trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. it s shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. i have never seen anyone do that before. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. may i? thank you. how are you? good. good. surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. you re a great shot. and gatherers. it is perfectly balanced. wow. wow! the sea brought the outside world to the venetians and fed their appetites. mmm, so many different cultures right in a bowl. venice is the capital of the venito region. it is flat, fertile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites and in the east warmed by the adriatic sea. 117 islands sit in this salty bay, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to
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Fighters. Hamas vows revenge. Israel says its responding to rocket attacks. Three of six suspects have confessed to kidnapping and murdering. As iraqs crisis continues, so, too the stalemate. Nouri almaliki dug in his heels. This is a government under siege. No sign of sharing power. A video shows Abu Bakr Albaghdadi making a rare public appearance. Hes confident, secure, in control of territory. The ukranian government says its retaking more cities from rebels. After recapturing luhansk. The focus is on donetsk. Three bridges blown up. The white house prepared to ask congress for 2 billion to deal with a crisis. Its our view its unlikely theyll qualify for humanitarian relief. We begin with an escalation in the middle east where hamas is vowing to avenge the killing of nine fighters struck by israeli gun fire. It was a response to the firing the rockets into israel on the weekend. The rockets and the air strikes is the latest chapter in a conflict pouring over. Six Israeli Settlers ha
Three of six suspects have murdering. As iraqs crisis continues, so, too the stalemate. Heels. This is a government under siege. No sign of sharing power. A video shows abu bakr appearance. Hes confident, secure, in control of territory. The ukranian government says rebels. After recapturing luhansk. The focus is on donetsk. Three bridges blown up. The white house prepared to ask congress for 2 billion to deal with a crisis. Its our view its unlikely theyll qualify for humanitarian relief. We begin with an escalation in the middle east where hamas is vowing to avenge the killing of nine fighters struck by israeli gun fire. It was a response to the firing the rockets into israel on the weekend. The rockets and the air strikes is the latest chapter in a conflict pouring over. Six Israeli Settlers have been arrested for the murder of a 16yearold palestinian burnt alive. It was reportedly retaliation for the deaths of threeize raily teenagers murdered in the west bank. Prime minister Binya
Murdering. As iraqs crisis continues, so, too the stalemate. Heels. This is a government under siege. No sign of sharing power. A video shows abu bakr appearance. Hes confident, secure, in control of territory. The ukranian government says rebels. After recapturing luhansk. The focus is on donetsk. Three bridges blown up. The white house prepared to ask congress for 2 billion to deal with a crisis. Its our view its unlikely theyll qualify for humanitarian relief. We begin with an escalation in the middle east where hamas is vowing to avenge the killing of nine fighters struck by israeli gun fire. It was a response to the firing the rockets into israel on the weekend. The rockets and the air strikes is the latest chapter in a conflict pouring over. Six Israeli Settlers have been arrested for the murder of a 16yearold palestinian burnt alive. It was reportedly retaliation for the deaths of threeize raily teenagers murdered in the west bank. Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu called the fa