thank you and finally russia's new speed skating coach has found his team will win medals at the sochi olympics in four years time consenting part of the ets has a job on his hands as russia picked up just two podium finishes at the thank you the games in february which reports. russia's in the middle of a heat wave but least there's been some response of the country speed skaters have had a luxury of training in much cooler confines however those plenty of work to be done even with the start of a new season months away and especially for new head coach constantine part of europe's has got the job of trying to make russia a force again into sports. in my view the problems with russian speed skating have been purely psychological thing we've lost that winning mentality during the soviet union and even at the turn of the millennium we were always winning but unfortunately this isn't happening anymore and i think it has a lot to do with the psychological state of our sportsman full time he had certainly had some piggery behind him he's worked with the dutch team one of the world's best and coached

his team win medals at the sochi olympics in four years time constantine part of yes has a job on his hands there was the team picked up just two podium finishes at the vancouver games in february his review. rushes in the middle of a heat wave at least has been some respond to the country speed skaters provided much retraining in much cooler confines some of us plenty of work to be done even with the start of a new season month so why and especially for new head coach constantine part of yes has got the job of trying to make russia a force again into sports. in my view the problems with russian speed skating have been purely psychological we've lost that winning mentality during the soviet union and even at the turn of the millennium we were always winning but unfortunately this isn't happening anymore and i think it has a lot to do with the psychological state of our sportsman he will tell you it certainly has some pretty great behind him he's worked with the dutch team one of the world's best and couldn't picture ambiens like spain crema needed in who is turning his attention to ru

comes to organizing big international events like russia's progression for the twenty fourteen sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by three for two and with the first results appearing to be impressive then such a success could mean another winning goal for russia in its world cup it exceed integrate your r t. let's run through some other stories making headlines right now around the globe at least sixty people have been killed and over one hundred twenty wounded by a suicide bomber in baghdad iraqi authorities say al qaeda was behind the attack the blast happened near a major military headquarters where hundreds of army recruits had gathered one of the bloodiest attacks this year it comes just two weeks before the u.s. begins withdrawing combat troops from iraq. and. a lorry driver has been seriously injured and fourteen train passengers hurt after a high speed express plowed into a garbage truck in germany two carriages of the frankfurt to paris service were in the accident near lebrecht investigators say the truck the slid down a wet slope onto the tracks before being hit by a

comes to organizing big international events like russia's group grecian for the twenty fourteen sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by three for two and with the first results appearing to be impressive then such a success could mean another winning goal for russia in its world cup a bit. of a r t. natural beauty faces competition in russia from plastic surgeons offering fabulous miracles relatively new to the country and its people cosmetic surgery has been enjoying a boom but some say the russian for the body beautiful has meant a surge in medical malpractise from underqualified doctors in an unregulated sector parties are further reports. the ugly side of the city despite being one of the most unregulated areas in russian health care plastic surgery is seeing a boom in demand. i've had to nose jobs life of a section of my lips pressed my hand and older forth when i make money with this when people call me crazy because i had that in my house in florence i don't care what they think will plastic surgery clinic easy to find in most prestigious was less than you might think like. b

sochi which is. twenty fourteen olympic games and they did all this to make sure they're. ready to host a world cup game. airport. met with the press. and prime minister putin promised that all of. would be available and that all projects would be done on time. that he was very impressed by what he called. committee was very forthcoming and gave them all the nation that they would need to make a fair. number one. pretty good about its chances of being able to host a world cup including a legendary soviet goalie. proves we can host this world cup we've already held the games in the champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host. heads to the u.k. and the usa. to make its decision. making. countries. in the country. extra one hundred fifty million. during two billion dollars of loans for reconstruction about twenty million people been affected by the heavy floods. at least thirty eight people being killed and thirty seven injured when a crowded truck full of a mountain into a g

comes to organizing big international events like russia's group grecian for the twenty fourteen sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by three for two and with the france results appearing to be impressive then such a success could mean and now the winning goal for russia in its world cup it exuded a great you are tee. and we've got plenty more a few coming up later this hour including a place to get a taste of space. want to be an astronaut here's what it takes to get your suit your helmet a frictionless environment let's go to space. during our chief correspondent of u.s. space and rocket center in alabama and find out why they matter and here think was really behind the space race. and say you were since the devastating accident at russia's biggest hydroelectric plant in siberia which killed seventy five people. to say the station was badly damaged when water crashed into the turbine hall last august an investigation to the cause of the accident is still ongoing commemorative ceremonies will be held in the republic of hope kostya worth the disaster to place full restoration of the

