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First up, to the southern European country of Greece, where Air Force One touched down yesterday. It's the first stop of Barack Obama's last international trip as U.S. president. From here, he'll be headed to the countries of Germany and Peru and one
Outside the monks were giving thanks for the waters of the Nile. Here in Ethiopia we feel the water represents life to human beings. If man doesn't have water, he has to endue drought. The river Nile making its way around Ethiopia nutritious the coun
Rising up alongside confluence is the Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. I'd arrived in the city on a Friday. Islamic mystics known as Sufi were gathering at the edge of the city to perform a weekly sunset ritual. It harks back to the earliest days of I
It feels to me like a quite conservative culture. This is a chance for some people to let on steam moment. This is actually capable and normal ...this culture. This is ascent of Sudan. The international reputation of Sudan has been harmed by the gene
Temples like Philae was central to life in ancient Egypt. But of course they are also central to economical life here today because tourism is normally one of the countrys largest industries. But in recent years, terrorists attacks on foreign tourist
Oh dear, why have you got a crocodile in your house? Because tourists used to visit me, they would sit down and look at the crocodile, in many houses there are crocodiles, that's normal. This crocodile doesn't look entirely happy in there, did you ev
It was a chilly morning, and I've been asked to wear what felt like a giant nappy. The emphasis in this class was on meditation and prayer as well as the correct physical posture. I was a natural.-How was that for you? -Good. -Why are you here? -Oh,
As well as attending yoga classes, some residents here volunteer to take part in service, including helping out with cleaning and cooking.-Hi, ladies. What brought you here? Are you resdients or are you guests? -Yes, I'm a resident here. -How long ha
And this evening Abra and I were joining them. You must stop for flower and fire to Ganga. Flowers and fire. Yeah. Flowers? Yes, those are meant for that. So do we get one of these? It's a honor, it's on me. There is a fire, okay 100 Rupees, less tha
-It's like a cathedral.-It's the biggest in China. China could soon overtake America to become the largest economy in the world. So the moral and ethical values chosen by people here to guide them are by extension their country, will have enormous im
But religious Chinese could only practise their faith with the state approval. This is still a country of control. On this journey along the Yangtze river we really encountered the official religion in China. In the far west of the country, there are
So many people in China said with the rise of capitalism, but China has become a tougher, harder place. With the development of the economy, people honestly connect to one and another. The family sizes all getting weaker. Always, the church is very n
-Yeah, we're on the Yangtze. We're doing what millions of Chinese migrants have done in recent decades, moving, going to the city. So it's been one of the biggest, if not the biggest, human migration in history, millions of people going from the coun
Basically India has the ability to turn off the taps on the river Ganges at this point. But Indias neighbor has paid high price. Since the barrage was completed in the 1970s, the Bangladesh government says the water flowing into the country has been
I travelled east, following the Yangtze to a small historic site close to the river just outside the booming city of Chongqing. -On my way to meet a guide who's gonna take me across the rest of China, meeting a sacred mountain. Oh, must be Lily. Lily
-Now people are more and more aware of this issue, because in the past 20 years, Chinese people were really focusing on, you know, develop the economy and get rid of the poverty. And nowadays, lots of people start to really watch the long, long term
-Something like 10 percent of population of the planet live in the basin, the wide area around the Yangtze River. That is how important this water, this river, is. Just come over here, look what we as a species are capable of. This is, it's display h
As night fell, Lily and I naturally felt obliged to get a taste of onboard entertainment.-We are here to celebrate China's ancient culture. I've given a happy slapper and a light s*. Some people think of China as unfriendly and a little duller, not a
Although China is an officially atheist country, survey suggests that up to 85 percent of people here believe in something, either spiritual or religious. -First, you're gonna light this candle. -Light a candle. -According to Buddhism, to light the c
Pope Benedict XVI has wrapped up his visit to the Holy Land with a message of hope for peace. The pope left Tel Aviv Friday following a five-day journey to Israel and the Palestinian territories in which he pledged support for Palestinian statehood,