a welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians through ex-pats people come here to worship enjoyed your history seen its famous a religious education becomes like a school so celebrated its temple anniversary this year. for centuries to choose communities that it's much the same suspects in russia but then she dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making the machine astride russia the tween eighty and nineteen twenty. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning the strongest sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curry should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is that you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we sleep with one hundred and one years old they

jewish xpect and unity here in moscow. and what she will position him in the synagogue well we run a jewish community for english speakers there are those that are russian english speakers those that are you know more speakers than the other it's and it's really a home for those that want to feel more westernized amongst the russian community and those that are less familiar it's more of a beginner's and we run here shabat programs holiday programs children's programs adult programs sunday school and we try to make judaism fun for the english speaking jewish community here in moscow i think is there any conflict will you know religious tension between the other religions here in russia. no i actually think that the other places in the world can learn what's going on here from the unity of the different religions here in moscow the chief rabbi the priest actually all get along very well and sit on the boards together and discuss the issues and matters manage to solve them in a very fascinating way that keeps the community u

now a final question do you like living in moscow i love living in moscow people here are alive people are excited people are. always looking for new things that are going on and i think that when people the people that are living in moscow and i mean the deal with the ex-pats the jewish ex-pats people are really alive when they come to a program they want to be here want to be there they're excited they're meeting new people and there's a great opportunity and people are really enjoying living here and enjoying our programs that we offer lots of policies to some sort of party like i'm going to meet you good luck with your work here in the euro. the jewish community pays a lot of attention to educating children on a wide range of jewish tradition as culture and history this is still a hebrew school in moscow where kids from full to thirteen years old could spend various educational and entertaining programs it students in each of these three age groups explored it just education and hands on experience on jewish blood. and master hebrew skills of reading writing. various trickle up pro

with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is in moscow . for the first time since backing u.n. sanctions against iran over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad and it was those suspected atomic can bishan which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan that you were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims to the seas vast energy resources. has this report. of the meeting between the presidents off russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit sensis the first time that they met since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of the ass three hundred air defense systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with her that this was a positive meeting and that both presidents were not afraid to talk about complicated and even unpleasant issues and of course iran's con

welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a social background for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy it you wish to see it and its famous a religious education becomes like a school so celebrated and i'll address right this year. for centuries the jewish community sees that it's much the six suspects in the show eventually sorry scotland sporadically encountered jewish immigration making the machine astride russia the tween eighteen and nineteen twenty eight. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning to strongly sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curse should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is that you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example while mine was the same day he was one hundred

outside of moscow this week martin anders dives into some scented oriental culture right here in the russian capital. this interior designers of course are the style opens five years ago and from contemporary restaurants to various shops and exciting ott that's what we'll be exploring on this food's must go out program chinese culture in the russian capital . although thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia's borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs. furniture from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and parastatals many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and they say it has been difficult for them to find such mazing furniture in their country and we have it here in the. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility

a welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy jewish museum and payments a religious education to come back to school so celebrated and i'll address right this year. for centuries the jewish communities that it's much we sixty six in russia but then she'd be sorry scotland sporadically encountered jewish immigration and making two million she has fled russia come to mean eighteen and nineteen twenty. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning to strongly sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curry should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is on your birthday you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we sleep with one hundred and one ye

well the head of the carnegie moscow center dmitri trenin told our tape that. joint russia nato missile defense project could be a breakthrough for both sides. the secretary general is a champion of joint missile defense on russia's russia's a corporation with nato on missile defense and he made that statement during his first speech on russia please first major speech on any issue that you made in september of last year under the auspices of the carnegie endowment basically you need to realize that no amount of the strategic arms reductions and limitations can transform the russian nato russia western russia us relationship one needs to have a strategic collaborative project and that looks like missile defense is the one thing the silver bullet the project that can and has the potential at least to transform the entire russian western relationship it's a game changer or if with fail to seize a fall that it could be a game breaker. to me three crying in there the head of the carnegie moscow center well to the us now. where president obama's party has lost contr

hope for the home was our team needs one dr moscow has made it her quest to help the less fortunate some of whom have no one else to turn to. and on the business desk russian roadways is looking for a foreign partner to build a national high speed rail way network across of russia but investors want government guarantees i'll have that and much more in twenty minutes time. watching our new live from moscow i'm marina joshua the program the center stage of world economy and politics is shifting to asia pacific region that's the view of russia. foreign minister sergey lavrov he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three merging powers russia india and china part of a powerful blog known as bric which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who is already leaving the dominant power as of today behind artist s r cillian. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan asia economic miracle. and go you but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming a risi

