a world heritage site may have been damaged. the cambodian prime minister is appealing to the un. >> and 11th century hindu temple makes an unlikely focus point for a border skirmish. it is a world heritage site. now, it is taking hits as cambodia and thailand squabble over who owns the surrounding land. the temple itself belongs to cambodia, much to the chagrin of time nationalists -- thai nationalists. cambodia has protested to unesco over what it calls "thai aggression." this buddhist pagoda is abandoned and thousands of villagers have fled for their lives. cambodia's prime minister has put the blame squarely on its larger neighbor and says thailand wants to take control of the land around the temple. but htai -- thaiss have been suffering as well. they have accused cambodia of starting the fighting. >> when there is firing into thailand's territory, it is necessary for thailand to protect its sovereignty. we returned fire only at military targets. >> it is hard to say what triggered the current outbreak, and difficult to see

a world heritage site. a long time ago the people of the caucuses used to shepherd droves of sheep across the a bug of lambs were often targeted by hawks even today their primal instincts occasionally bring hawks back to this past. this is a bearded vulture. of this kind bigger nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. but when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mt fished one of the highest points in the western caucuses. the local let's try to get the mountains in for. filming is best done from the highest point on the bargo it's about nine hundred meters above sea level here dimitri is teaching a son killed how to set up for the filming of the look. so you can see that the lighting is on one s

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ago after the united nations approved cambodia's application to have the temple listed as a world heritage site. both countries deployed troops in the area. the clashes on february 4th killed nine people and wounded more than 100. >>> japan's democratic party has decided to suspend the membership of former party leader ichiro ozawa until a court rules on his financing scandal. a mandatory indictment was filed against ozawa in january after an independent judicial panel twice overruled prosecutors last year. the decision to suspend ozawa's membership came on tuesday at a meeting of party executives. upper house democratic leader azuma koshiishi said the party should reject any demand from the opposition to summon ozawa for sworn testimony on the case before parliament. prime minister kan said the decision now settles the ozawa issue, which has widened a rift within the dpj. ozawa's supporters have insisted the party should first wait for the outcome of the upcoming trial. kan needs to unite the party to pass the fiscal 2011 budget and related bills in march. >>> a rapidly spreading disease in au

it is the top tourist attraction in seville and a unesco world heritage site. >> the gardens cover an area measuring 100,000 square meters. it's a very tranquil. it's fascinating how the architecture takes a climate into account. it's 47 degrees celsius in the shade here in the summer. even back then, it was built in a way that made the weather parable. >> just a short distance away is the largest gothic cathedral in the world. it is also on the unesco world heritage list. the tour continues into a neighboring district of santa cruz. >> now we are entering the oldest part of the city. it is of maze of alleyways. it is difficult for the horse. the streets are cobbled. it is very narrow. it is a great place to stop for soem tapa -- some tapas. >> according to legend, the tradition of serving tapas was born in seville. the people here love meeting up fror tapas. there are 60 to 70 different types to choose from. the oldest one, which has been on the menu for centuries, is spinach with chickpeas. >> a tapa originally meant a small portion of food -- a piece of salami, meat, ham, cheese. i

world heritage site in cambodian territory. on monday forces from the two countries exchanged fierce gun and artillery firefor a fourth consute day. the governments of both cambodia and thailand say at least seven people, including civilians, have been killed and about 70 wounded. in thailand a reported 50,000 people have evacuated the area. the fighting has also caused damage to the historic temple. with both sides blaming the other for starting the shooting, a quick resolution appears unlikely. >>> myanmar's pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi has suggested that continued economic sanctions against the country are inevitable. aung san suu kyi was speaking to reporters on monday in the country's largest city, yangon. when aung san suu kyi was released from house arrest last november, she said it was necessary to review the impact of the sanctions. the united states and its western allies have imposed trade restrictions against the military government because of its human rights violations. myanmar will inaugurate a new gover

saint-emilion, a small town in bordeaux, is registered as a world heritage site. of the region's finest wines, chateau lausanne, is produced here. 16,000 bottles are made each year. to bring out the very best flavors, wine must sit for about two years in a wooden cask. it is said that oak barrels add a tannin and vanilla flavor to the wine. but the wineries throw the barrels away after using them only once because they affect the flavor of the next batch. >> translator: it's such a shame to throw these gorgeous wooden barrels away. >> reporter: now a new idea has taken hold. using the stays for floorboards. this wine wholesaler came up with the idea. the stays are cut into equal lengths. then the surface is shaved. one barrel can only produce 30 floorboards. applying the wine sediment deepens the wood's color and gives it a pleasing aroma. the wood pieces are joined to make a floor. a unique creation with a coloring and scent of wine. once the wood is varnished, the one-of-a-kind floor is complete. >> translator: barrels that produced chateau wines with a brillian

