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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- Sat 19 May 2012 08:05GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
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