moscow. and i will take a look at some other stories from around the world and the african union says north and south sudan have agreed a framework to smooth out tensions ahead of a vote in southern independence the parties have disputed border sudanese citizens will have the right now to live in either side and registration for january's referendum has now begun the vote as part of a peace deal which anabel long north south civil war several years ago. turbulent times continue for the australian airline quantas another of its planes this time a boeing seven forty seven was forced to return to sydney when smoke started coming from its electrical systems in the cockpit the jumbo was carrying two hundred twenty one people heading to argentina when the problem rose over the pacific and this is the airline's fourth such incident the smile the most serious was an explosion in the engine of one of its brand new a three hundred eighty s. and its fleet of super jumbos has been grounded ever since. fr

and they certainly tend to moscow to take part in a missile defense plans but europe will only be taken out if it is an equal partner according to a presenter that he was speaking at the alliance's summit in lisbon what closer ties with moscow has been welcomed by leaders including president obama. influenced american taxpayers' money is being used to find cold political pulses and opposition groups across the world to promote u.s. interests under a flag of spreading democracy but slush fund allows mining to network organizations that officially deny any political affiliation. on the centenary of the dance of the legendary bride to leo tolstoy is marked across russia and the world is philosophical ideas and work such as new and peace and on the good rainy that remain as sort of huge inspiration day. off next it's our entertainment guide moscow out russia's rich in culture like tolstoy but if you want a contrast in the capital than you might fancy exploring the hidden delights of ain't it to be found spice up your life next you know. hello and welcome to moscow hours on the six program w

recapping the stories that shape the week moscow georgia's arrest of thirteen alleged russian spies a political farce aimed at scoring political points back home to police these move was also met with mistrust. president obama's party suffers a defeat in u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary americans who lost out as big business played a big role in deciding the outcome. one of russia's top investigative journalists severely beaten in moscow his professional activity suspected as a motive for the attack. response will cost the smuggler a hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell into iran over four hundred and poverty and despair forced many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring iran at risk of their freedom and even their lives are he follows the dangerous trade route . good to be with you here on r t. it's one am in moscow we're taking a look at the week that was in a fresh james bond style scandal between russia and georgia this week tbilisi confirmed on friday that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spying for moscow russia says the whole story is a

a recap of the stories that shape their week here on our moscow calls georges or rest of you know alleged russian spies a political fasts aimed at scoring political points. move was also met with mistrust. one of russia's top investigative journalists is severely beaten in moscow his professional activity is suspected to be behind the attack. response will cost the smuggler a hundred and five dollars in iraq he will sell in tehran for over four hundred poverty and despair forced many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring iran at the risk of their freedom and life follows the dangerous trade for. president obama's party suffers a defeat in the u.s. midterm election but many say ordinary americans who have really lost out as big business played a big part. in deciding the outcome and. you always see as we are highlighting the top stories of today and all this week. in a fresh james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people look used of spying for moscow russia says the whole story is a political farce and the geo

a welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for over one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy jewish museum and its famous a religious education complex is also celebrated and anniversary this year. for centuries to choose communities to tumultuous exists in russia eventually dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making schema the machinist red russia the tween eighty and nineteen twenty eight. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning to strongly sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curry should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is that you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we sleep with one hundred and one years old i mean tired but they party of th

jewish expect immunity here in moscow. i'm not sure. in the synagogue well we run a jewish community for english speakers there are those that are russian english speakers those that are you know more speakers than others and it's really a home for those that want to feel more westernized amongst the russian community and those that are less familiar it's more of a beginner's and we run here shabat programs holiday programs children's programs adult programs sunday school and we try to make judaism fun for the english speaking jewish community here in moscow i think is there any conflict will you know religious tension between the other religions here in russia. no i actually think that the other places in the world can learn what's going on here. from the unity of the different religions here in moscow the chief rabbi the priests actually all get along very well and sit on the boards together and discuss the issues and matters it's managed to solve them in a very fascinating way that keeps the community. it's one thing you notice it's

welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for over one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy jewish museum it's payments and religious education to come back to school so celebrated and anniversary this year. for centuries the jewish community sees that it's much we six sets in motion eventually dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making two million she destroyed russia come to mean eighteen and nineteen twenty million . times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning the strongest sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one car should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is on your birthday you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we sleep with one hundred and one y

