moscow. will answer that clash on sunday. in high spirits having opened their channel one cup account of a victory over the czech republic couldn't afford but from a goal down to net twice in the second period to one the final score there in the top. rugby what new zealand have looked to within their own ranks to replace departed coach graham henry assistance to hanson is the man who is taking over the reins a native of the country henson is well aware of that task that of helping the old blokes retain their global crown in twenty fifteen in england and wales. look at the revenue will come up and teams will struggle shortly after that. but it makes. the challenge even more exhausting. to be around seven of the. it's not a good draw on your top dude so we can afford to the disco to put a full stop and what we've achieved i mean skiing switzerland has won the men's world cup super g. involved his time of one minute twenty one point five one seconds proved too much for all his rivals american border finished second tenths of a s

moscow. and this winter will add to that class tomorrow in high. spirits having opened their channel one cup of count with the victory over the czech republic sweden fought back from a girl down tonight twice in the second period to one the final score there. now in the car driver dan wheldon was killed by a fence post according to the sports officials who investigated his death during a race in las vegas and that one has ation also stating the fold did not lie with the truck itself britton world and was thirty three years old at the time of his death there was no evidence of mechanical or structural issues contributing to this accident the safer barrier in the field system appeared to have functioned as designed during the accident the impact with the fence the result indians non-survival injuries involve the circumstances of location direction in orientation there were the chance result of previous interactions. rugby world cup champ new zealand have looked within their own ranks to replace the part of coach graham hendry assistance to henson is

twenty forty five moscow time this is r t no friday night sport. sports are not to good to the company again and in this program. striking gold rush in biathletes claim the first world cup picture of the season. print grace. figure for the need real madrid russian plots find out their last sixteen transfers to league play opponents. and four from four russia remain unbeaten in the euro haka to defeat the reigning world champion finland in the opening game of the channel one cup. so let's start with russia claim the first gold medal of the season at the third stage of the world cup we. all decide what won the women's sprint race the russian needed twenty minutes and thirty six seconds to complete the seven point five kilometer distance that's what missed once on the second shooting range but despite that it's been tight closest rival diary dawn ritual of the two so over by ten seconds of sweden last half a minute to the way the end came home. now football where the league knockout stage door has been made in switzerland in the last sixteen real madr

well here to be in fallujah square in the center of moscow to see. many supporters and many protesters turning out to voice their opinions no we've actually seen many. pro-government pro united russia protesters here they've been banging drums and chanting putin the rosia and midyear they've put together the image get a victory in russian no this was supposed to be a protest held by the opposition to. the elect. who were going to voice their opinions against. what they saw as electoral violations that occurred during the parliamentary elections there are a large number of those opposed to. to the current. to the. the vote that was cast on on sunday but they are being drowned out somewhat of the moment by the pro-government supporters in the past few minutes actually has and talking to you right now there appears to be a large group of people being being arrested by police over to the left of me there are a section who are a large section of people who are. who have come out to voice their grievances i asked what they see is a well an election it was

he said he said i would live in central moscow thank you. we are keeping a close eye on developments on the. web site go online for the latest video feed on the. protests. follow the. videos of the demonstrations just. today. these are the. operation today. without you life from moscow and i was still on the way for you peaceful squatters targeted by police. there's nearly a million buildings in there in the u.k. and people freeze to death every winter i would counter that with. we talked to some corporate of protesters in london about why the law has branded them as terrorists. and demonstrating before of course why rallies are being held worldwide for the release of a man sentenced to life supporters say that he is nothing but a political prisoner of the united states. or the final score in brussels was twenty six to one in one of europe's most important political matches for decades britain was the odd one out as are all the other e.u. states agreed on a new pact designed to stabilize the euro and attempt to solve the ongoing debt crisis

moscow. culture is that so much allaah the people at macquarie all their little old were trying to be tumultuous year two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on it. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. the u.s. moves to warships near the area where ron is carrying out naval war games that says to iran threatens to block a key maritime supply route. after the outgoing year it took its toll on a number of eurozone governments many doubt the so-called your kratz now in charge will bring relief as some of them were behind the euro's failings. it seems that any global food reaches no except to the source and while the syrian opposition is bursting with amateur footage showing violence does claim to be recent arab league observers have yet to report any atrocities after three days in a country.