yaroslavl is one of russia's oldest cities and all with thousand years old it has been made it world heritage site but there is a more recent history which has also put the city on the map its ice hockey team have been crowned russian champions three times and have now set their sights on lifting the going cup for the first time in the cage shell trying to make it happen is head coach wudinna would like the sixty three year old czech had led local t.v. to two national titles and came out of retirement to take up the latest challenge and i returned here because i really missed hockey after retiring i've worked here previously and everything's how it was eight years ago i feel comfortable at this club like the right person in the right place and i'm sure it's the right decision to come back however it's not the coach who can do the business himself on the ice this season thirty six year old veteran powell demitra joined the committee for rolling back the years to become the ruki would most boring so far this year was a little bit nervous before before or before i got here a couple days. after after

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date for the moment just ahead though we explore the caucasus nature reserve which is a unesco world heritage site but first a look at the financial update from dmitri that's coming our way in just a moment here on alt. welcome to business r.t. with me dmitri medvedev go live from moscow fighting inflation was the first order of business for president medvedev had a meeting devoted to economic issues on tuesday prices rose nearly ten percent on an annualized basis in january the central bank has already said it's ready to impose new mass measures to draw cash out of the economy to prevent it from overheating this includes further raising bank reserve requirements and it appears netsky in all raising rates but alexandria senior economist to be capital says it will have to make them soon. we think that they will hike rates and the central bank is reluctant because of they kept telling flows concerns because oil prices are high and if they hike rates this may trigger more inflows into russia. but we think they will move gradually and expect only fifty basis points for the first quarter so it's either

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teeth to see one of the oldest and largest protected areas the caucuses nature preserve this world heritage site can only be reached by helicopter but it's a trip that offers many rewards if you watch our x.l. report at six thirty pm g.m.t. here's a preview of. discovery. communications with the wind. and become. see what nature can give you. well business is next here in our in see that's check in with you. because hi there the russian stock market taking a beating a third day now what's going on well actually no reasons to grow we're having prices go down for the six straight session we having futures for the u.s. markets looking down we have a european markets trading down so really there's no room for growth we'll talk about that in a second first of all russia's ads even openly watchdog has opened a formal investigation into three of the country's top producers for price fixing that's after prime minister putin questioned why prices for jet fuel and diesel set by cast from a blue course have risen faster than the price of crude oil two years ago the watchdog impose fines of nearly a billion

world's most important cultural sites. the nearly 1,700-year-old church located at the traditional birthplace of jesus could become the first place in the palestinian territories to be included on the u.n.'s world heritage list. no other historic sites in the area has been added because the u.n. does not currently recognize an independent palestinian state. >>> on our calendar this week, monday is valentine's day, named for two st. valentines who were martyred in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. . valentine's day was not associated with romantic love until the middle ages when geoffrey chaucer and others popularized stories about st. valentine. also this week, buddhists will celebrate nirvana day on tuesday. it marks the death of the buddha at the age of 80, about 2,500 years ago. and on wednesday, some muslims will celebrate mawlid an nabi, or the birthday of the prophet mohammed. >>> at this weekend's 53rd annual grammy awards, the recording academy honors the best in the music indust. among this year's recipients is legendary gospel singer george beverly shea, who is receiving a lifetime achievement award. beginning in 1947, shea was the featured soloist at billy graham crusades. last week, he turned 102.

site. park merced was built quickly and inexpensively by metropolitan life in several cities after world war ii using a cookie cutter form. san francisco's well known architectural heritage abuses the conversation about the values of historic preservation and why it is important. on the question of environment, of which this is a central feature, we should note that the old park merced was con seeved -- conceived and built at odds with those in the cities today. they have low-dense land-use values that no longer make sense. the new design makes far better use of the city's scarce land. the old development is built on heavy use of hedge-heavy drinking water whrks we are talking about preserving the green spaces there, we are talking about landscape that requires tuolomi river water. this is not sustainable. tho the old new homes exceed title 24 and would consume 60% less energy. the old development was con seeved with conveniences for automobiles and drivers as its paramount design feature. today we're reeping what we've sewn. the number of nonwork related automobile trips in mark merced is double that of a typical street neighborhood. by contrast, the new design specific