recapping the stories that shape the week moscow calls georgia's arrest of thirteen allegedly russian spies a political farce aimed at scoring political points back home to police these move was also met with mistrust. one of russia's top investigative journalist severely beaten in moscow his professional activity suspected to be behind the attack. responsive look good will cost the smuggler one hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell it to iran over four hundred poverty and despair for so many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol into neighboring iran at the risk of their present and their lives are to follows the dangerous trade route. and president obama's party suffers at the u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary americans who have lost out as big business played a big part in deciding the outcome. eight pm in moscow i matras a giving you today's news and a look back at the week that was here on r t our top story in a fresh and james bond style scandal between russia and georgia to police he this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spying for m

here in moscow good to have you with us for the first time since backing u.n. sanctions against iran. over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad and it was those suspected atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan the two were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims to the seas vast energy resources equal piskun of reports. well a meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit sensis the first time that they met since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of the ass three hundred air defense systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with her that this was a positive meeting and that both presidents were not afraid to talk about complicated and even unpleasant issues and of course iran's controversial nuclear program was di

a recap of the stories that shape than week moscow calls georgia's arrest of thirteen alleged russian spies a political farce aimed at scoring political points back home to police he's moved was also met with mistrust. one of russia's top investigative journalist severely beaten in moscow his professional activities suspected to be behind the attack. responsible and it will cost the smuggler one hundred five dollars in iraq he will sell it into iran over four hundred poverty and despair of course many iraqis to smuggle banned alcohol to neighboring are rod at the risk of their freedom and their life follows the dangerous trade route. and in the u.s. president obama's party suffers a defeat in the u.s. midterm elections but many say it's ordinary citizens we've lost out as big business is played a big role in the outcome. good to have you with us it's eleven pm in moscow i met president giving you today's top stories and a look back at the week that was in our fresh james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accu

russians are celebrating here in moscow all of course russia and even in far away. join us later for all the details . and u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay a potential fallout between the two countries this comes after president hamid karzai slammed washington's war tactics in afghanistan karzai the man of the u.s. led coalition reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an answer to night raids against suspected taliban commanders which often result in civilian casualties but the u.s. state secretary hillary clinton says the surgical strikes are key to winning the war the exchange of statements comes just days before crucial nato summit with the alliance expected to set a deadline for ending combat operations in afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but as artie's john halfassed reports america's rules of engagement are the only thing troubling the president. thirty eight billion dollars have been poured into afghanistan by the u.s. since the two thousand and one invasion to bolster security and economic development a signif

you're watching r t six pm here in moscow welcome to the program and for the first time since backing un sanctions against iran over its nuclear program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad's and it was those atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan if he were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims of the season fast energy resources now for more details let's cross live to our to. tell us what came out of the meeting between president medvedev and ahmadinejad. well the meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit since it's the first time that the much since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of three hundred. systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with heard from the russian president's envoy who said that this was a positive meeting and that both presi

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program outrageous injustice that's what russia has called thailand's extradition of businessmen victor boot to the u.s. moscow says that the move was the result of unprecedented political pressure by washington the u.s. accuses bood all of a number of crimes including trying to sell weapons to the rebels in colombia journalist brings us the details from top. after the thai cabinet made its decision this morning mr abboud was rushed immediately to the airport by about fifty elite special forces including police snipers and handed straight over to u.s. drug enforcement agencies who took off and headed straight to america but really it's in retrospect it's no surprise that they did this ever since mr byrd was arrested in march two thousand and eight his case is being surrounded by political maneuvering diplomatic pressure legal challenges and many legal mistakes the u.s. almost successfully had him out of the country last year until the thai court overruled that decision

moscow. well take a look at some other stories from around the world and a massive explosion in a lot really hotel in mexico's caribbean coast it left seven people dead and at least fifteen injured the victims are canadian tourist and local workers medics say to ensure tourists are in critical condition the blast is believed to have been crossed by a buildup of natural gas under the complex. but from haiti's cholera outbreak is quieting rapidly with nine hundred seventeen people now dead officials say poor sanitary conditions and camps for earthquake victims are responsible for the spread of the disease transmitted through contaminated water almost fifteen thousand people have been hospitalized over the past month and more than one million haitians live in camps after their homes were destroyed in january squeak. french president nicolas sarkozy has rushed shuffled his cabinet but kept in place as prime minister that's despite francois the. offering his president resignation on saturday and m

