suv use. eastern sun the only time i go. see. welcome back here with r t these are the top stories arab league observers and or syria aiming to help stabilize the conflict torn country russia hopes the peacemakers can help stem the violence before a foreign military intervention. more u.s. soldiers are now losing their lives to suicide than enemy bullets unable to readjust a peaceful life that's causing some veterans to war and young people not to enlist . and the british human rights groups fight for

a no spies zone in the world's most surveilled country calling on oxford city council not to record what's being said in taxis a court in another city rejected a similar surveillance tactics their. attacks join moscow team gripped by festive fever ahead of christmas in the russian capital. hello welcome merry christmas. to the christmas holidays it's a long. but still some people everything. including that

one. the good old. tree. and the new year period. this happens much as christmas in the country's most celebrated. christmas. as a more important holiday and as the day. presents. its. fifteen years to go. christmas day. the key. here soul. expects. christmas to. you by a tree the choice. online companies shops and. houses like

this one. when it comes to choosing a christmas tree as it's called in russia people are increasingly divided between those who opt for convenience. the genuine one each has its advantages. much cheaper i could be wheeled out of the year doesn't drop needles on the floor. from artificial trees are in fact dangerous be used to decorate streets offices but not high when you play such a train it might release some dangerous chemicals while authentic pine in furniture is produced natural antibacterial substances which can help. real fur trees if grown especially christmas environmentally friendly choosing a tree can be a great fun family occasion coming in all shapes and sizes you know two little ones

are of the same the problem now is transporting it back home and great work outs and then comes the fun part the decoration. time for christmas shopping now and there are hundreds of last minute places to shop in moscow for markets to discount stores and price ranges covered however if you want a grand christmas experience take a look at this next location the department store. the spectacular fountain centerpiece has been covered by a huge model of a christmas carousel the cherry on top of the cake is a gigantic slide which children of all ages can enjoy. everywhere you look all decorations christmas trees impressive garlands festive silhouettes and sparkling lights. well

talk about the makeup of this place that's about six in the run up to christmas and then the really good ascetic all the all the stops we got in the decorations this year situated right that's the red square it was the best place to get into the festive mood something all simply people watch and there's even a christmas band and spades. d.c. band members dress in a typical blue costumes that represent the russian father christmas generals playing out soviet russian and international christmas hits it creates a wonderful atmosphere and visual feast to shop as he passes by. his phone they would perform use it from various countries here at groom to create a special festive atmosphere for all shoppers we want to wish everyone happiness health and wealth in the new year. is certainly one of the most glamorous stores in

russia what else can you expect from a mall that stands right next to the kremlin known for its expensive shops this year a display of decorated trees the source of both sets up the she's been designed by luxury a popular brand such as christian dior at a mass of quito it's very interesting how a festive ornament can look so different there are some great designs here. shopping for the ones you love is a great thrill over malls for your wallet. bags in hand i'm full of the festive mood during the holiday season never fails to impress if it's a real winter wonderland experience he was this is the place to come. moving on and what major piece of activities are occasions i was mentioning in the russian capital. one of the most sought after productions in the country is the performance of the not kaka ballet at the bolshoi theatre.

britain at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing compose a pill to tchaikovsky the ballot has been performed in the bolshoi stage for decades tickets for the show on the as eve are sold out months in advance and prices on the black market could be as high as thousands of dollars a true new year's treat. for those who are not looking to get to the thirty first december there is another quite popular way into the new year. in fact celebrating the holiday with family and friends at home is a widely followed tradition in russia several hours before the clock strikes midnight people start creating various dishes with salad being among the highlights the president addresses the nation on t.v. everyone raises a glass of champagne and makes a wish. charms. while some prefer to watch the fireworks in celebrations on and others prefer to moscow's

red square finish thousands of excited muscovites tourists and this is its location to meet in. the heart of the russian capital. there are various films around the world that have become associated with the festive season in russia is the romantic nineteen seventy five comedy called the states or in show your buff titled yes. it's based on the similarity of houses in the soviet times how many people across the country lived in similar blocks main character travels from moscow to simply by mistake. just like the sound of musical many people in the west millions of russians watched this film after the decades. of rioting at our final location although moscow's ever changing restaurant scene is busy throughout the whole year it's clear things are certainly stepped up for the various holiday periods special nights best events celebrity gatherings elite

