19/11/2011
Kate Adie introduces correspondents' despatches from Egypt, Russia, Afghanistan, Burma and Colombia.
Are the generals in Egypt really about to relinquish power? Stephen Sackur in Cairo takes a closer look at the Tahrir Square revolution as Egyptians prepare to cast their votes. David Loyn's in Burma where vested interests, the cronies they're sometimes called, look on to see what will happen with the leaders' programme of reforms; Lucy Ash is in the Republic of Dagestan, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, where bomb attacks and shootouts on an almost daily basis make this the most volatile corner of the Russian Federation; Mike Thomson explains why Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has become a 'closed city' but says it pays to get to know it better and Alastair Leithead's on a whirlwind tour of Colombia - he gets an apology from the president and tells us how gold has become the country's new cocaine.
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Introduction
Duration: 00:24
How much has Egypt really changed?
As Egyptians prepare to vote in the first parliamentary election since last spring's revolution, have they seen the change they were fighting for?
Duration: 05:59
Obstacles ahead in Burma bid for reform
As Aung San Suu Kyi says she will stand for election, David Loyn looks at the changes in the country and the challenges ahead.
Duration: 05:14
Fear on the streets of Dagestan
Lucy Ash visits the Rusian Republic of Dagestan on where bomb attacks and shootouts happen on an almost daily basis.
Duration: 04:30
Kabul: A city in hiding
Mike Thomson explains why the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, has become a "closed city", but says it pays to get to know it better.
Duration: 05:42
Gold: Colombia's new cocaine
Alastair Leithead gets an apology from Colombia's president and finds out why former coca farmers are now illegally panning for gold.
Duration: 05:09
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- Sat 19 Nov 2011 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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