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The killing by Karachi police of a Pashtun man they claimed had terrorist links triggered a nationwide protest by Pakistani Pashtuns. Adil Shahzeb of 大象传媒 Urdu reported on the Pashtun Long March, and explains the grievances within Pashtun communities.

Year of the Dog
Chinese New Year brings a changeover from Rooster to Dog. What does it mean to be born in the Year of the Dog, and what place do dogs have in other cultures? Answers from 大象传媒 Russian's Pavel Aksenov, Issariya Praithongyaem from 大象传媒 Thai, Luiza Khudaykulova of 大象传媒 Uzbek, 大象传媒 Mundo's Lourdes Heredia and Yuwen Wu from 大象传媒 Chinese.

Turkey's Great Village Repatriation project
The Turkish Agriculture Minister recently offered livestock and other incentives to rural migrants who return to their villages. Food prices are rising, and the government wants former farmers to go back to their fields. 脰zge 脰zdemir of 大象传媒 Turkish tells us more.

Love at the 大象传媒 World Service
In the week dedicated to love around the world, we hear what it's like to see each other on the Fifth Floor as well as at home. Kathy Harcombe from 大象传媒 Africa and Salim Kikeke of the Swahili service met and fell in love at the 大象传媒. As did World Service Social Affairs correspondent Valeria Perasso and Alejandro Millan of 大象传媒 Mundo.

In praise of Nigerian literature
Last month a French journalist asked Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie if there were bookshops in Nigeria. Two people who know more about the richness of the country's bookshops - and literature - are the 大象传媒's Bara'atu Ibrahim and Abigail Ony Nwaohuocha.

Image: Pakistani protesters gather over the killing of 23-year-old model Naqeebullah Mehsud
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