parties and decorations. and at the top of. a new restaurant called white rabbit aims to be the highest flier in the new restaurants that have taken to the skies. you know one thing i love about living in a swanky developing restaurant scene seriously is now one of the best in the world and over the past six years that i've lived here a whole range of spectacular eateries have opened close and now seems that many of them are battling it out against each other to become the highest and most glamorous entire city. the capitol skyline offering incredible images of high rises. and. impressive to say the least. views of course sky high prices but it's christmas. celebrate in the restaurant's casual

atmosphere. at home. is the ideal. christmas menu starters i've created a turkey. it's very tasty an aromatic served. with cheesy cream crunchy parsley and white truffle oil. is not publicly celebrated in the twentieth century but now with the festivities of fifty first. it's clear the whole country is. huge. and whether you rejoice at a christmas merry. capital is one of the leading cultural hot spots in the world but always a fantastic choice of events and attractions. in

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arab league observers and syria aiming to help stabilize the conflict torn country russia hopes the peacemakers can help stem the violence before a foreign military intervention. more u.s. soldiers are now losing their lives to suicide the enemy bullets unable to readjust to peaceful lives that's causing some veterans to warn young people not to enlist. i am british human rights groups five four and no spies zone in the world most surveilled country on oxford city council to record what's being said in taxis and other city rejected

a similar surveillance tactic there. so we had lines in the back of the top of the hour with more updates in the meantime here's andrew with the latest sports news. hello there welcome to the sport and here's a taste of what is coming up over the next from the chelsea captain john terry put his off field problems to one side to help the blues hold spurs at white hart lane . while in moscow i plan to go second in the k h l western conference after handing to scar their seventh straight defeat. and i want to be a legend russian pole vaulter unionism by this sets aside from an historic lympics gold medal. but first chelsea skipper john terry was back in action last night just twenty four hours after receiving a court summons for racially abusing q.p.r. as anton ferdinand the blues coming from behind to grab

a point in their one one draw with tottenham terry putting in a solid performance at the back although he couldn't stop spurs taking nearly through the manual added by all however the blues got an equaliser from their important strike it down your storage will break through the first half and despite third chances for both sides one one is how it finished half of which chelsea boss andre vs boas praised terry's commitment by harry redknapp gushed about his side season so far. this is performances have increased since the incident happened but there's the player in the news who is commitment there is never in doubt and his quality and talent is never in doubt so all i mean is completely focused to the causes of the football club and this performance of not drops a single without a great start six thirty five points for us it is stage of the season is incredible charlie losing the first two games so we're going great liverpool be the arsenal chelsea going to be choice top four is going to be very close. so this is how

the top of the table looks going into the christmas fixtures taught them keep third place just two points ahead of chelsea or manchester city lead the way at the top a couple of points ahead of rivals manchester united and city's ya touré meanwhile has been named african player of the year the ivory coast star big barcelona city and marseilles on the tour a huge twenty eight was voted for by manages african national teams. and one of the better football news over in spain barcelona reached the last six things the copper del ray with the thirtieth side lost nine zero at the nou camp to go three ten mil in aggregate that despite rest and several comprised plenty is also free tonight after a four no where did. well in the case shall atlanta up to second in the western conference after beating to score moscow for in the russian capital after and opened the scoring through dimitri up ahead. and by the end of the

first period they would make i did it on target with my handle for the second. then i added another in the next period fly she meant here. did pull it back to three one with the strike you did well. but that was as close as they got it was still giving atlanta for one late and then tennis partially deaf it here forty started making for nothing to prevent the seventh straight for the. well at landmark alexy couple of years watching from the sidelines last night he has been out injured with a knee injury three months now but the former an h l great has used the time to help teach children and supported charity that is close to his heart from small. nine hundred ninety four stanley cup winner and one thousand nine hundred sewell unpick champion and the sake of an elf has spent almost his entire career in the

n.h.l. following eighteen seasons across the atlantic the thirty eight year old right wing signs at city year deal with moscow region's auckland's last summer but away from the club makes sure he has his talent to help future generations of players it's exciting for the kids because they always put the stuff in the deposition when you're their age so they never had a chance to win or had a chance skate with some superstar or whatever because of where. but they have the chance and a lot of a lot of players and i become and are going to counsel the comp through practices and school the kids for which is this exciting for them and i know how the feeling i would feel the same way helping out lance juniors is just one way and the sake of a gives back ache a twenty seven as he was loving the dubs in the n.h.l. has his own shared seen canada which helps kids with cardiac problems around the world heart trouble is something alex is just too familiar with as he spends two