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champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host the exports of. the fisa heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its final decision december second. the u.s. administration is seeking advice from the country's financial elite on the future of housing policy the gov conference in washington will consider all aspects of the issue with the problem of public housing a hugely important subject for many americans it's feared the proposed plan to hand the system over to the private sector would deprive the country's poor of the right for affordable homes. in the united states of america land of opportunities but also a land of two tales one of city's booming with business and politics. the other of a growing wealth divide. as the great recession continues to claim its victims more americans are need of public housing but public housing or section eight as it's widely known in the us has been drying up over the years the housing and urban development agency estimates nearly sixty mi

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host a big sports event. that's the fee for heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its final decision december second. well time now for a look at some other stories making headlines around the world countries have announce more humanitarian financial help for flood devastated pakistan you an official's operating in the region say much of the aid delivered so far hasn't reached some parts of the country the u.s. is person extra one hundred fifty million dollars the asian development bank is to redirect dollars of loans for reconstruction about twenty million people infected by the floods. fresh clashes between muslim separatists and police have erupted in indian controlled kashmir leaving twenty people injured the violence follows the death of a nine year old boy was hit by a stray police last weekend fifty nine patients bystanders were killed by security forces during two months tension in the province. forty people have been inju

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host. a heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its decision december second. is where we bring into focus russia's diverse regions including some fairly hard to reach places all of these team gets an in-depth and personal insight on the everyday life of local people and the history of the country. and today we're in the northwest of russia in the region the country's first seaport back in the seventeenth century recognized as a regional capital it now has everything from ship building to dominance we sent to syria to explore. well now with the north of russia and the out how goes region a region which has a coastline on three arctic seas now because of its location it was extremely important in the seventeenth century as russia's first and only seaport as well as its first sea route to the west now this region became extremely wealthy because of that city trade and monasteries were very much involved in the business in trading salt

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host any big sports event. that's the visa heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its bio decision december second. look at some world news in brief for you this hour while the last u.s. combat troops have left iraq nearly two weeks ahead of schedule the planned withdrawal deadline have been set of august thirty first fifty thousand troops are to remain in the country through twenty eleven to advise iraqi forces and protect u.s. interest. in pakistan many of those in need of vital supplies following the devastating floods isn't reaching bam international donors have pledged millions of dollars more to help the country following criticism from relief groups that the response to the disaster has been too slow floodwaters are still at their peak levels in some places hampering aid work pakistani officials say sixty thousand troops have been tasked with helping the effort. now we continue exploring russia's varied regions and our close

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host the exports of. the fisa heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its by our decision december second when they say every dog has its day and for two dogs in the soviet union then launched. literally to international fame office intrigue. became the first living creatures to circle the earth and come back alive they prove that humans were able to exist in outer space and pave the way for the first manned mission eight months later. but it makes little sense to. watch just one bad. became the first ever human in our space one of the first things he said upon his return was i don't know if the first space or the last before manned space yielded to man's best friend at least fifty seven dogs were sent into orbit by the soviet union arguably one of the most famous travelers were too much for whitey and a little arrow fifty years ago after months of strenuous training they and a bunch of mice rats flies plants and a rabbit boarded sp

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host big sports. that's the fee for heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its decision december second. we're told now for a quick look at some of the stories making headlines around the world at the start of the. last u.s. combat brigade is leaving iraq two weeks ahead of the official exit date even another six thousand troops to withdraw by the end of the month over fifty thousand strong american military contingent will remain in the country support and training until the end of twenty eleven to have the power to use their weapons in self defense or at the request of the iraqi government through a seventy of presence in iraq more than four thousand u.s. soldiers die that's according to figures from the pentagon which. countries around the world of finance war humanitarian and financial help for flood devastated pakistan u.n. officials operating in the region say much of the aid delivered so far hasn't reach some parts of the co

