expression of god's love for humanity. with this divine love we embrace today the young and old, the rich and poor, the healthy and the sick, the marginalized and the victimized. we embraced the black and white, the religious and nonreligious. we come together in this march as the people of god and we come together as people of goodwill. we marched to constitution avenue to light a candle and eliminate and pierced the darkness of rejection and

to pay tax, they should arrange pension. >> most romanians profess allegiance to the romanian orthodox church, the church practices also sometimes controversial. in 2005, a young man died during an exorcism ceremony, which he was bound to a cross for three days without food or water. not all which is in romania oppose the new regulations. for some, it is a sign of long- delayed official recognition for their work. >> from my point of view, this is very good, and i am happy because the romanian government considers our magic skills and now authorize them in romania. >> the new law also demands that driving instructors will have to pay. there has been no reaction from them so far. >> what is that the mix the voice of the the choir boy or girl sent a shiver down the spine? there is an ancient tradition. our reporter has more. ♪ >> there is something magical about this sound. ♪ >> it has been enchanting this cathedral for centuries. only the very best. >> when they come to us for the first time and we hold auditions for the choir, one thing that i and my colleagues talk about is that sparkle and

also the visit out the russian president to jordan quien sides with the orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and these side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians flogging every year because it is believed to be the site we're joined by ties jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those with all the days and he's always very keen on visiting holy christian sites across the world. and there's the russian president took a dip in the holy water is the jordan river for the a perfectly orthodox christians and plunging into freezing waters at home to whom. the first day they put their hair to grow very well the way to mission that the russian winter sun criticized your very existence. i can tell you i'm feeling very exhilarated right now the word for it see our fearless reporter diving into icy waters along with other russians marking it more from pe

person orthodox church and she's a quest plan that was built over ten years ago founded using private money it's an important place for many russians here in the capital not just as a place of worship but where ex-pats can meet others and be part of a close knit community. today the church has a sister a school but children are taught religion the recent language and russian literature and singing on sundays and festivals the sisterhood and the person is prepared meals which allow ex-pats to get together beyond church services to meet guests of the parish. who people go to church mostly on sundays so during the week there aren't many visitors here but on weekends the church is fully packed with around two hundred visitors. it's a landmark you can't miss in london as a place that brings the local russian community closer together a welcome addition to russian life in london. mixed up the glamorous world of caviar. i say recently and yes cologne was now you have a caviar business here in the u.k. something else you do every last three years because a company supplies coverage of the u.k

after he wrote the novel called resurrection which has a lampoon of the whole illicitly of the orthodox church in the extreme indicated him which was quite a big deal in his days it was a big deal for his wife who was who was an orthodox it wasn't for him he'd never wanted to be buried in church ground anyway he was buried in the place the states where his brother thought he'd buried this green stick when they were playing at. a game in childhood on the green stick was written the secret of how we should live the secrets of well human happiness so it's very appropriate he should be buried there and well thank you very much thank you. is he to. see. wealthy british. market. really happening to the global economy. stronger for a no holds barred global financial headlines kaiser reports. direct from our studios in central moscow this is r t you were glad to have you with us a russian. of three ships which have been stuck in ice off the country's far eastern coast a total of four hundred people have been trapped in the frozen waters for a week. and it is christmas day across russia. marking. thirt

there was a special service tonight at an orthodox church in hayward. the priest says democracy there must be done in the right way. >> it has no business with any politics, our dogma teaches us to pray for the president, to give them wisdom and strength to rule and to governor the congregation. >> the father says it has been difficult to get in touch with loved ones at home because internet and cell phones are down but through land lines they have made contacts with relative. >>> police are looking for a man suspected of kidnapping attempts near two schools. on monday he tried to grab a student at a high school. that student got away but not until the suspect exposed himself. and just minutes earlier the same man asked a student to get into his red chevy blazer. the student refused and that man drove away. >>> state investigators are working with the feds to track down thieves who looted welfare benefits. according to the chronicle the criminals gained access to cards and pass words to people in california who used the state's electronic cards. six fam

also on january 6th, armenian orthodox churches celebrated christmas. orthodox christians celebrated it on january 7th. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. there's much more on our website. you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are so availabl and you can follow us on facebook and twitter and watch us on smart phones and iphones with the new "religion & ethics newsweekly" mobile web app. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, music from the parc chretien free methodist church in port-au-prince. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> major funding is provided by the lily in dowment and private family foundation dedicated to its founder's interests in religion, community development and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual retirement group. that's why we're your retirement company, and the corporation for public broadcasting.

