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Bosnia and the USSR

Why Bosnians can't forget the scars of their 1990s war and life as a Soviet spacewoman

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Weekend Edition: 16 June 2013

With stories from Pakistan, Hungary, Yemen, North Korea and Dubai.

• 24 mins

Gaza and Nepal

Ingenuity at work - and at play - in Gaza City and how life is changing in Kathmandu

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Syria and Golan Heights

How Syria's civil war is changing life there - and in the neighbouring Golan Heights.

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Egypt and India

Ever-increasing public protests in Egypt. And why ghosts are so feared in northern India.

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Croatia and Poland

Is nationalism on the rise in Croatia? And exploring Warsaw’s complex property market.

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Northern Ireland and US

Behind the scenes at the G8 summit. And down and out in a Detroit fire station.

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Weekend Edition 22 Jun 2013: The Surreal and the Supernatural

Syria's conflict; Egyptian protests; Indian spirits; Gazan ingenuity and French philosophy

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Romania and US

Life for Romania's orphans, two decades on. And, the Yurok tribe of northern California

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Turkey and Equatorial Guinea

The future direction of Turkey. And Equatorial Guinea's cross-dressing musicians.

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Lebanon and South Africa

Some Syrian refugees find a warm welcome in Lebanon. And the problems facing South Africa.

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Egypt

Tourism in turmoil along the River Nile in Egypt. And mounting discontent in Upper Egypt.

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Croatia's Gripes and Flyers' Delights

Croatian wine producers quibble over EU requirements. And, the magic of flying

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Change Takes its Time

Syrians in Lebanon, Romania's orphans, Upper Egypt, Detroit's fall and Equatorial Guinea

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Libya and Portugal

The Libyan reconciliation that never was. And life in recession-hit Portugal.

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Spain, Syria and Jordan

Austerity bites hard in Andalucia, while Syrian ice cream licks the competition in Amman

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Qatar's quiet contradictions and Faberge's famous eggs

Frank Gardner on Doha's talent for tactics; Stephen Smith handles some Russian treasures

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Indonesia and Australia

Why summer means fires in Sumatra; why Australians are so squeamish about eating kangaroo

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The US and France

How local communities are coping with the aftermath of the blaze in Arizona

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Spain, Qatar, Sumatra and Eurofan

Spanish unemployment; Qatar's conflicting loyalties; Sumatra's environment and Eurofan!

• 24 mins

DR Congo and France

Rising crime and violence in Kinshasa. And, the African big cats in Europe's circuses

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Portugal's goodbyes and Georgian polyphony

How young Portuguese are emigrating to work again; the test of singing in a Svaneti choir

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Syria and Kiribati

News of war from a house in Damascus; concrete traces of the Cold War on Christmas Island

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Vietnam and Armenia

Tales of commerce, war - and proper business attire - from Ho Chi Minh City and Yerevan

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Jordan and South Africa

How the Jordanian public feels about Abu Qatada - and South Africa's struggle with Mandela

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Portugal, DR Congo, Lebanon and Christmas Island

Toughing it out in Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon and Christmas Island.

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Italy and Bolivia

The Calabrian mayor fighting local mafias - and why the wholefood quinoa is booming

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Burma and El Salvador

The tide of change in Rangoon and El Salvador's teenage mothers-to-be happy to be pregnant

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The British Agricultural Show

Sybil Ruscoe visits "the Olympic Games of British rural life: the agricultural show".

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Ecuadorian Gold & Mexican Kitsch

The politics of mining in Ecuador & the ill-gotten gains of a former Mexican police chief.

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