is located in the area of downtown moscow you can also take away. everyone's how authentic russian bourse differs from the famous russian soup ukrainian restaurant. is the place for russia's neighboring country cuisine with such traditional dishes as the start of course. with the drink which is forty percent proof. stuff where ukrainian national spirit of the country is in the air and a so-called national from one until six o'clock. and to experience the future of the russian magical tiger region you don't necessarily need to go to siberia tyrosine meaning from the tiger restaurant office an experience which makes its guests feel like that far away from the hustle and bustle of the city but rather in the forest its interior is a decorated with fur coats weapons and handmade embroidery and the menus highlights include venison and wild. to our final restaurant now and to the first restaurant specializing in a reigning cuisine in moscow named for this exotic eatery opened in the summer of two thousand and six at the hotel ukraine the new radisson royal

twenty forty five moscow times get the latest sport with dmitri. hello the sports you want to get to the company again and coming up in the pool to . get another gold all because it's about wins that women's space suit race at the third stage of the world cup in filton. their first defeat of euro hoggett to russia lose just waiting at the china one pub for two. and bring calling with profile the rise of russia's top heavy weight box i would sound upon that in as his sixty's hala grayle a world title by the way it was in her klitschko. so let's start with biathlon where all those odds of a has won her second gold at the third stage of the world cup in hot fields and austria russian won the women's pursuit race in style leading from start to finish and never looking back she needed thirty one minutes and fifty two seconds to complete the ten kilometer distance of a joint at the so-called club zero as she was perfect for shooting ranges then i had called of sweden finish second time tonight seconds behind the winner while belorussian diary completed t

like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many pieces that have their own schools in moscow published several newspapers magazines and open stools selling their own crofts on local produce can make it to your event never mind you can still visit this armenian supermarket on the corner office going boulevard stock up on delicious jams pastries around cognac as well as the armenian flatbread of ash. just take a look at the wonderful varieties they have here nice the prices are a lot higher here than they would be you know media nevertheless people still come here from all of the moscow to stock up on various items and gradients anything to create that home from feeling. good in with those in the. stores over sixty years old it's always been a place to shop for the best goods from the former republic of the us system we not only have food and drink from a menial very soon is even musical instruments of voting also school so you whereas years ago it was quite difficult to find national speciality goods and foodstuffs in most. today there are several stores

a very warm welcome to you you're watching artsy live from moscow with me. several thousand people have now gathered in central moscow in protest of the results of sunday's parliamentary vote the opposition claims the election was rigged and as is the bonding and he won and he said standing by live for us let's get the latest from a nice or so you were at the site of the meeting i tell us what you see that. right in terms of the number of people here estimates range from sixteen to twenty five thousand we have official figures from the ministry of internal affairs which puts it at twenty thousand on the actual eyes square here which was sanctioned for thirty thousand people and about five thousand in the. surrounding street areas there was earlier people who gathered had revolution square which was originally where organizers wanted to hold this protest they didn't get permission to be there they did get permission here and thousands of people really have moved peacefully from revolution square to the square here in central moscow not far at all from the kre

moscow breaks down the syrian crisis with the u.n. with a sanction free draft resolution calling on both sides of the conflict and they don't know what is being seen as a more balanced approach that the u.s. backed drop target in damascus. and sees no won't comes to moscow as the indian prime minister rise for talks with president medvedev of the next few days they'll cement nuclear energy contracts and other strategic tides. are next to the world on a plate gets a seat at some international eateries. hello and welcome to the pride when this speech i will take a look at that through to restaurants in moscow from persian food to fit i mean the face of russian capital with cuisine from all over the world you can pretty much find anything here and now a far cry from say a decade or so ago i always thought of as the armenian food store situated percents cars where. like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many thesis of their own schools in moscow publisher and these papers magazines and open stools selling

looks this about with the headlines for you in about fifteen minutes time next though as promised the moscow out in full festive cheer. hello welcome merry christmas. take a look at some final preparations for the christmas holidays it's a long celebration here but still some people leave everything. including that one crucial. the good old festive. so another year has flown by and the new year period is here again when it comes to buying trees and this happens much later as christmas in the country's most widely celebrated on january the seventh according to the orthodox calendar new year's day january the first precedes the russian christmas celebration as a more important holiday and is the day when generally give presents. it was sure about. fifteen years ago and. almost celebrated christmas day will. be key information about fitting. for the old. catholics here sol. expecting a lot of customers here christmas day. you buy a tree the choice is online companies shops and god sent his temporary warehouses full greenhouses like this one for the summer demand. when it comes to choosing a chr

