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Weekend Edition 19/05/2012

Pascale Harter has the pick of this week's despatches, taking in gold mines in the DRC, life in limbo for Syrians abroad, German nudity, Peru's relics, a Tajik picnic and fears for Pakistan's future.

Pascale Harter introduces wit and insight from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondents, writers and travellers around the world. In this edition:

Humphrey Hawksley digs up the truth about D R Congo's illicit gold mines;

Portia Walker joins the Syrians living in limbo over the Turkish border;

Hugh Sykes ponders Pakistan's political future;

Nick Redmayne hears nostalgia for the days of the USSR in Tajikistan;

Javier Lizarzaburu reveals how residents of Lima are rethinking their city's past;

and Steve Evans explores some sensitive areas as he asks: why ARE many Germans so at ease with taking their clothes off?

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25 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 May 2012 19:05GMT

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  • Sat 19 May 2012 08:05GMT
  • Sun 20 May 2012 03:05GMT
  • Sun 20 May 2012 13:05GMT
  • Sun 20 May 2012 19:05GMT