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Stories from around the world. Kate Adie hosts despatches from Juba in South Sudan, Cyrene in eastern Libya, Rome, Uttar Pradesh in India and Algiers.

They are celebrating in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, the world's newest country. But Fergus Nicoll, who's there, says its leaders must address some of the lessons they've been handed down by history. Who's visiting the great archaeological sites in Libya as the conflict in that country continues? Justin Marozzi's just been to one of them and had little company there other than cows and goats. David Willey in Rome talks about the country's much respected President Giorgio Napoletano and explains how he's trying to rein in some of the activities of the controversial prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. India's caste system was supposed to have been done away with decades ago but Craig Jeffrey, in Uttar Pradesh, has found that in many areas of life, it simply has not gone away. And it's proving a sweltering summer in the city of Algiers and Chloe Arnold, who lives there, has been finding out how a Scottish firm is keen on securing a slice of the market in long, cool, fizzy drinks!

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30 minutes

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Sat 9 Jul 2011 11:30

Chapters

  • Introduction

    Duration: 00:29

  • Echoes of the Sudanese past

    The new South Sudan nation is celebrating the birth of the new country but potential sources of conflict still remain, as Fergus Nicoll reports.

    Duration: 05:35

  • Italy's most popular politician

    Italian President Giorgio Napolitano remains the country's most popular politician, David Willey finds.

    Duration: 05:54

  • Rebuilding the ‘Athens of Africa’

    Justin Marozzi visits one of Libya’s most famous archaeological sites, and finds cows and goats are the only visitors.

    Duration: 05:23

  • India haunted by caste

    Despite the caste system being abolished in 1950, India’s untouchables still face discrimination on a daily basis, finds Craig Jeffrey.

    Duration: 05:05

  • Will Algeria warm to Irn-Bru?

    An Algerian entrepreneur is introducing Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru to the country, but Chloe Arnold wonders how popular it will be.

    Duration: 05:35

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Jul 2011 11:30