moscow. and this way as well answer that question a lot. in high spirits having opened their channel one cup of cards with victory over the czech republic fought back from a girl down to net twice in the second period to one the final score there hotter. in the car driver dan wheldon was killed by thousands post according to the sports officials have investigated his death during a race in las vegas and act the organization also stating this fall did not lie with the track itself britton world and was thirty three years old at the time of his death there was no evidence of mechanical or structural issues contributing to this accident the safer barrier in the field system appeared to have functioned as designed during the accident the impact with the fence the result of the indians non-survival injuries involve the circumstances of location direction in orientation there were the chance result of previous interactions. now world boxing champ over tyler has only rated his chances as fiftieth fifty to win his next fight. is gearing up to take

three pm in moscow i'm mad trezeguet good to have you with us here on r t our top story thousands are expected to take part in other protest against the results of russia's parliamentary election or earlier this month the mass rally in central moscow is being organized by various opposition groups who claim the voting it was rigged says live video we're looking at here from the scene in central moscow all right now the official estimate is that twenty eight thousand people have gathered protesting the outcome of the election we'll have our to use any way live for us there in a little bit. but first as much of the christian world gets ready for christmas there's a little festive spirit in syria the capital damascus is recovering from two suicide blasts that left more than forty people dead more than one hundred injured the arab league is searching for a solution to the crisis trying to find out the truth behind me and arrest syrians say they just want the bloodshed to end or to sarah for has more from damascus. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained

next moscow. hello and welcome to the pride when this speech i will be taking a look at that through to restaurants in moscow from persian food to if it means cafes of russian capital with cuisine from all over the world you can pretty much find anything here and now a far cry from say a decade or so ago i would start out of the armenian food store situated percents cars where. like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many of the sisters of their own schools in moscow publish several newspapers magazines and open stools selling their own crofts uncle produce can make it to your advantage never mind you can still visit this armenian supermarket on the corner office called boulevard to stock up on delicious gems pastries are a cognac as well as the armenian flatbread lavish. just take a look at the wonderful varieties they have here nice the prices are a lot high here than they would be in all media nevertheless people still come here from all of the moscow to stock u

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hello and welcome to the program on this weeks moscow out special will be looking over the highlights of the past year twenty eleven has been an exciting year for the world of russian culture and indeed for the moscow out so over the next twelve minutes we'll be really introducing you to some of the best bits from culture news and shows we've produced over the past twelve months and first up what had to be the most exciting events of the whole year the reopening of the bolshoi theatre. as the main cultural symbol of russia twenty eleven saw the bolshoi theatre finally returned to its former glory striking day or night illuminated exterior now shines proud of the years of being covered by scaffolding canvas and building materials. the reconstruction took six years and cost billions of rubles but now the fall of space is up to the public it can continue to nurture and showcase the present and future of russian and international talent. it's a once in a lifetime experience or for me yeah it's. going out on to the stage and seeing really the. how big it is and how grand it is and how beau

moscow forty in the russian capital athens and opening the scoring through dimitri . and by the end of the first period they will see what we call our year there on target for the second. i began i added another in the second period she is guarded fully back to three one. of the strike to put it across the bow was as close as they got and was the one giving atlanta for one late dennis parsons late f t a scar did make it forty but this is now the seventh straight defeat. well atlanta right wing alexy cover levers watching from the sidelines last night he's been out with a knee injury for almost three months but the former n.h.l. great has used the time to help teach children and support a charity that is close to his heart from a small. nine hundred ninety four stanley cup winner and one thousand nine hundred sewell unpick champion and the sake of an elf has spends almost his entire career in the n.h.l. following eighteen seasons across the atlantic the thirty eight year old right wing signed at citi here deal with moscow region's auckland's last summer but away from t