eventually after he wrote the novel called resurrection which has a lamp of the holy literally of the orthodox church in it the extreme indicated to him didn't make any difference to him because he hadn't been going to communion anyway but he was excommunicated it meant he couldn't have a church funeral. which was quite a big deal in its days it was a big deal for his wife who was who was an orthodox it wasn't for him he never wanted to be buried in church grounds anyway he was buried in the place the states where his brother thought he'd buried this green stick when they were playing it but a game in childhood on the green stick was written the secret of how we should live the super's of human happiness so it's very appropriate he should be buried there here lou stood up against this extremely powerful regime and told the truth in a world of lies and this was a fantastic example for russia because in all the terrible years which followed his death he died in one thousand and ten the civil wars the first of all the civil war the revolutions and so forth the tradition of tolstoy lived on and it enable

antonios orthodox church in hayward. priest sports democracy but says it has to be done the right way. >> our dogma teach us to pray for the president to give wisdom and to give them strength to rule and to govern egypt. >> he says it has been hard to get in touch with loved ones in egypt. >>> investigators believe they now have a key piece of evidence in the kidnapping of 4- year-old juliani cardenas. the suspect's toyota was pulled out of the delta-mendota canal just before 6:00 p.m. tonight. but no sign of the little boy or his alleged kidnapper. kiet do on what investigators now believe happened. >> reporter: the canal took its toll on the car. the body was dented, the bumper dangling and windows smashed. after 11 days it didn't even look like a toyota corolla any more. there was no closure, just more questions. >> unfortunately, the vehicle is empty. jose and juliani cardenas are not in the car. >> reporter: one window on each side of the car was rolled down leading investigators to believe the bodies of alleged kid

at the orthodox church in hayward a check point has been setup to screen everyone from midnight massamiliar faces need to show id. the alameda county sheriff's office has increased patrols in the action. it is all in response to threats against cop particulars worldwide after a bombing of a church in egypt that killed 21 people. >> that's the times we're living in right now, unfortunately. but it's very important for one to be careful. >> the bay area is home to 5 cop particular churches serving several thousand families. nearly all in the cop particular faith in california are egyptian. >>> we have told you about four loko? well, it's back. sort of. why that high-tech poured energy drink could soon be found closer to home. >> that's the one thing that i am looking forward to. >> he has gone from down and out to sitting on top of the worldwide web. what the so-called golden voice wanted that took 20 years to deliver. >> and they are finding some pretty incredible things in the not caldicott tunnel dig. ,,,,,, and other drinks with alcohol and caffeine are being >>> they have already

brothers and sisters for we have one father god created humankind on this christmas night the orthodox churches are filled with chanting god is with us humans we christians believe and know that god embodied himself in christ to really enter human history and our lives calling to people that they should follow his laws consolidating peace love and truth from the depths of my heart filled with joy i congratulate you my beloved ones on the great and salutary holiday of christmas and happy new year. after the first star appears in the night sky people sit at a table and there is a feast which hands officially ends a forty day fast a very strict one. and they have this dean outre day of worship and. these to really just be jewels at churches they change presents and it is also the beginning of the two week so hold christian tie it is between the christmas and epiphany on january nineteenth it is also known in russia is to be out this is traditionally a pagan holiday was disapproved of by the church but it has remained very popular among russians even nowadays it's believed that ghosts and spirits a