years in treatment himself from the age of eight there's a lot more things you could do in russia about just overgrown chardy you know help the kids help the little sick kids were to be up to two to believe the cell phone trying to you know fall tired and not afraid to meet the friends or brother to the city just because you think you feel sick in bed because of the way of things but you have to make them believe it or you will find you can get or you can do anything you want whatever you want and exceed is that relentless athletes at thirty eight the thought of brits i ring has never crossed his mind my mind is still in the game in my mind still i have a try for this game i enjoyed it the other kind of gone through the recovery enjoyed the be in a locker room being in the gym on the ice so i could still having fun which is important when you don't have. the reason for stopping boarding there is russian ice hockey has gradually increased in quality over recent years and the return of

seasoned veterans from the n.h.l. has added to the popularity of the kontinental hockey league their off the ice activities don't hurt either room on cost or of already see more school region stuff now reigning world and european champion even scot but have house for back from a slow start to gravity pulling marie delayed at the halfway point of the russian orion speed skating championships here in moscow the twenty eight year old had to settle for second best in the opening five hundred meter event then went one better in the five thousand meters to inch closer to retaining his crown the national tournament is a chance for the skaters to qualify for next year's european championships however plans to get back to focus on the defense obvious world title due to be held in moscow next february while on the women's side because they know also lived up to her status as a favorite bronze medalist from the five hundred three thousand meters to lead the standings with two more events to go. meanwhile pole vaulter yelena isinbayeva

says she hopes to become a legend in her sport the russian is preparing for the london olympics and is aiming to be the first female track and field athlete to win three straight limpid goals at the beijing games she became the first woman to clear the five metre mark that after setting a world record at the previous olympics in athens but since her achievement in china her form has dipped a bit although her ambition hasn't wavered she's training hard in your adopted home of monte carlo and he's aiming from the story. yeah this idiot i knew that if i became the first woman to jump moderns five meters then i would be making atlantic's history i will always be remembered her children and all of the other women who managed to do this will always be number two to a certain degree and being the first in sports is always good i'm really happy that my name is forever in the history book of track and field despite my cheated once i don't consider myself to be a living legend

a new female track and field athlete has managed to become an individual in champion in three successive games this is my go i want to become a legend the best action from the n.f.l. where the indianapolis colts got a dramatic nineteen sixteen win over the houston texans reggie wayne getting the vital touchdown with just nineteen seconds left on the clock the colts have been with the injured have been without the injured quarterback peyton manning the sheer before the game colts only jimi izrael said he intended to keep the stuff in next season in the meantime danilov skate takes his place but he had a bad start last night sacked by his team's brian cushing here and he plays later the visitors were ahead after a touchdown from adam foster. the texans were ten six in front by half time and with two minutes to go in the fourth they were still sixteen twelve ahead but then all of a ski would rain reggie way to set up the cold he says twenty yard line and the pair combined again for the vital touchdown so the colts nine hundred sixteen win

is their second straight victory after losing to the shiites. in basketball three more teams a grand places in the last sixteen of the euro league on the final day of the regular season and about she gets crap and emporio armani manny all getting wins to ensure they progress to the next round about shape big ben they come to eighty three seventy six to finish on top of group a italian host were already short of the last sixteen place but couldn't contain bogged down of an eviction finish with ninety. point the turkish side bazzi made focus of us top scored twenty one point. also qualifying from group a with spanish side to scrap b b c the first time they got this from the competition and they did it with the seventy seven seventy two win over fellow spanish. market banished top score to get that but eighteen points and also. we. see employer armani one there when it

takes all clash of parties and coming from behind to win seventy sixty six after training at one stage by eleven points malik heston led here and he's getting high points coming in the final four. and finally only a select few immortalized in bronze while you're still alive in the struggling cricket legend shane warne has just joined that only one of the greatest bowlers of all time was present in the flesh be unveiling of his statue on the parade of champions at the melbourne cricket ground zero on is the former record holder for most wickets taken by a bowler in international test cricket been impressive tally of seven hundred knight and forty two he still takes the page in a domestic league warning is only the eleventh the strain sportsman to be started with such an honor and was flattered by the result. but looks fantastic a very very good so well dug very proud it's

a great all around us was sort of weird seeing yourself up there but it's a very good largeness and very proud of it. brings the end of the sport so i brought with more sport in to at. i am. witnesses. to history in the making. of testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. .