cyprus has been one of the softer exists nations for many years but a couple of decades ago this but it's raining a lot and has become a training base for many russian and big athletes and this story is about the national modern pentathlon seen first soften a bit of history for those unfamiliar with this highly competitive big discipline with roots that spread all the way to ancient greece just like in modern pentathlon back in the day the sport also consisted of five events at the ancient olympics the athletes competed in a stadium foot race discus and javelin throw the long jump and wrestling as the greeks modeled each event in accordance with the skills with perfect soldier at the time the award modern along with a new advance was added to pen south long by the founder of the present day when the games were on pierre de coubertin on now back to the present day russia and its predecessor the soviet union have been winning podium places in men's events in every single impi and that it's important since that celko games in nine hundred sixty four that's a record the country would cer

at last had finally to cyprus the training venue of choice for russia's olympic team they decorated pound of long section of the schooled recently spent some time there now they've won medals at every game since one nine hundred sixty four an incredible record and they will be hoping for more of in london next year and among course reports. cyprus has been one of the top tourist destinations for many years but a couple of decades ago this mediterranean auden has become a training base for many russian and take athletes and this story is about the national modern that's a haunting first soften a bit of history for those unfamiliar with this highly competitive big discipline with roots that spread all the way to ancient greece just like in modern pentathlon back in the day the sport also consisted of five events at the ancient olympics the athletes competed in a stadium foot race discus and javelin throw long jump and wrestling as the greeks modeled each event in accordance with the skills of the perfect soldier at the time the ward modern along with the new events was added to ten times lo

superior russians because they consider them our loyal friends not just in learning but all across cyprus the russians have stayed by our side when a super republic was going through hard times plus your athletes show us a great example of russia has some of the strongest athletes in the world the russians win a lot of medals in the olympic games and world championships that we set an example to superheat athletes and we take great pleasure in the fact that they choose to come here to train each winter before the summer olympics the island of cyprus turns into a major sports training camp with athletes arriving not only from russia and other eastern european countries but western europe as well is a pretty big tournaments in the courts for this mediterranean nation well it certainly has all that directors it's room on cost of artsy learning cyprus. certainly beats the snow in moscow this month anyway and that is all your sport for now i'll see you soon where the weather's next. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the new

that is what is starting to happen in cyprus, as you'll hear in this week's "european journal." welcome to the brussels studios of dw-tv. the well-traveled starlings who choose to holiday at the british seaside. a photographic project helping to integrate roma children and spain. iti>>> people often forget the enter-ethnic violence that preceded the turkish invasion of cyprus, mass murders perpetrated by extremists on both sides. now after some of the victims have been identified, relatives have taken their case to the european court of human rights. both committees are coming under pressure to launch investigations. >> for this person, the steps down to the cellar of his house aureus -- are a sad descent into the past. turkishgunman shot his parents and gunman dead in 1974. he was 10 years old at the time and survived with severe wounds. his brother was only six. >> he was shot next to me, and he was wearing shoes for the summertime. i was shot in three places. i was unconscious for maybe a minute. i woke up or something. i went on side that, -- i went inside, and i laid on my

cyprus. the island of cyprus was chosen by the russian global cycling project cut you shop for its ideal winter training conditions and suitable terrain it's a first experience for some athletes but older members of the team have enjoyed the local advantages before. i've been here five times the best thing about this place is the warm climate no other place in europe can offer such good conditions good roads combined with good weather even if it rains here the weather is still boom. we can cycle without feeling comfortable. three teams to four in the camp including the continental it's there a cut you shot and under twenty one and twenty three youth teams the pro tour is probably the ultimate goal for these young men and they know they stand a real chance that twenty eleven version of the thirty man cut you shop pro team has eighteen russian cyclists so the abundance of contenders is obviously high enough we're sitting below our boys have seen recent tensions they know what team mate joined a