moscow breaks down the syrian crisis for the u.n. with a sanction free drug resolution calling on both sides of the conflict and laid out a tool is being seen as a more balanced approach compared to the u.s. backed draw of talking to muskets. on sees no woman comes to the russian capital is enduring the kremlin says about that security and energy policy at the meeting comes as india prepares to fire up its newest nuclear power plant built with russia and how. next the world on a plate is moscow out gets a seat at some internationally cerys. hello and welcome to the pride when this speech i will be taking a look at that food and restaurants in moscow from persian food today to meet our face the russian capital with cuisine from all over the world you can pretty much find anything here and now a far cry from say a decade or so ago i always thought of as the armenian food store situated percents cars where. like any other major capital city moscow has its own foreign communities many of the sisters of their own schools in moscow publish

moscow. it's all designed to keep you closed in your own small world as a prison. you know you leave somebody in there for a couple hours like in the stress positions. you have this fear of the unknown in this stress sort of building and. seen interrogations go on ten twelve hours they chose songs i remember from marilyn manson. slayer the two songs would be angel of death and raining blood to kill the enemy those are more coming up here into iraq i mean look into baghdad. charlie political bodies hit the floor with just the rock n roll band it was fitting for the job we were doing. twenty years ago the largest country. seem to. have been trying. to teach began a journey. where did it take. these twenty seven countries that failed to agree below quite treaty changes to solve the debt crisis set and asked at summit to save the euro. with britain saying the proposal didn't safeguard its economy minister cameron is threatening action against the seventeen single currency members and six others setting up their own treaty. israel on leases a series of airstrikes on gaz

almost all the votes counted in russia's parliamentary election found was a mistake in the center of moscow to give voice to their feelings about the people both for and against the ruling party of stage massive rallies with around three hundred people already detained. this is standard procedure for the state for interfering in other people's elections brush. washington for quote unacceptable remarks on the parliamentary poll results and says it's not for washington to lecture others on how to build a perfect electoral system as we report this hour. on the biggest threat yet to the euro the entire eurozone faces a ratings downgrade while its leaders prepared to make a last ditch attempt to save the troubled currency at thursday's meeting in brussels. also fukushima fallout tons of radioactive water leaked from the japanese nuclear plant that was hit by the earthquake in march with fears now that toxic liquid could have spilled into the pacific ocean. this is r.t. it's midnight right now here in moscow it's kevin zero in here with you this hour in our top story with almost all votes tallied

welcome to you this is a lie from moscow no one is immune to having their credit rating downgraded the stark message from the needing a standard and poor's agency which has issued a warning to almost all euro zone members the reasons are not new the block's failure to stem its debts when it comes a day after french and german leaders pushed for more decisive rescue action and claimed there's complete harmony between them but is also used as an aussie reports that may not be the case. the years of crisis has been good fodder for cartoonists but it's no laughing matter. for major rescue packages numerous and popular sturdy measures two years and hundreds of billions of euros in bailouts later it's still in need of a shot for that elusive big bazooka solution. hopes are high that december ninth e.u. summit will finally be a decisive day for the future german chancellor angela merkel is pushing for a treaty change with a fiscal union as the end goal she wants brussels to have veto powers over national budget plans that breach e.u. limits automatic sanctions for debt violators a date court

at least twenty five thousand people take to the moscow streets protesting the results of last sunday's parliamentary vote that gave the ruling united russia party the majority of dualist seats the biggest protests in moscow for nearly two decades wrap up without incident with protesters praising police for restraint joining me and he's now in central moscow for more details. dreams of a unified europe in doubt as the u.k. rejects a new deal to save the euro and even the twenty six other member states to settle a plan among themselves. seeking a solution gazans flee war torn palestine seeking better opportunity in libya despite that country still facing a turbulent future. in moscow i met treasurer good to have you with us here on r t our top story tens of thousands took to the streets across moscow protesting the results of sunday's parliamentary election opposition groups and people angered by the outcome of the vote gathered for an authorized demonstration in the russian capital similar rallies held across the country the biggest protest russia's seen since the turbulent ninety's art

moscow. i think. culture is that so much a lot of people are hearing all their little old we're trying to be tumultuous year two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on it. he is he. world with. its technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've gone to the future covered. the u.s. moves through warships near the area where iran is carrying out naval war sold us to iran threatens to block a maritime supply. off of the outgoing year took its toll on a number of eurozone governments many doll the so-called bureaucrats now in charge will bring any relief some of them were behind the initial interview rose from. it seems that any mobile footage is now excepted as a source of all the syrian opposition busting without much of footage showing problems that claim to be recent.