moscow which is ended zombies have been taking center stage in moscow as people get set for the freakiest holiday of the year helloween this weekend clubs have been full with a crowd that is swapped its glad rags for real rags and wigs artie's tom barton has all the details it's halloween time for trick and treating and dressing up but here in moscow it's really an occasion for jessica has anointed one of the clubs that we're seeing not just scary costumes good but a whole variety of weird and wonderful to see my rights to see this is simply lisa good to see all sorts of professionals but also it's a time to party with me is out of the sky he's a d.j. . meaningless b.s. the name of the last poll i always thought it was a new impression same days me it's the weeks maybe. they make a lot more but hey at. the end of the city it wasn't all that we. want to see things become a lot seems to become more popular all over the world to me like i spend a lot of time in venezuela and really big on going there also to come in every way every thing seems interesting i mean i want to be a little scary m

this is actually coming to you live from moscow i'm marina josh.

hello and welcome to moscow hours on this week's program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital i want to start out one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the split that hurts how i deal as i'm quite hungry response is something a little spicy. and with winter fast approaching heating a large place of wholesome indian food is certainly one way to warm up recently renovated dubbo offers an excellent many fool the indian connoisseur including an extensive vegetarian menu and genuinely spicy curries and from mild cheese address the chefs that jump up are always happy to modify any dish personal taste. all just and scientists you know a friend. and we have the beautiful the us you can see. ninety six and we keep the authentic we try. to be available in most schools is popular with russians and ex-pats menus are printed in several languages and the many posts a large collection of interesting hot and cold dishes wonderful thank you very much and speaking of which my food has arrived. how can that. so i thought i'd go to something different and. then ta

will go to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy it you wish to see its payments a religious education complex is also celebrating the tenth anniversary this year. for centuries to choose communities that it's much be sixty six in russia but then she dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making scheme million she has fled russia country eighteen and nineteen twenty. times have now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning the strong sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curry should be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is on your birthday you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we sleep there with one hundred and one years ol

scandalous disputes between moscow. yesterday and today's ago there was a tough dispute between tokyo and beijing. quite recently of the relations between japan and china deteriorated and it was a real crisis so it seems like japan has a lot of problems with the neighbors with korea with china with russia demanding the territories which the neighbors consider to be their territory as you mentioned you mentioned the forthcoming visit of medvedev to to yokohama next week is going to be a fourteen fifteen not a member has his planned meeting with the japanese prime minister you express. tell that they that they will sell the situation i hope so too i believe they will settle the situation but. does this mean does medvedev a visit to to the korea livens mean that this is the end of negotiating the problem of the chordal islands there that we no longer are ready to to be remembered that there were proposals to give to and to leave to a. many many ways of so largely of starting with one thousand and fifty six starting with. r

one of russia's top investigative journalists was severely beaten in moscow his professional activity is suspected to be behind the attack. responsible because the smuggler one hundred five dollars in the us will sell it you to iran over four hundred poverty and despair for so many iraqis to smuggle back home to neighboring iran at the risk of their freedom and life. follows the dangerous traitor. and obama's party who suffers a defeat in the u.s. mint but some say it's common americans who have really lost interest but big businesses played a big part in deciding. with the top stories of the week today this is. in a fresh james bond style scandal between russia and georgia tbilisi this week confirmed that it had arrested thirteen people accused of spying for moscow russia says the whole story is a political fuss and the georgian authorities are simply attention seeking ahead of a nato summit and as a teaser reports many georgians fear the government's russian mania could land them in prison for espionage as well. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was

a long standing territorial dispute has sparks flying between moscow and tokyo. japan has recalled its ambassador to russia amid a diplomatic dispute following president medvedev is busy to the far eastern russian territory of the korea lie woods. the democratic process is supposed to be a check on corporate power and instead what we're seeing is appropriations hijacking that system in order to quantum more money so that you as votes in midterm elections with opinion polls putting republicans in a strong position but many fear massive corporate funding has put democracy in danger. and triumph of science and human endeavor the international space station marks a decade as a manned mission that's critical to match results from the multi-billion dollar project. it's five pm in moscow and this is r t coming to you live first up this hour scandalous that's the way russia is doing the recall of the japanese ambassador from moscow over an escalating territorial dispute tokio was protesting against president madrid his visit to russia's southern creel islands which japan

