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Foreign correspondents in Sudan, Romania, Cairo, Germany and Canada share their stories with Kate Adie.

How did the lifeboat of the North Atlantic, as it's called, manage to cope with thousands of unexpected air passengers? Jo Fidgen is in Gander, Newfoundland, with a story of 9.11 kindness. In Sudan, there are fears of a new offensive by government troops once the rains have stopped -- Julie Flint's in the Nuba mountains in the south. Nick Thorpe's at a monastery overlooking the River Danube in Romania. There they've been celebrating a holy day when people come to have their ailments washed away by holy water. Thomas Dinham tells of a febrile atmosphere in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in the days after a mob laid seige to the Israeli embassy there. And in the week when the president of the European Commission spoke of a fight for our political and economic future, Paul Henley argues that increasingly Europe is becoming a continent of extremes.

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Thu 15 Sep 2011 11:00
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Introduction

    Duration: 00:29

  • Fear of reprisals in Sudan's Nuba mountains

    During the two-decades civil war in Sudan many ethnic Nubans supported the south. After the south gained independence they found themselves on the wrong side of the border. Julie Flint reports.

    Duration: 05:20

  • Drawing inspiration from the Danube

    Every September people come from all over Romania to the Dervent monastery in the hope of healing their ailments. Nick Thorpe visited it earlier this year as he journeyed along the Danube.

    Duration: 05:19

  • How I became subject of anti-Semitic abuse in Cairo

    Thomas Dinham experiences suspicion and a growing sense of unease in Cairo

    Duration: 05:34

  • Casualties of the great European crisis

    In the week when the president of the European Commission spoke of a fight for Europe's political and economic future, Paul Henley argues that increasingly it is becoming a continent of extremes.

    Duration: 05:22

  • Kindness found on a remote island in the wake of 9/11

    In Gander, Newfoundland, Jo Fidgen hears stories of generosity when a remote community was inundated with thousands of unexpected air passengers following the attacks of 9/11.

    Duration: 05:03

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Sep 2011 11:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4