moscow. i. think people believed and hope for many years in this albeit system has faded away in less than twenty four hours a spell of this kind of push up coupled with below we acted in a true russian style we didn't know exactly what the future would bring that were to think about later three leaders come together and sign an agreement dissolving the u.s.s.r. for good or to get rid of the so-called big brother that was always controlling them was the dream of many republics work. but in the eyes of the people they put it like this i will liberate you from the kremlin oppression no one wants to take the blame but we would not be able to persuade gorbachev and besides he's word could not be relied upon. he could tell you anything and do something completely different function for you myself for being too liberal and in the sand boris yeltsin or i should have that was my mistake. this is the decisive in strict boris yeltsin that sets in the kremlin and set of good shelf at the time. then i don't

exactly eight thirty one pm moscow time kevin know it here in moscow next people of elena's public economic experts look into a relatively new phenomenon russia's economy booming consumerism on the money next . hello and welcome to on the money where the business of russia is business i'm people about to consume or not to consume that's the question. to discuss the consumer boom in russia i'm joined by alexei make a notion he is senior vice president of integration at pepsi co and victor preval he's a he's a managing partner at new merchandising technologies we also have ben eris he is editor in chief of business new europe and tom moody he's chief strategist of a critter but first let's look at how russia consumes. inhumanly gen to its first breath in russia looking more and more people consumerism has entrapped buyers throughout the country with spending habits shooting up in the past years unlike the west that is suffering under the burden of the financial crisis raising economic turbulence and dined european currency russia remains a major resource exporter with a sex role or oil and ga

police for restraint joining me and he's now in central moscow for more details. u.k.'s resounding no to a new pan-european deal cast a shadow over unity dreams leaving the other twenty six member states to plans of saving the euro amongst themselves. and from the frying pan into the fire gassings whose lives have been shattered by israeli rockets siege and sanctions see a better future even in war torn libya. international news in comments around the clock around the world this is twenty five thousand people have given voice to a peaceful opposition rally in the halls of the russian capital the call to arms was issued after sunday's parliamentary election that the opposition claim was rigged and so now he has the details moscow's biggest protest in some two decades took place without incident very peaceful and in fact protesters are praising police restraint of course there was a lot of security the ministry of interior has put the number at some twenty five thousand people at its highest point throughout the day earlier in the day some protesters did meet at rev

out he is coming to you live from the heart of moscow now british m.p. has called for a renegotiation of what they see as a biased extradition treaty with the u.s. this week agreed in the chaotic aftermath of nine eleven it allows washington to demand the extradition of any u.k. citizen without evidence of any crime and britain is bound to comply but as artie's author bennett reports from london patience is running low. all take and no give that's the growing feeling in britain's parliament against america's controversial extradition treaty it was signed in two thousand and three in the post nine eleven panic and makes it far easier for the u.s. to take people from the u.k. than the other way around now forty five m.p.'s from the three main parties have crossed the political divide and joined forces they finally forced a debate and parliamentary vote on what they called an injustice was a mistake in the first place despite its treaties i think it was a mistake it's not a level playing field even with a partner like america we need to make sure that we of

from moscow my name's kevin o. and it's nine pm here now on our top story the euro's futures being dealt a severe blow at eleventh hour talks in brussels as the u.k. refused to sign up to new e.u. treaties leaving the rest of europe to figure out a different approach marathon overnight talks mean the core eurozone states will now make any further agreements among themselves while other european countries can still join in the work to work out budget rules and changes are to test for a series in brussels for us with the latest. with the decisions that came out what we're going to see is a two speed europe essentially those who are on board the german push for more fiscal integration stricter rules and harsher punishments more supervision and those who aren't now as it stands there are twenty three yeses maybe including sweden hungary and the czech republic you have to check with a problem and get back with an answer and know coming from the u.k. you know that no it's not very surprising because david cameron before

