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Talking about sports, festivities. and the focus on security. simply is it safe enough to come here. american athletes and maybe their parents being advised by them to come and watch them compete. that's overshadowing that amazing spectacle behind me, $50 billion of kremlin money being poured in. people are simply not talking about what -- >> all right. >> reporter: turning russia -- >> yeah. it's very important point, nick. sorry, we need to let you go early. we're having some technical problems with you. but, of course, everybody trying to make sure that they take the proper steps to stay sa...

In markets everywhere. european markets closed with losses as well today. here's more of what we're working on for "around the world." this young man says his scars prove it. look at that. he says that ukraine's police force, tortured him for protesting against the government. and cnn asked iran's foreign minister what he plans to do with two americans who are imprisoned there. hear what he had to say. and it's supposed to be a talk for peace in syria. but the two sides refusing to even meet face-to-face. going to take a look at why the u.n. had to act as a go-between in genervgeneva. [ ...

Have to take, when someone is trying, for example, to capture government buildings and institutions. all those measures are not just illogical to those used in all the european states. >> reporter: but these demonstrators are unlikely to be satisfied. as this young man prepares for a series of detention hearings to see whether he'll be jailed for taking part in these protests. diana magnay, cnn, kiev. a major move against the illegal ivory trade and the sauter of elephants for their tusks. hong kong now is planning to destroy about 28 tons of confiscated ivory. officials plan toin sin rate i...