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host a big sports event. now the committee said that they were very impressed by russia's dedication to football and they pointed to the nation's legacy program which was to build a thousand more football fields to attract more young people to the game still russia has a very tight competition among eight other nations who are also trying to host the world cup and they include japan the u.s. the u.k. and australia and south korea next afifa heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its final decision december second all right well we'll certainly be watching this band very closely and keeping our fingers crossed for now live from moscow airport. let's take a look now at some world news in brief for you this hour the last u.s. combat troops have left iraq nearly two weeks ahead of schedule the planned withdrawal deadline has been set at all because thirty first over fifty thousand troops are to remain in the country through twenty elev

champions league final which everyone was happy with and the fact that we won the bid for the sochi olympics also proves that we are able to host big sports. next afifa heads to the u.k. and the usa before going to zurich to make its final decision december second. time now for a look at some other stories making headlines around the world the united nations general assembly is holding a special emergency meetings to boost international aid to flood devastated pakistan officials say much of the aid sent is failing to reach remote regions the world body says it needs more money for the disaster and while almost half a billion dollars have been raised the response has been slow at least fifteen thousand people sorry excuse me fifteen hundred people have died and twenty million have been affected in the country's worst ever disaster. three people have been injured in fresh clashes between police and protesters in the troubled indian administered region of kashmir warning shots were fired as india demonstrators had defied a curfew and accused paramilitary troops of attacking their homes it's the

and begin to lost loved ones like russia's progression for the twenty fourteen sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by three for two and with the first results appearing to be impressive then such a success could mean another winning goal for russia in its world cup that exude integrate yard t.v. news scale. and we've got plenty more few coming up later this hour including a place to get a taste of space. want to be an astronaut here's what it takes to get your suit your helmet a frictionless environment let's go to space. troy in our correspondent at the u.s. space and rockets and in alabama and find out what the best friends here think was really behind the space race. it's a year since the devastating accident at russia's the biggest hydroelectric plant in siberia which killed seventy five people. but the sun shushan sky station was badly damaged when he crashed into the turbine last august the investigation into the cause of the accident is still ongoing commemorations are being held in the republic of higher calcio where the designs to took place full restoration of the

online for you today russia's figure skating prince and denny newsome girl may be out of the sochi olympics although he's continuing training find out what he was promised for. the first russian view to a concert has rocked moscow with tens of thousands of fans bopping to the legendary are all the pictures are team dot com. well not content with provoking an international incident between russia and the u.s. from fear towel on a chapman is back in the news now the face of the recent spy scandal is being sued by a glossy magazine it claims she broke a contract by posting pictures of a recent photo shoot on her facebook page tom barton has the details. the name on the chapman that sticks out more than any other she seems are synonymous with this big spy scandal and one of the reasons unavoidably everyone knows it's her looks and she has realized this she came back to russia greeted as a hero after the exchange of spies in vienna back in back in july and she has capitalized on that almost celebrity status since it's in the hotel behind me the hotel by that she recently conducted a photo shoot

russia's progression for the twenty fourteen sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by three foot two and with the first results appearing to be impressive success could mean another winning goal for russia in its world cup a bit you couldn't agree to r t. huntsville alabama played a unique role in the u.s. mission to the mood and still provides a unique insight into the space race today it pose that extraordinary collection of flight hardware that offers people the chance to step into astral shoes literally and artie's and exhaust all discovered even the american experts say it was the russians who drove the nation to the moon. this is huntsville alabama vast space and a city devoted to just that. in the deep south of the usa. is word all began and this was the beginning of our manned spaceflight program it's where one man spatial vision when i was seventeen years old i had no doubt that man would land on the moon in my lifetime became reality he had always dreamed about space travel he was warner von brown a former member of the nazi party turned a pioneer of u.s. space exp

at what's online for you right now russ and figure skating prince again you may be out of the sochi olympics although he's continuing training find out what he was punished for. and the first russian u two concert has won moscow with tens of thousands of fans and bottling to the legendary irish bat and all the pictures are our team. not content with provoking an international incident between russia and the u.s. fan for tao anna chapman is back in the news now the face of the recent spy scandal is being sued by a glossy magazine apparently she broke a contract by posting pictures of a recent photo shoot on her facebook page was find out all the details martina tom barton who now joins us live hi there tom now it seems she cannot stay out of the one why can we go as far to say she is loving that. i think you could actually i think you could only so she. said she is the big. it's really off this spy scandal that everyone knows the name and chapman now when you mention it back in the u.s. and since coming back to russia she's realized she something of a celebrity here when she was when she came

