13/08/2011
Kate Adie introduces reports from around the world. This week from: Pakistan, India, Libya, Sudan and Portugal.
This week Kate Adie introduces reports from: Aleem Maqbool, who has been to Karachi where inter-ethnic violence between Urdu speakers and Pashtuns has killed hundreds in the last few months; as Sonia Gandhi receives medical treatment in the US, Mark Tully explores her enduring political power in India, despite the fact that she holds no government office; Orla Guerin is in Misrata, in Libya, where rockets still threaten civilians and little appears to have changed for the better; Sudan is now officially divided into two and Sudanese pride, especially in the north, has taken a battering - James Copnall describes how national hopes lay with a horse called Diktator at the Sudanese Derby; and despite their economic woes, Jake Wallis Simons sees how the Portuguese still found a way to celebrate, with trays full of bread.
Producer: John Murphy.
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Introduction
Duration: 00:27
Ethnic violence plunges Karachi into turmoil
Aleem Maqbool witnesses the effects of inter-ethic violence between Urdu speakers and Pashtuns.
Duration: 05:27
The most powerful person in India
As Sonia Gandhi recovers following surgery abroad, Mark Tully asks why she holds such power in India, despite not holding a position in the government.
Duration: 04:53
Misrata numbed by loss and trauma
Libyan rebel forces may have liberated Misrata but its people live in constant fear of attacks by Gaddafi's men, says Orla Guerin.
Duration: 05:30
A horse race to boost Sudan's morale
Horse racing in Sudan's capital Khartoum provides an opportunity to boost national pride following the South's secession, says James Copnall.
Duration: 05:11
Portugal celebrates 'a festival of trays'
Jake Wallis Simons finds the Portuguese are still enthusiastically celebrating a pre-Christian festival despite the country's ongoing economic crisis.
Duration: 05:11
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- Sat 13 Aug 2011 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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