that was in the ethnically divided capital of cyprus. they called on angela merkel to do more to improve relations. >> it was the first-ever visit to cyprus by a german head of government. the island has been divided since the turkish evasion in 1974. -- invasion in 1974. the south joined the european union in 2004. but efforts to reunite the island are faltering. angela merkel laid the blame on the turkish north. >> there is greater readiness to compromise. unfortunately, we have not seen that from the other side. >> a dispute er gas exploration has raised tensions further, but you and is pushing ahead with talks between the two sides. it wants a deal before elections in both cyprus and turkey later this year. >> german authorities have ordered the slaughter of hundreds of pigs at a farm in the north of the country. that move comes after finding high levels of dioxin in pork. previous testing had found a higher than permitted levels of dioxin, which can cause cancer, in aidandn chickens. thpossibitof -- in eggs and in chickens. it has l

citizens expected in cyprus this morning. emily reports. >> on this 7th day of egyptian protests which pits thousands of people versus the power of egyptian president hosni mubarak, the tipping point, it's still unclear. >> we need a solution. >> yesterday he appeared on tv with a new vice president and prime minister. today he calls for negotiations with opposition forces. but reform leader muhammad abardi said the revolution has started. we cannot retreat now. he said change doesn't open the door to islamic fundamentalism. >> this is what the regimen sold to the u.s. it's either us or not. this is not easy. >> president obama called for an orderly transition to a more responsive government. secretary of state hillary clinton says that doesn't mean they're calling for mubarak to leave. >> i never said that. i want the egyptian people to have the chance to chart a new future. >> the u.s. government is now urging americans to evacuate as soon as possible. >> yesterday the -- police could have run away. everybody was, you know,

that was in the ethnically divided capital of cyprus. they called on angela merkel to do more to improve relations. >> it was the first-ever visit to cyprus by a german head of government. the island has been divided since the turkish evasion in 1974. -- invasion in 1974. the south joined the european union in 2004. but efforts to reunite the island are faltering. angela merkel laid the blame on the turkish north. >> there is greater readiness to compromise. unfortunately, we have not seen that from the other side. >> a dispute over gas exploration has raised tensions further, but you and is pushing ahead with talks between the two sides. it wants a deal before elections in both cyprus and turkey later this year. >> german authorities have ordered the slaughter of hundreds of pigs at a farm in the north of the country. that move comes after finding high levels of dioxin in pork. previous testing had found a higher than permitted levels of dioxin, which can cause cancer, in aids and in chickens. the possibility of -- in eggs and in chicke

embassy workers and their families have landed safely in sigh -- in cyprus. now, according to the state department at last count, some 52,000 americans were registered with the u.s. embassy in cairo and it will take several flights over several days to evacuate all of the people who want to eve. one stranded chicago couple who managed to escape to london describes the obstacle course to get out of the country. >> it took us at least an hour to get from our hotel, which was only a mile away, to the air. once you got to the airport, it was upper chaos. >> reporter: now, the military is stepping up its presence as the curfew has ended -- entered the second hour. they are gear you for a million- person march tomorrow. in the meantime, the state department is scram welling 0 -- scrambling to get more americans to greece, cyprus, turkey. we're still waiting on one plane expected to 57 in athens today -- to land in athens today. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the bay area is home to thousands of people from egypt who are closely following the political turmoil. at a

he is trying to do the right thing on kurdistan and cyprus. >> what will happen? quacks' turkey could get more house style. ed -- >> turkey could get more hostile. it will need lots of compensation if it is not going to go the wrong way. >> obviously the eu should take turkey in. it is not a u.s. decision. i think it is overstated to say turkey is moving east away from the west. we talk about turkey as a bridge between east and west, and we now have a prime minister and foreign minister who are trying to see if they can play that role in brokering tensions between east and west. i think they have had some missteps. i think there needs to be closer cooperation between turkey and europe and the united states, but think you will see that in your head. >> i need to ask you, stephen hadley, we were talking more generally about america's declining influence in the world -- marginal, of course. israel and palestine. what you think president obama's attitude should be? >> i think he will remain engaged. they have to stop talking about the issue of settlements and start ta

plane from cairo is expected to arrive in cyprus later today. the state department is also asking greece and turkey to aallow planes to land in athens and istanbul. >> the latest at fisherman's wharf. >> kristen, you wouldn't recognize the store. look at it. it's in a row of a bunch of stores and all look pretty similar but i'm willing to bet you'll recognize this location. it faces the waterfront here at jefferson street here in the heart of fisherman's wharf. it's across from the boats at joe's crab shack. this is full of people always. and the shooting happened inside this shop. two people, a man and woman, were shot to death. we have reaction from two tourists. there was obvious shock then you're going to hear how this morning it sounds like some tourists are ready to take it in stride. >> it was extremely busy at the times and a little scary we had almost gone in the store but decided to go grab something to eat first. >> i love the area. i'm from detroit. so we have this quite often here with murders and stuff so i still feel pretty safe.