with twenty four hour news from russia from around the world this is in moscow for the first time since backing u.n. sanctions against iran over its nuclear. program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad and it was those suspected atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan the two were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims to the seas vast energy resources even reports. the meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit since is the first time that they've met since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of the ass three hundred air defense systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with her that this was a positive meeting and that both presidents who are not afraid to talk about complicated and even unpleasant issues and of course iran's controversial nuclear program

outraged tokyo's angered by president obama visited russia real islands which japan claims as its own moscow says it will keep investing in this remote region. the international space station is celebrating ten years old because human life in orbit the longest stretch ever spent outside the earth's atmosphere. the space citizen. we are highlighting the top stories all today and all of this week here on a hearty welcome to the program. well this week has seen a new scandal flaring up between russia and georgia as tbilisi said thirteen people were caught spying the from moscow russia claimed the whole story is a political fasts and deliberate provocation by the georgian authorities ahead of a nato summit and as artie's arena reports from tbilisi the opposition is considering the swoop to be another attack on the government's opponents. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was thrown into prison for allegedly spying for russia during the two thousand and eight conflict between georgia and south the city or. they said some three thousand time three hundred pages of

live from moscow the headlines a german t.v. show that aims to expose online pedophiles is dividing opinion critics say journalists are putting themselves beyond the world of form by posing as minors on the web and setting up the potential child abuse in. the georgian government so the seeds of discord as it's planned to offer land south african farmers need stiff opposition from local they say they're afraid of losing their only source of survival. and russia marks the day of national unity a holiday with a historic backgrounds these old events acquiring new meaning and celebrations allow thousands of people with different political views to have their voices heard . now are to spotlight show explores russia's position on some of the most pressing international problems that's coming up next. hello again for the welcome to spotlight the interview show on r t i now we all that today my guest is mark biello after president medvedev visited that put the lie low and the russian territory claimed by japan tokyo recalled its ambassad

six thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v. these are your headlines prime minister putin pushing for closer ties between russia and the e.u. with the ultimate goal of building a free trade zone during his visit to berlin also tried to court the german vote for russia's bid for the twenty eight team football world cup. three crew members from the international space station returned safely to earth after five and a half months in orbit the crew conducted scientific research and perform maintenance activities during their stay aboard the u.s.s. . cole and welcoming russia's recognition of the one nine hundred forty massacre after the state duma declares the soviet leadership responsible for the atrocity twenty two thousand polish officers were killed on the direct order of joseph stalin. next to a host of interviews guys.

live from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program the center of economics and power is shifting quickly eastwards to asia pacific that's the view of russia's foreign minister who's been in china for a three way meeting of nations is widely seen as shaking up the old order of global politics russia china and india are part of being increasingly influential bric group alongside brazil the growing dominance of this block is seen by analysts as changing the world centers of power the host of today's meeting china has already overtaken japan to become the world's second largest economy and its fast catching up with the us. reports on the awakening of an asian giant. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan asia economic miracle. but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming the land of rising discontent. the unemployment rate itself is has been steady at around five percent but what's problematic is the

one seventeen am moscow time other verse metropolis like moscow's home to many cultures of course let's take you closer to one of them now as martin andrew spends time in the russian capital's jewish quarter that is just ahead. no. i mean there is a new. oh i welcome to moscow jewish community center for years in this complex has been a special box for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to watch it enjoy jewish receive its payments a religious education to come by still so celebrated temple anniversary this year. for centuries the jewish community sees that it's much recent sets in motion but then she dishonest governments sporadically encourage jewish immigration making two million jews fled brush up country haiti nineteen twenty. two. times have now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning the strongest sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one curse should be of a dairy and that. people come here typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire m

jewish expected unity here in moscow. and what she will position here in the synagogue well we run a jewish community for english speakers there are those that are russian english speakers those that are you know more speakers than the other is and it's really a home for those that want to feel more westernized amongst the russian community and those that are less familiar it's more of a beginner's and we run here shabat programs holiday programs children's programs adult programs sunday school and we try to make judaism fun for the english speaking jewish community here in moscow and it is there any conflict will you know religious tension between the other religions here in russia. no i actually think that the other places in the world can learn what's going on here from the unity of the different religions here in moscow the chief rabbi. the priests actually all get along very well and sit on the boards together and discuss the issues and matters it's managed to solve them in a very fascinating way that keeps the commu

