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Sri Lanka and China

Death of Sri Lanka journalist Mel Gunasekera; how different is Confucianism from Judaism?

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USA and Kenya

School shooting drills in New York; a penitent poacher in Kenya

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Economy: Spain and the US

The familial safety net in recession-hit Barcelona; and is anything still made in the US?

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How Violence Shapes Society

From Sri Lanka, to Northern Ireland and war-torn Syria how has violence shaped societies?

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US and Zanzibar

Looking for signs of recovery in Maryland; Zanzibar's answer to soviet-era social housing

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From Bosnia to Bollywood

Protesters in Sarajevo; on the set of a Bollywood blockbuster

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England and Malaysia

UK floods threaten homes, and attitudes towards bodily functions in Malaysia

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Central African Republic and Japan

Sectarian tensions rising in Bangui; Sino-Japanese attitudes to past conflict

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Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe at 90

Looking back on 34 years in power as Robert Mugabe turns 90.

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Africa

Reports from the Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Djibouti and Madagascar

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Challenging preconceptions of the Middle East, in Lebanon and Gaza

Hezbollah's heartland in Beirut; journalists in Gaza with more to discuss than politics

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Iraq and Kazakhstan

The other Saddam Husseins of Iraq; Image consciousness in Kazakhstan

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Syria and Ethiopia

Two sides of the Syrian prison system; the urban hyenas of Addis Ababa.

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Italy and Canada

Interviewing a convicted murderer; A student's journey from Kandahar to Canada.

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Ukraine and Mexico

What Ukraine's Russians fear from Maidan; Mexico captures its most wanted drug lord

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Weekend Edition 1 March 2014: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Comforts

Stories of domestic dramas and the stuff of everyday life from around the world

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Catalonia and Somalia

Catalan opinions on independence; a visit to a Somali psychiatric hospital

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Lebanon and the UK

A migrant, Beirut video shop owner and a London pub landlady are proud of their business

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Egypt and Venezuela: Revolutionary Roads

Protest, power and populism on the streets of Cairo and Caracas

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USA and Central Asia

Horse-drawn buggies in Amish country and an epic train journey from Volgograd to Ashgabat

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Nicknames in Somalia

Baldy, One Leg or Big Bottom, what Somali nickname would you choose?

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Making their mark: the individuals behind the headlines

Stories of the people making their mark on the world around them

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Rekindling Afghan Education, and Fighting Australia's Bushfires

The inspirational Kabul headmaster won't back down; could Aboriginal methods fight fires?

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Bearing Witness on the Middle East

Journalists on trial in Cairo; the war graves shedding light on today's Middle East

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Iraq and Afghanistan

Rising sectarian tension in Iraq; what can history teach us about invading Afghanistan?

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Inside your shell: in St. Helena and Italy

St Helena's prestigious tortoise; trying a codpiece on for size in Florence

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Ukraine and South Korea

Rising tensions in Crimea; reconfiguring the South Korean economy

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Weekend Edition: War Wounds

The roots and the scars of violence in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Niger and Somalia

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The Price of Pleasure: in Burkina Faso and Germany

Hope for victims of FGM in Burkina Faso; legal prostitution in Germany.

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Syria and Egypt

Three years on from the start of the Syrian conflict; Egypt's struggling tourist sector

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