live from moscow with me showing a twenty five thousand strong opposition rally in moscow is breaking up following a peaceful protest in the heart of the russian capital and the call to arms was issued after sunday's parliamentary election that the opposition claimed was rigged . joins us live with details of the rally appears to be winding up how's it going today. it is indeed on just some several hundred people laughed at moscow's biggest protest in some twenty years it has gone on throughout the day without any kind of incident it has been very peaceful protesters were calling for that in fact organizers have praised police restraint certainly there's been lots of security here in central moscow but like i said so far everything has gone pretty smoothly i just want to step out of the side and give you a better idea of what's happening you can see people trickling out no more for. flags people just walking through the park slowly making their way home no more music music was playing throughout the day lots of flag waving and so on really just but thousands tens of thousands of peopl

now there really was sick place in the center of moscow on saturday has gathered more than twenty five thousand people that's according to police estimates it began of the revolutionary square and there was the prevention about that particular gathering because most because it is thirty seven not allowed for people to gather there so people were worried that some skirmishes may break out the color everything went peacefully those who have gathered at the relief nearest great have proceeded over to the below this square which is right nearby really essentially next door to the kremlin where again tens of thousands of people have gathered and voiced some of the demands and the primary demand among those was a recount of the votes now in the central electoral committee has already said that they will launch recount the votes and those who were protesting during the rally yesterday have said that if their demands are not met they will meet again in two weeks time to protest some more and of course also you have to remember that some of the nationalist parties have also said that they will

moscow. though so we thought robert was mentioning well into. tomorrow in high spirits having opened their china one cup a convent victory over the czech republic sweden fighting back from a gold antunes twice within a middle period five minutes spell two on the final score at home a tough. brings on to football where the two russian teams in the europa league stage draw later on friday rubin the side joining in the last thirty two of europe's second be club competition the travel to greece knowing a draw would see them progress in second place the fate of a big win for spurs of the schomburg rovers would see them rush in the end though despite an early sending off rubin would get through a nelson valdés equaliser making all the difference and that's a long. formula women double invest not enough for the londoners routine and pay off the team's qualifying from group. also good night for the city of. unix refusing to slow down in the euro league the spite of having already a top sixteen berth locked up the man from tender stan also setting a new

a program called moscow. takes the police fire and ambulance emergency services in the machine capital we saw how such facilities are constantly at the ready twenty four hours a day. and of course such a program in action sequences. finally the action sequences. action sequences. filmmaking. expose the film studios and we're invited to set up a new kind of shazam drama called white tiger. the program finished the stunts my school when i was asked if i would like to participate. and take shots i was given instructions and. was placed on my. cream was applied to my face with everything ready for school on my back and legs of my suit and the flying was. to be tried. as an efficiently run program. to safely undertake to define feats the world of russian cinema and t.v. by now. i live to tell the tale i lied to them both. well it's long london is a magnet for many russians today they said to be almost half a million russian speakers in britain many joe can call the capital grab as the ever changing multicultural c

is already two thousand and twelve in new zealand of russia's forests and telling of you but here in moscow there was still eight hours to go until we ring in the new year. this is our city with worldwide. everyone plans to test fire a long range missiles in the persian gulf over the next few days as part of a naval drill which has been increasing tension in the region almost daily saber rattling from the us which has was shipped now in the area earlier this week iran threatened to close off the key hole straight oil export crude this in response to western threats of sanctions over to ron's nuclear program correspondent. reports day after day we see the degree of tension rising iranian and american warships kind of brushed shoulders earlier as u.s. ships passed the area where terror on is holding a ten day military exercise the u.s. fifth fleet said they crossed the strait of hormuz unhindered and that he was a routine passage iran's right to him to cut off the strait of hormuz which is the major golf oil artery forty percent of the world's tanker shipped oil passes through that strait the

bags in hand i'm full of the festive mood moscow during the holiday season never fails to impress if it's a real winter wonderland experience you want 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 composer peer through tchaikovsky the by his being 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 lucky to get tickets to the bolshoi for 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

moscow. hello and welcome to the must go out so in the space program we'll be exploring the magnificence of prasar theory that the six years the main stage of the historical landmark has been dark but now it's going to bring chandeliers a shining once again so joining lots of anger is as we explore the historical a magnificent building that fuses its classic original designs with modern technology states crafts and high tech facilities as the main cultural symbol of russia the poles with teens has finally returns to its glory striking day or night illuminated exterior now shines proud of the years of being covered by scaffolding canvas and other buildings tiriel says it took six years and billions of rubles but finally the historic bolshoi theater is reopened to nurture showcase the present and future a fresh and international talent. watched by millions in russia and around the world the opening dollar performance in october was an exclusive invitation of the event as well as various politic

