大象传媒

We start with the story of the Seaman Guard Ohio - an anti-piracy ship whose crew is in prison in India. As their legal struggle continues, what does it say about the role of private security firms in keeping our trade routes safe?

Japan's whaling fleet is reported to have begun catching minke whales in the Antarctic - despite an international court ruling calling on Japan to halt what it insists is a "scientific" whaling programme. But is the Japanese government right in claiming that whaling is an integral part of Japanese culture and diet? Tokyo correspondent, Rupert Wingfield Hayes, has been to find out.

We go over New Hampshire to talk politics where Courtney Weaver of the Financial Times updates us on the race for the White House.

We cast the net a little wider for some business news from Sydney from the 大象传媒's Phil Mercer.

Rapidly increasing web access in Kenya is bringing rapid growth in online gambling. Sport is at the heart of it - and economists are predicting that the industry will rake in more than $50 million over the next three years. Emmanuel Igunza has been trying to finding out what is driving the demand.

Joining us on the programme are guests Kimberly Adams of our US partner station Marketplace and Madhavan Narayanan, a columnist and tech writer on the Hindustan Times.