steve rosenberg, having far too much fun in the kitchen.ne of hollywood's best-known actors, from "forrest gump" to a man with aids, tom hanks can transform himself into any character. just as his new film is about to open, hanks revealed his latest role may have led to his recent diagnosis of type two diabetes. star earlieret the to talk pizza, pirates, and his dreams of being a park ranger. captain richard phillips, whose cargo ship is hijacked by somali pirates. of all the roles that he could've taken, what attracts him to this one? >> the details of a guy like richard phillips i found out slowly fascinating. all the marriott of problems, he is the captain and has to deal right out the window the moment to skiffs filled with armed bad guys show up. >> it is black and white, literally. the africans, the bad guys, the americans, the goodbyes -- good guys? >> they come from a very particular part of the world that is rife with chaos, rife with corruption. a place where unless you can get out of there, a land of hopelessness. >> hanks has be

steve rosenberg, having far too much fun in the kitchen.ne of hollywood's best-known actors, from "forrest gump" to a man with aids, tom hanks can transform himself into any character. just as his new film is about to open, hanks revealed his latest role may have led to his recent diagnosis of type two diabetes. star earlieret the to talk pizza, pirates, and his dreams of being a park ranger. captain richard phillips, whose cargo ship is hijacked by somali pirates. of all the roles that he could've taken, what attracts him to this one? >> the details of a guy like richard phillips i found out slowly fascinating. all the marriott of problems, he is the captain and has to deal right out the window the moment to skiffs filled with armed bad guys show up. >> it is black and white, literally. the africans, the bad guys, the americans, the goodbyes -- good guys? >> they come from a very particular part of the world that is rife with chaos, rife with corruption. a place where unless you can get out of there, a land of hopelessness. >> hanks has be

steve rosenberg reports. fanfare for a flame with pomp and plenty of pom-poms. they sent the olympic torch on the journey to sochi. this synchronized swimmer might look like she might drown. tothe flame is on its way the start of a marathon journey. >> it will plunge and blast into space. back on earth, there have been problems. good job he was on hand with his lighter. a russian law restricts the flow of information of homosexuality. these olympic volunteers were upbeat. it is a chance for the whole world. surprised. a big country, a big show. >> a big journey before the flame finally reaches sochi next february. >> a year ago this week, shot and left for dead near the home in pakistan. crime -- she had to undergo a series of major operations. she now lived in birmingham. >> a day out in birmingham, the 16-year-old's life was transformed by the attack that nearly killed her. time foren spending her and her family. >> what is the hardest thing about coming to birmingham? coming here, of course. >> your life changed in that moment and in seconds. she first spoke

steve rosenberg reports. fanfare for a flame with pomp and plenty of pom-poms. they sent the olympic torch on the journey to sochi. this synchronized swimmer might look like she might drown. tothe flame is on its way the start of a marathon journey. >> it will plunge and blast into space. back on earth, there have been problems. good job he was on hand with his lighter. a russian law restricts the flow of information of homosexuality. these olympic volunteers were upbeat. it is a chance for the whole world. surprised. a big country, a big show. >> a big journey before the flame finally reaches sochi next february. >> a year ago this week, shot and left for dead near the home in pakistan. crime -- she had to undergo a series of major operations. she now lived in birmingham. >> a day out in birmingham, the 16-year-old's life was transformed by the attack that nearly killed her. time foren spending her and her family. >> what is the hardest thing about coming to birmingham? coming here, of course. >> your life changed in that moment and in seconds. she first spoke

steve rosenberg reports. >> he was a star dancer with the bol shoy now pavel is going on trial accused of targeting his boss. it's nine months since the bolshoi's director was attacked outside his apartment block. late one night someone came here and flung acid into his face causing him excruciating pain. it caused him serious burns and was nearly blinded. months of medical treatment abroad followed and more than 20 operations to try to save his sight. he is now back in moscow. but his treatment will continue. avel is accused of masterminding the attack following work the dancer denies ordering an acid attack on the director but con creeds he did consider violence. also in the dock will be the man accused of throwing the acid, an angry bhorne allegingly drove the get away car. in imitrichenko only that so far as he offered to beat him -- refused to beat him up as a last result. >> the troop has been rocked by in-fighting and scandals. focused attention on dramas behind-the-scenes rather than those on stage. july, the government appointed a new general director here. in an attempt to st

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. >> interesting stuff. coming up in the next half an hour on "g.m. it the" -- the plight of migrants. we'll have a special report on those prepared to risk their lives to make a dangerous junior a cross the mediterranean, desperately seeking a new beginning. we'll be speaking to an expert and talking to him about those factors that push people away from the home countries. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years. nd union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles. >>> hello and welcome to nhk "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo.

our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, has spent his lunchtime exploring the connection between the kremlin and the kitchen. >> now, if you like cooking, let me give you a piece of advice. make sure you squat up on international politics before you choose your recipe. because that could affect the ingredients available for you. whenever russia has a political rowe with another country, it often ends with mosc slapping a ban on food imports from the country she's fallen out with. for example, when the russian government squabbled with the georgian government a few years ago, russia suddenly declared that georgian wine and georgian mineral water were of poor quality and refused to import anymore, and that resulted in big losses for the georgian economy. then russia got cheesed off with ukraine. there was a row over gas prices, over trade links, and what a coincidence, you're rainian cheese was declared rather dodgy and banned. and the latest food feud is over dairy products from lithuania. this week, moscow suspended imports, again citing concerns over quality. but the lithuanians, th