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plane is due to fly americans to cyprus this morning. the state department is asking greasy and turkey to land in athens. >> life may be getting back to normal in cairo after neighborhood watch groups kept the peace in many districts joan night. option groups are calling for a million people to take the cairo streets in protest tomorrow hoping to increase pressure for egyptian president hosni mubarak to leave. emily reports. >> on this seventh day of the protest with the power of egyptian president hosni muba k egyptian president hosni mubarak regime. yesterday he appeared on tv. today he called for negotiations with opposition forces. but the revolution has started. he said we cannot retreat now. he said this week the change doesn't open the door to islamic fundamentalism. >> it's either us, the pressure or not -- this is not egypt. >> president obama called for an orderly transition to a more responsive government. secretary of state hillary clinton says that doesn't mean calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak to leave. >> i neve

. >> reporter: today the state department begins charter flights to turkey, greece and cyprus for the 52,000-plus americans who need a way out. in washington, president obama and others is have been on the phone with other leaders urging hosni mubarak to respond peacefully. >> we have a very clear message. long-term stability rests on responding to the legitimate needs of the egyptian people. >> reporter: it is those needs, food and jobs, that brought thousands into the streets. >> this is not a class war fair. this is a situation of 99% of the people who are fed up with the oppression that exists. >> i'm really excited. it is finally going to change that the country has been calling for who knows how many years. >> reporter: egypt has shut off cell and internet service leaving many to worry about the safety of family abroad. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> the search for a paterson 4-year-old missing for two weeks continues this morning with road and air patrols. police are searching the delta mandota canal looking for any sign of juliani cardenas or his kidnapper. police bel

governments all around the world are they finding their own interests not only those three countries but also cyprus and greece and i appreciate very much that kind of approach because that was very helpful regarding serbian position but those guys. and so defending the interest so they citizens and the national interest and we understand that very well be on the side that perfectly well you have always stronger promoted the pro-american image of your government and then one of the close of the sham marriage when it came down to it turned out that russia was your only ally to ally how did that happen. president the government is going to be ollie's if i'm going to be leader of this country i'm sure that i'm going to continue my work serbian government we want to have the best possible relations for united states even though we are facing with real challenges for especially because of course that is a crucially important achievement in my doc's with the vice president biden and clinton and she came to belgrade and we agreed that we disagree on course so he should and this is not very easy to achieve

company's going to list in london as soon as the spring it may raise up to five hundred million dollars for cyprus first i.p.o. attempts took place last year the company sought to place around thirty percent of its shares in russia but finally postponed the offering citing market volatility. ok that's your business update for now get more stories from our website our two dot com slash business. it was the strangest attempt of a military takeover of. the us president trying to overthrow a foreign country's government but his strategic games must. under merica recognized its defeat. questioning if cuba managed to cope with its victory all don't talk to the oh god. i live you think you are you go but the rajab live here the cuban missile crisis games and reality t.v. . the close up team has been to the home screen. to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times. now wattie goes to the center of russian defense production. with christianity and shamanism existed side by side for centuries. where people in remote villages cut off from the basics we take for granted complete good feeling republic ru

nbc in cyprus and flying americans out of the region. they expect flights to arrive within the next hour. the government has shut down for internet service providers, that makes it difficult for the americans to get information there. collation and opposition calling for 1 million people to take to the streets of cairo, and around the country tomorrow morning to step pressure up for the president to step down. >> years cairo's airport as people are trying to get out of the country. bumper-to-bumper. tanks are taking up positions. james fletcher has more. >> from headlines around the world's newspapers. of london, top news stories here. you can see a picture of the current president set ablaze. here's a quote, the soldier pointed his bayonet at me and smiled and said will come to egypt to me. the military being greeted with open arms. this captures a mother who had raised her child to a soldier who kissed it and handed it back to her. while the protesters are not in love with the police they do have an enormous pride for the army. here's

