Angry and Divided: Nicaragua in Crisis
Nicaragua protests; 大象传媒 Persian in Korean; the resort run by Israeli spies; an Indian in Russia; 大象传媒 Bangla's World Cup fever; my hometown, Kazan. With David Amanor.
More than 130 people have been killed in Nicaragua as protests over pension cuts spiralled into a campaign against President Daniel Ortega. The conflict has divided country, friends and families. Nicaraguan Arturo Wallace of 大象传媒 Mundo has just returned from what he calls the hardest assignment of his life.
大象传媒 Persian reporting in Korean?
How does a 大象传媒 Persian reporter find himself reporting for 大象传媒 Korean in Korean? Over to Hossein Sharif.
Sand, sea and spies
In the 1980s, the Red Sea resort of Arous in Sudan was a popular holiday destination. It was also home to a clandestine operation run by Israel's secret services to rescue Ethiopian Jews from refugee camps in Sudan. Middle East editor Raffi Berg explains.
World Cup 2018: An Indian in Russia
大象传媒 Delhi reporter Nitin Srivastava recently travelled to Russia to paint a picture of the country for Indian audiences ahead of the World Cup. It was a mouth-watering experience.
大象传媒 Bangla's World Cup fever
Their team won't be competing but Bangladesh is World Cup mad. So who to support? The question splits the nation between two teams, and bitter rivals, Brazil and Argentina. Mir Sabbir and Akbar Hossain are colleagues in 大象传媒 Bangla from opposite sides.
My Hometown: Kazan, Russia
Tatar pies, English signs and gearing up for the footie: Olga Ivshina of 大象传媒 Russian takes us to her hometown, Kazan, one of the host cities for the World Cup.
Image: An anti-government demonstrator fires a home-made mortar in Masaya, Nicaragua.
Credit: Inti OCONINTI OCON/AFP/Getty Images
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