comes to organizing big international events like russia's group grecian for the twenty two teen sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by three foot team and with the france results appearing to be impressive then such a success could mean and not a winning goal for russia in its world cup it exceeded the churchyard t miscarried . now afghan president hamid karzai wants to kick out private security companies and replace them with local security forces but contractors who work mainly for western companies do everything from guarding supply convoys to personal security for diplomats and businessmen a government spokesman says the companies will be ordered to disband within four months all this comes as the u.s. increases its military presence in afghanistan now also sounds only a member of the afghan parliament think the timing of this isn't is just wrong. the president thought that security companies are the problem. and i think it's not the security company by per se it's the poor management and poor implementation of the law i think not only it will be a blow to to the country securi

on line right now russia's figure skating prince again you're producing call maybe out of the sochi olympics although he's continuing training find out what he was punished for. and the first russian u two concert has rocked moscow with tens of thousands of fans bopping to the legendary. all the pictures are dot com. well not content with provoking an international incident between russia and the u.s. from for tao and that chapman is back in the news now the face of the recent spy scandal is being sued by a glossy magazine apparently she broke a contract by posting pictures of a recent photo shoot on her facebook page let's find out more from our team is telling barton now joins us live hi there tom it think she cares stay away from someone like button it. does seem so if you think of july's spy scandal it is the name on a charm and it sticks out more than any other she seems as synonymous with this big spy scandal and one of the reasons on avoided. everyone knows it's her looks and she has realized this she came back to russia greeted as a hero after the exchange of her spies in vienna back

been running to mend russian captain at the sochi winter olympics may now not even get to go yeah it's a big developing story here the man regarded royalty of the ring. he may be there in twenty fourteen at all he's currently we've more on that story plus the rest of the sport kerry coming up. the happy with this this is sports today i mean these are some of the stories we're covering this hour ready to inspire and that's the motto russian football fans hope will be seen a run the globe as the race the host of world cup twenty fifteen picks up pace. army men march on sask in moscow ease into the europa league group stages after a six one win over unorthodox it's. on thin ice russian figure skating prince you hear me pushing to is banned from the store to limit games but his team and he will compete in twenty four. more not coming up but we start with football by the end of the year we'll know the hosts for both the twenty eighth and twenty twenty two world cup finals as it stands at russia and england are considered to be in the driving seat for the near a championship but as robert fo

sochi olympics is likely to come under scrutiny by people team and the defense results appearing to be impressive success could mean and not leaning go to russia in its world cup it exceeded their children r t skit. in the iraqi capital baghdad at least sixty people were killed and over one hundred wounded by a suicide bomber iraqi authorities say al qaeda was behind the attack the blast happened close to where a thousand people are gathered near an army recruitment center the attack is one of the bloodiest this year becomes just two weeks before the u.s. starts withdrawal from iraq leaving behind fifty thousand troops to train local forces iraq has been trying to build up its own security forces before the american people for more or less are now joined by carole turner from the stop the war coalition in london thanks very much indeed for joining us here on artie's this attack in baghdad iraq iraq a so actually this is a grim vision of what's going to happen when the u.s. military pulls out isn't it. it certainly is i think it the fact that they chose an army recruiting center shows h

russia's biggest case in principle getting pollution code maybe out of the sochi olympics although he's continuing training find out what was punished for. our own singing in the rain but spirits were far from the first russian you tube calls that rocked moscow with turns of thousands of pounds but into the legendary irish. wiki leaks is back in the headlines after publishing a classified cia report well with documents failing to live up to its hype and with the site's founder currently under investigation over six and over sex abuse claims has let his ations the online whistleblowers at the suing a secret agenda lore and it has the details. there's been much less of a media florrie surrounding this than there was the beginning of the month when the afghan war diaries were released and i think there are people who reasons for that one because. it was seventy five thousand separate documents that came from inside the u.s. military and such a huge volume of information always creates an impression whereas to compare it with this this is just three pages although having said that it is a s