it's all in moscow how late so now it seems raucous or was an equal. historic summit in lisbon near-line moscow's cooperation on european missile defense and a strategy in afghanistan. and sharing influence are brought home to flog the democracy is a ship the money from the u.s. taxpayers pockets ends up funding america or french politicians avis things to say cool promotion of democracy is being implemented through a network of guys asians that officially did not any political affiliation. one hundred years after the death of one of the world's greatest ever rights is a mere tolstoy's what some of the some pickle ideas i was alive and popular as at the alter of celebrated novels war and peace and the like it and then that is being remembered around on the. next the mindy of indulgence in the heart of the russian capital in moscow out. hello and welcome to moscow hours on this week's program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the us and capital. one of my favorite restaurants located on top of the split that hurts how i deal as i'm quite

a welcome to the moscow jewish community center. this complex has been a special back for about one hundred twenty five thousand people from russians to ex-pats people come here to worship enjoy jewish museum and payments a religious education complexes also celebrated and i'll address right this year. for centuries the jewish communities it's much the same sits in russia eventually to sorry scotland sporadically encountered jewish immigration and more than two million jews fled brush up country eighty and nineteen twenty eight. times has now changed ever since the fall of the soviet union many are returning to strongly sign yet of a startling revival of jewish life here. there are two restaurants here one person would be of a dairy and people come here and eat typical jewish food such as bread or you cannot take the entire meal home now warn the lovely gesture that the complex office is that you are given a discount voucher for the same amount so for example one man we see the same day as he was one hundred and one years old i mean

although thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs. journey from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various tables many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and this is has been difficult for them to find such amazing furniture in their country and we have been here in the. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility and peace and from chinese lanterns to rich opulent fabrics and moscow stores like china style here will help you create such a rich exotic look in your home in russia as a form of freedom of expression there's no great need for different styles a sign of how diverse the tastes of muscovites becoming. one pausing to take a look at. this week's entertainment news. a

it is indeed all right for now you can see the reporting live from moscow. now a deadly siege in baghdad by a group of militants on sunday ended with fifty two dead and scores more wounded man in suicide vest an armed with grenades took an entire congregation hostage one of the city's largest christian churches the attackers then demanded the release of an al qaeda prisoner prisoners in iraq and a four hour standoff ended when iraqi troops stormed the building and the fire firefight ensued after gunmen some security forces and many of the hostages dead. well joining me now to discuss the situation in iraq is jim brann he's a member of the stop the war coalition thanks for being with us mr brown now in the light of this latest attack on the baghdad church and continue in sectarian violence in the country was the american troop withdrawal the right move. yes so i think. i think the clear intention of the united states to leave iraq seems to me a indispensable precondition for iraq to. rebuild itself united states forces are a powerful factor in iraq to politic

battle for moscow. arrives first atomic power play will share reaches operational capacity before being linked up to the country's national grid moscow says it will supervise all nuclear activity at the russian built plant. swiss voters get to decide whether immigrants who commit serious crimes should be deported the referendum comes just one year after switzerland voted in favor. banning the building of new minarets on mosques. and with experts claiming georgian foreign debt is spiraling out of control many blame president saakashvili for a lavish overspending meanwhile critics say the money is not going where it's needed most. italians so beloved joins us next with all the latest sports highlights stay with us here on r.t. . hello and welcome this is the sport news and notes have a look at the headlines this hour. who do get a much needed domestic win but in the long run things are not looking good for the red and blue. dimitar berbatov nets five that's right five goals as much to unite to make to the

angered by president medvedev said visit to russia's coral islands which to pay on claims as its own moscow says it will keep investing in its remote region. and the international space station is celebrating ten years of human life in orbit the longest stretch average spent outside the earth's atmosphere our t.v. needs space citizens. eleven am of the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina josh this week has seen a new scandal flaring out between russia and georgia just released thirteen people were caught spy. from moscow russia claimed the whole story is a political farce and deliberate provocation by the georgian authorities ahead of a nato summit and as our teaser now reports from tbilisi the opposition is considering the swoop to be another attack on the government's opponents. for alina this spy scandal was a horrible deja vu her own husband. was thrown into prison for allegedly spying for russia during the two thousand and eight conflict between georgia and south a city or a very unfair they said some three thousand and three hundred pages of data which my husband suppos