what about your what you know if you live from moscow these are the top stories arab league observers answer syria aiming to help stabilize a conflict torn country russia hopes the peacemakers can help stand the violence before foreign military intervention. more u.s. soldiers are now losing their own lives to suicide than anime bullets unable to bring you just a peaceful life that's causing some veterans to warn young people not to list. and british human rights groups fight for in those spies own and the world's most surveilled country calling oxford city council not to record what's being said in taxis accordion and other city rejected a similar surveillance tactic they are. so they have lined up next join a moscow team gripped by a festive fever head of christmas and the russian capital. welcome merry christmas. for the christmas holidays. but still some people everything. including that one. the good old. tree. in the new year. this happens much as christmas in the country. and. christmas. as a more important holiday and as the day when. it was sure. to go. to christmas day. sol.

with almost all the votes counted in russia's parliamentary election thousands take to the center of moscow to voice their feelings about the outcome people both for and against the ruling party is staging massive rallies with around three hundred people already today. the biggest threat yet to the euro the entire eurozone faces a ratings downgrade while its leaders prepared to make a last ditch attempt to save the troubled currency at thursday's meeting in brussels. and fukushima four tons of radioactive water leaked from the japanese nuclear plant that was hit by the earthquake in march with fears now the toxic lake put it could have spilled into the pacific ocean. hello and welcome this is r.t. it's a level choose day night here in moscow my name is kevin our top story with almost all votes tallied up in russia's parliamentary election four parties are preparing to take their seats in the state duma it's clear the biggest force will be united russia even though it suffered a significant plunge in popularity meantime thousands of people from all sides both for and against the election res

but not forty five moscow time that's got later sports with dmitri. hello the sports you want to get to the company again and coming up in the fall to . get another girl's all because it's about ways that women spacesuit race at that stage of the world cup in. their defeat of europe. russia lose to sweden at the china one cup to. bring calling with profile the rise of russia's top heavy weight box so i'll expand upon that in as his six years follow grayle a world title belt with blood thinner klitschko. so let's start with biathlon where all those odds are one has won her second girl to the third stage of the world cup in hot fields and austria the russian won the women's pursuit graceful in style leading from start to finish and never looking back she needed thirty one minutes and fifty two seconds to complete the ten kilometer distance of a joint called club zero she was perfect for shooting ranges then i called sweden finish second time tonight seconds behind the winner while belorussian tired on which i completed the porter. over to the ice now wh

well i've been on the streets of central moscow all day today in fact i live in central moscow to can tell you the certainly were no tanks full soldiers what we did see was a deployment of riot police to the city center now this is normal stand this is normal practice due to the fact that we knew that these protests were going to take place not just this one here where i am there's also a very large pro-government protest next to the kremlin and it is standard procedure to bring these guys in we have to remember these guys are the same people if i trow control of football much. they aren't soldiers in any stretch of the would they are riot police and today is also a significant day as well when the reasons that we've seen these people here is due to the fact is the one year anniversary of the murder of a football fan in moscow which sparked violent ultranationalists riots this time last year so police wanting to make sure that that type of situation couldn't be repeated today what we have seen is. following on from monday's protests were around three hundred people were detained we've

crowds of up to fifty thousand people expected to descend on central moscow as they gather for the second major protest against the results of this month's parliamentary poll. no christmas cheer for syrians as the country struggles against waves of violence with the arab league searching for ways to help restore peace and find out what's behind the crisis. and turning from libya to somalia london names that a failed state and a terror training have leading to speculation that invasion could be the next step . three pm in moscow i'm mad trezeguet good to have you with us here on r t our top story thousands are expected to take part in other protest against the results of russia's parliamentary election or earlier this month the mass rally in central moscow is being organized by various opposition groups who claim the voting was rigged says live video we're looking at here from the scene in central moscow all right now the official estimate is that twenty eight thousand people have gathered protesting the outcome of the election will have are to use any so now way live for us there in a lit