indefinitely from international skating union events with extended to the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in sochi. it all stems from when the twenty seven missed the world championships in training back in march after filing paperwork citing leg injury is reason for the withdrawal however went on to perform in the king's on ice tour with events taking place across the globe in march and april because of this the i assume you did i played eligibility at the end of june but was given twenty one days to appeal the verdict which did not with the stand i cannot officially compete in cheap but his wife and coach have said he will be fighting for gold there just how this will be arranged. explained the. brings us to the medics where caster semenya is back in the spotlight following almost a year long absence from the truck pending the results of gender tests than one thousand year old south african will compete in her first big event since returning last month the diamond league meets on friday in brussels. was quick. with my feet. to just watch them train to see the it was really good to know that. it

i think that will win this contest just like we did with the sochi two thousand and fourteen olympics she. was i hope people will let us host the two thousand and eighteen world cup were backed by gazprom and dick advocaat will help the russian national team performs very well after a fifth inspection team visit to russia last week we met up with the head of russia's beat committee. who remains cautiously optimistic over the issues i think our chances are very good we are stable among the favored. and it's not only us who thinks so because we obviously would like to think this way but it's foreign media which is unanimous and if any of the russians strongly month leaders every bit every country as if that is now running for three thousand three hundred forty thousand when it's very capable organizers would world assure us and i think people will their choices based whole range of criteria not only on possible. organization hosting. possibilities there are other factors that are also valid. you know actually government support is one of them very very important it's now two in most of

qantas just like we did with the sochi two thousand and fourteen olympics. i hope people will let us host the two thousand and eighteen world cup backed by gazprom and dick advocaat will help the russian national teams reforms very well after a thief inspection team visit to russia last week we met up with the head of russia's committee. he remains cautiously optimistic over the issues i think our chances are very good we are stable among the favorites. and not only us who think so because we obviously would like to think this way but it's foreign media which is unanimous opinion that russia's strong among the leaders every bit every country has because it is now running four thousand three hundred forty thousand twenty three capable organizers for the world that's for sure and i think people will be there to receive a whole range of criteria not only on possible. organization hosting. possibilities there are other factors that are also valid you know actually government support is one of the very very important one it's now been going to the most the b.b. i

luzhniki stadium they will then make their way to zion as well as the twenty fourteen winter olympic base sochi a total of thirteen russian cities are aspiring to take part in the big decision will be an ounce by fave on december they sank and angry and australia the united states and joined bands from spain and portugal and belgium at the netherlands all the competition. but meets the way yes there she was very eager to invite the two thousand and eighteen world cup to russia and we're confident in our bid we will do our best to provide the inspection commission with as much information as possible regarding our bid so they can gauge the readiness of our potential host cities which will stay with football and the scandal which engulfed the french national team by the world cup in south africa looks to finally have come to closure the presumed culprit solve the team's strike against a van coach i'm on dominic facing a final battle say a disciplinary hearing held by the french football federation in paris the number one rebel nicoleta on the cost of spending for eighteen games for his conflict w

now after winning the right to host the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics in sochi russia asbidding for another major sports event this time football world cup fever inspectors spent four days in the country assessing its capability to host the tournament two thousand and eighteen two thousand and twenty two among other bidders united states and england the decision will be announced on december the second series. i have a better ports just the possibility he's given potential stars of tomorrow the motivation to try harder today. these boys football is their life they train every single day just twelve years old and if the world cup does come to russia in twenty eighteen the hopes and expectations of the nation resting on their shoulders pressure that would make others of their age crumble but for the boys at spartak moscow is youth academy discipline and desire and more important it's not the fear of failure that drives them is the fear of missing the chance to play in a world cup on home turf i'm sure will receive more struck me as i really want russia to host the twenty mi

down there hand however russia right now is in the procedures over reparations for the winter olympics in sochi in two thousand and fourteen so it is caught up in that dynamic of preparing for a major international row position also fief eyes known for supporting developing countries which could be moved to work in favor over show holding the world cup after they came to st petersburg could be fine spectators visited a stadium how cold feet jewel ski in case russia wins the bid this stadium will be used to hold semifinals of the world cup their next stop is moscow after that they will go to social and cazan all together thirteen russian cities will pretty stiff eighteen in this village their results will be announced on the second of december this year so in just a couple of months time meanwhile russians of course a very closely monitoring this bid many of whom hold that russia indeed will win after the inspectors came just petersburg they held a brief press conference during which they have said that they're going to be very strict with questions and that russia should be prepared for that an