live from the center of moscow this is r.t. if everyone welcome to russia is a committed to ensuring the government of afghanistan is in full control of the country as soon as possible the afghan foreign minister is in moscow where he met his opposite number sort of a loved one off to discuss russia's role in the stabilization of afghanistan moscow pledged to continue to financial and military aid and to provide the tools to stem the flow of drugs. he has been following the talks for us. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint u.s. russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two minister

worldwide news live from moscow this is r.t. the center stage of a world economy and politics is shifting to the asia pacific region that's the view of russia's foreign minister sort of off he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three emerging powers russia india and china a part of a powerful bloc known as bric which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who's already leaving the dominant powers of today behind. them a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the u.s. all of the spat of the single life time major pad economic miracle. well you enjoy it but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming a rising discontent. on. the unemployment rate itself is. around five percent but. the quality of the jokes play. out of me being cut. even when companies hire new people they tend to the condition of without social security so the social benefits economic growth is on a standstill and export the engine of its economy are hurt by a soaring again

right here in the russian capital moscow out is next. this interior design course are the style opens five years ago and from contemporary restaurants to various shops and exciting ott that's what we'll be exploring on this food's must go out program chinese culture the russian capital. all those thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs most of them contests we have learned from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various tables many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and they say it has been difficult for them to find such missing furniture in their country and we have been here in the us. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tran

you want to know if you live from moscow coming up next hour here or judging in retrospect. i think you'll be like harry truman it may take twenty years twenty years later i think you'll be looked upon as maybe a decent president. after two years out of the limelight george w. bush publishes his memoirs and the resident checks out of people have any fond memories of. the liver to the hospital was no arms and massive blood loss a woman dies after several days in a coma who should take the blame when a dog's bite as worse than his bark. november the seventh is a significant day in russian history as the anniversary of a unique military parade sixty nine a years ago it took place on red square from where soviet soldiers went straight to the front line to the fan the capital against advancing nazi troops. what if we can now take a look at a lot of pictures there that you have from the heart of the capital where it's the new mayor of moscow. there we also see the. military school students the events involved the president going to the moscow military district wearing sort of mili

and eighty's when many of moscow's major roads were planned back then hardly anyone imagined a moscow family owning two or even three cars despite all recent efforts the speed of traffic has been dropping year on year experts blame it primarily on a severe shortage of space you're. over the past fifty years the amount of road building was far from fast enough can you believe that we have three times fuel rods than in paris. the lack of car parking forces drivers to ditch their cars on the sides of the already congested roads and this is the old way of tackling a problem the new mayor promises a different approach his draft plan suggests among others road widening tolls and removing most ground level pedestrian crossings public transport also faces a major overhaul slower trolley buses will be chased out of the city center by faster alternatives russia's very early g.p.s. glow in our satellite system will also be used to monitor jams while traffic cops will be replaced by automatic eyes all these cameras and monitors only cover forty percent of the city far from enough say the police t

r t moscow. be back in about twelve minutes with the headlines but first nato leaders have mapped out that was a draw all of the alliances bad strategy for troops from afghanistan in four years meanwhile there is doubts that kabul will be able to manage security on its own but in an interview with r.t. the afghan foreign minister dr zalmai rassoul says it's time for the country to stand on its own two feet stay with us for the interview next. afghan foreign minister so let us all thank you very much for being with us today our pleasure there's a foreign minister when soviet forces withdrew from afghanistan you have been publishing air resistance journal for eighteen years what did you and your compatriots expect for your country's future back then as usual afghanistan wanted to be free independent and sovereign country to be put in the woods as neighbors good region and have his own destinies. and hunt with something that you wanted and that's something that afghans always will how would you desc

it's eight pm here in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story russia has reaffirmed its readiness to create a joint anti-missile defense system in europe with nato but only on an equal basis is reassurance came after a meeting in moscow between the russian leadership and nato as chief let's get more now from our teaser catarina grotto he's joining us live from central moscow with more oh a catarina so the meetings between nato and russia are becoming increasing in. crucially frequent what's been the main outcome of today's talks. well that's right it seems that now nato and moscow agree that they need a new global security strategy for the twenty first century and to achieve this goal they need to boost the partnership nato is an organization of which now faces an identity crisis analysts are saying that north atlantic alliance simply has bitten off more than it can chew and it now desperately needs to russia's counsel and advice in that trouble region nato so wants to read itself always so cold war one sided identity ross wilson is a moscow today for talk