they are expected to arrive soon in cyprus. countries are scrambling to get their citizens out of egypt, which is in its seventh day of political unrest. the previous caller mentioned president obama, and "usa today" front page, "pressure rises on a mubarak." the cover story continues on to the back page this morning with a lot of questions about how this impacts the united states. with the uprising means for the u.s., if you're interested in that. that's got to roseburg, oregon, democratic line. caller: good morning. i appreciate your expertise on this matter. i have a comment and question. hello? host: yes, we're listening. caller: the holstein, in my estimation, of why israel is so concerned is that it is universally understood that is fundamentally wrong when you deny the person's right to subsist. my question is my concern really over the key of jordan. -- the king of jordan. i find the man to be extremely honorable. i agree with just about everything and have heard the men say. host: we will get to jordan in a moment. let

meanwhile, the first evacuated americans are expected to arrive soon in cyprus. traffic headed to cairo's international airport is flooded with foreigners trying to escape the unrest. >>> well, four months after being released from an iranian prison this uc-berkeley grad is being summoned to return t iran for sarah shourd to stand trial with two other americans still in custody. the three are accused of spying. shourd, her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal were arrested in july 2009 while hiking. iranian authorities say they crossed into iran illegally. >>> and this morning, the government is launching an assault on salt. it's telling most americans to drastically cut their daily salt intake. the recommended dose about half teaspoon. the warning goes for people who are older than 51, all african- americans and people suffering from hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. >>> 6:56. let's get one last look at weather and traffic. jim bernard joining us to tell us about what's shaping up to be a beautiful weekday forecast. >> indeed, that's e

understand that the first flight, the first plane loaded of evacuees, american citizens, has arrived in s cyprus. thousands are believed to be trapped in egypt right now. one of the complications is cell phone and internet service sblupted interrupted by the government trying to disconnect communications among the protestors, but that means a lot of americans have been unable to find out if their families are safe. the u.s. government as you said walking a bit of a tightrope as they watch this situation unfold. >> all right. we are watching it as well. thank you for the update there. now, one part of the protest in egypt could have been a disaster of historic proportions. >> on friday people broke into cairo's egyptian museum. they climbed over walls and looted the museum gift shop. they did do some damage to artifacts display cases but didn't steal any actual artifacts. almost the entire second floor of the hue seam is home to priceless items from the days of king tut. the head of egyptian's antique department said i'm glad the people were idiots. thank god they thought the museum shop was the

he has enrolled in a job training program at the cyprus mandela center learning construction. but the jobless numbers tell a story of hundreds of thousands of others who have given up. yes, it's true, unemployment fell in december from 9.8 to 9.4% but the number of new jobs is just 103,000, not enough to keep up with population growth, let alone bring down unemployment. >> so then you say how can unemployment rate go down, you realize what's happened? a lot of people have become so discouraged they've left the job force. you find that in fact there's been an increase in the number of discouraged workers. >> the goldman school of public policy says the jobless report is not good news and today fed chairman ben bernanke told congress it's going to be a long recovery. >> at this rate of improvement, it could take four to five more years for the job market to normalize fully. >> the areas of the economy that did grow the most jobs, leisure and hospitality and healthcare, not encouraging for an oakland trainee hoping to land a job in construction. >> are you very optimistic? >> i h

i believe it went to cyprus. hang on a second. now, in terms of tomorrow we anticipate at least the same level of effort. another six flights planned. tomorrow we expect to begin to add other destinations. we might have two flights tomorrow going to frankfurt, but as we also have begun to do surveys around the country we will, as soon as we can, have flights go into plexor in the next day or two as we identify pockets of american citizens in those locations as well. i have some other, you know, american citizen information, but i can come back to that depending upon what you want to do. >> of want to ask you to clarify. he said you diverted a military plane. by understanding was it was spreading in augmentation. >> it was a target of opportunity. >> but it wasn't diverted flight. >> i stand corrected. >> thank you. >> you know, as we are working through this authorized departure we are sending more than 40 additional consulate offers -- offices to cairo and other safe havens to assist u.s. citizens to augment our force is well as