also the visit out the russian president to jordan coin sides will be orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians applause every year because it is believed to be the site we're joined by jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those with all the days that he was always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across the world. well let's now take a closer look at some other headlines from around the world word of suicide attacks in iraq a bomber has driven an ambulance packed with explosives into a police headquarters killing at least fourteen people more than sixty seven were wounded as the blast flattened part of the building in a city north of baghdad the attacks come a month after the formation of a new coalition government following months of political paralysis in the wake of i

also the visit of the russian president to jordan coin sides will be orthodox church celebrations of it before any of this is one of the twelve major orthodox holy days and this side forty kilometers outside of amman the capital of jordan where we are now is the place where thousands of christians applauding every year because it is believed to be the site were joined by jesus christ this is the first stand to make from a very of is making a pilgrimage to this side as an orthodox christian is known to celebrate all those were huge and holy days and he was always very keen on visiting the holy orthodox christian sites across the world. now media freedom is on its way out in the baltic states of the european union well that's according to the international press watchdog reporters without borders its annual review shows that in the baltic countries journalists face pressure from their governments that are even sometimes forced to reveal their sources well obvious press freedom ranking has dropped significantly from where alexei ownership school reports. with professional persistence lat

most of the members of the orthodox church have friends and family in egypt, and tonight they pray for their safety. >> it is really scary. i feel like we are watching history in the making. it is a resolution and i hope the end result is something that is great. but i think nobody knows what will come of it. >> since the violent demonstrations broke out, many in the bay area haven't been able to get through to friends and family. the egyptian government have restricted internet and cell phone service. even those who can get through are choosing not to for fear the lines could be taped or traced. which means for most, all they have been able to do is watch the turmoil unfold on television. and for members of the church, opinions are strong how the protests have been carried out so far. >> to make fires and to destroy the shops and the restaurants and the banks. >> all of this puts the u.s. government in a tough spot. well, it can't ignore the overwhelming call for a new regime. egypt is a major u.s. ally. the stanford professor joel brinkly is a former cory spawn department for the --

moral services in the churches in moscow and in the moscow region but it's not just the russian orthodox churches which have held those memorial services we have to remember that russia is a multinational months a confessional country and those of a similar services were also held not just in churches but also in mosques and synagogues and not just in the country's capital but all across the country so really a sad day a day to commemorate a tragedy but as you would see an entire nation has come together to grieve over the thirty five people who were killed in monday's deadly blasts and also of course television programming was also changed on this day channels and radio stations have to try to tone down the entertainment program to a minimum and try to cut down the commercials on their airwaves as well. so a day of mourning all across if you will just take us back to be events of monday what exactly happened. well as you have said earlier the blast occurred it's a four. thirty two in the arrivals hall just outside of course i shall vic was out to see how it was rick's out immediately following t

immoral services in the churches in moscow and in the moscow region but it's not just the russian orthodox churches which have held those memorial services we have to remember that russia is a multinational months a confessional country and those of a similar services were also killed not just in churches but also in mosques and synagogues and not just in the country's capital bolthole across the country the blast occurred it started to four thirty two pm in the arrivals hall just outside of course we have a quiz out with the heart of this week's how immediately following the blast there with mosul the small but we'll also spoke to the brother of one of the victims who shared his experience and his thoughts with us then you know what my brother called me and said that he and his wife were trying to get targets but they were bleeding and didn't understand what was going on there was an explosion then we got this connected i couldn't believe that this happened to my brother and his wife because we think that these things happened only to someone else and not understand that it really happened but it

the russian orthodox church it inches a quest london was built over ten years ago founded using private money it's an important place for many russians here in the capital not just as a place of worship but where ex-pats can meet others and be part of a close knit community. and he joined the team in just over an hour's time here on our scale about with a recap of today's top stories in a few minutes next up there the business. they were. hello and welcome to our business program price growth is speeding up in russia presidential aides are cutting edge forecasts inflation may top two percent in january and earlier the economic development ministry said it made him climb to two point three percent compared to one point six percent last year the first deputy chairman of russia's central bank admitted that if prices keep growing at such a pace this year's inflation will surpass the target of six to seven percent and could reach double digits are you getting an abortion chief strategist at jones lang with south believes inflation could drop towards the end of the year. i would agree with pe