had thousands of letters from people whose lives he touched, whose problems he tried to solved, from cyprus, to tibet and better known places in between, i heard from people he helped in some ways whose small private acts of kindness that did not make headlines. i tried to domesticate him, but good luck with that as the kids would say. instead, he taught me the most valuable lesson. those who hold grudges refuse diminished by them. richard taught me that elegance is not about dressing well. lord knows it was a rare day when his socks matched. [laughter] >> elegance was about the spirit. and the mind. oh, he was an elegant man. always -- always first to call a friend who stumbled or who had been brought low by rumors. he taught me about patriotism. there was no job he would turn down if the president of the united states called. the toughest job, of course, was the final one. i have never admired richard more than observing him during the final two years facing layers of breathtaking adversity, he just kept on moving. in the depth of the night, when we are at our most open and vulnerable, i

one is -- cyprus, athens, greece, an easton will, turkey. -- istanbul, turkey. one flight made two round trips and we were able to put a small number of american citizens on a canadian flight leaving cairo today. we are very grateful for the support of the government of canada. we also were able to put some u.s. citizens on a military flight that happen to be in the area and we were able to divert it to take out some american citizens as well. in terms of tomorrow, we anticipate at least the same level of effort, another six flights planned. tomorrow we expect to begin to add other destinations. we might have to flights tomorrow going through frankfurt, but as we also have begun to do surveys around country, as soon as we cannot we will have flights going to ask one and luxor in the next day or two as we have identified pockets of american citizens in those locations as well. as i have some other american citizen information, but i can come back to that. >> he said the military flight had been diverted. my understanding is that it is actually bringing in securit

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had thousands of letters from people's who's lives he touched, who's problems he tried to solve, from cyprus to tibet and better known places, i've heard from people he helped in some ways the small private acts of kindness that did not make headlines. i tried to domesticate him. good luck with that as the kids would say. instead, he thought me the most valuable lessons. those who hold grudges are diminished by them. richard thought me that elegance is not about dressing well. lord knowing it was a rare day when his socks matched. elegance was about the spirit and the mind. oh he was an elegant man. always first to call a friend who's stumbled or been brought low by rumors. he taught me about patriotism. there was no job he would turn down if the president of the united states called. the toughest job, of course, was the final one. i have never admired richard more than observing him during the final two years, facing layers of breath-taking adversity, he just kept on moving. in the depths of the night, when we were at our most open and vulnerable, i could see just how deep and genuine his p

they are expected to arrive soon in cyprus. countries are scrambling to get their citizens out of egypt, which is in its seventh day of political unrest. the previous caller mentioned president obama, and "usa today" front page, "pressure rises on a mubarak." the cover story continues on to the back page this morning with a lot of questions about how this impacts the united states. with the uprising means for the u.s., if you're interested in that. that's got to roseburg, oregon, democratic line. caller: good morning. i appreciate your expertise on this matter. i have a comment and question. hello? host: yes, we're listening. caller: the holstein, in my estimation, of why israel is so concerned is that it is universally understood that is fundamentally wrong when you deny the person's right to subsist. my question is my concern really over the key of jordan. -- the king of jordan. i find the man to be extremely honorable. i agree with just about everything and have heard the men say. host: we will get to jordan in a moment. let

had thousands of letters from people's who's lives he touched, who's problems he tried to solve, from cyprus to tibet and better known places, i've heard from people he helped in some ways the small private acts of kindness that did not make headlines. i tried to domesticate him. good luck with that as the kids would say. instead, he thought me the most valuable lessons. those who hold grudges are diminished by them. richard thought me that elegance is not about dressing well. lord knowing it was a rare day when his socks matched. elegance was about the spirit and the mind. oh he was an elegant man. always first to call a friend who's stumbled or been brought low by rumors. he taught me about patriotism. there was no job he would turn down if the president of the united states called. the toughest job, of course, was the final one. i have never admired richard more than observing him during the final two years, facing layers of breath-taking adversity, he just kept on moving. in the depths of the night, when we were at our most open and vulnerable, i could see just how deep and genuine his p