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Kofi Annan reflects on his 50 years in international diplomacy
From neo-Nazi to Christian pastor
Malala - Shot for Going to School
The 14-year-old Pakistani blogger shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for going to school
Pippi Kruger: saved by her own cloned skin
Doris Appiah: Bipolar and kept in chains
Abused at a Ghanaian prayer camp which claimed it could cure mental illness
The Angel of Mogadishu
Aisha Omar Ahmed was settled in Europe, but returned to Somalia to re-open a hospital.
He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
Danuta Walesa: The Lonely Housewife
Danuta Walesa: the lonely housewife behind Poland's hero Lech
Ten years on: Inside the Moscow theatre siege
How a hostage survived after the Russian authorities pumped gas into the theatre.
Janis Sharp: A mother's campaign
Her son Gary McKinnon faced extradition to the US, accused of computer hacking
Gareth Henry: Jamaican gay rights activist
Standing up for gay rights - why Jamaican Gareth Henry had to flee his home.
Identifying victims of the Japanese tsunami
The Japanese police artist who draws pictures of unidentified tsunami victims.
The perils of being an Afghan actress
The young actress facing death threats for pursuing her dreams in Afghanistan
Shot in the Taliban attack on Malala
Kainat Riaz was on her way to school with her friend Malala Yousafzai when she was shot
Caravan of Mothers
The journey of a woman who travelled with other mothers to find her long-lost son
Shafik Gabr: Bridging Divides
One of Egypt's most successful businessmen on building bridges between East and West
"I went to my own funeral"
The Brazilian man who turned up at his own funeral
Heading forensic psychiatry in Uganda
Ugandan forensic psychiatrist Margaret Mungherera on the rewards of her difficult work
Back from the dead three times
The British man paralysed from the neck down after diving into a Colombian lagoon
Samuel Atta Mills on his father Ghanaian President John Atta Mills
"He's my biggest inspiration." Samuel Atta Mills on his late father and their relationship
Reporting from Mali
The journalist who risked his life by travelling to the Islamist-controlled North of Mali
India's forgotten workers
Inside the world of India's forgotten workers
From child soldier to Franciscan monk
The former child soldier for the Shining Path rebels who ended up being a Franciscan monk
Gatekeeper of an Indonesian volcano
Gatekeeper of the volcano: Indonesian Pak Asih on the job which killed his father
$65m for gay daughter's hand
The Chinese gay socialite whose father offered millions to any man who could win her hand
Junior Smart - gang member to mentor
The UK gang member who served time now helping other young offenders to get back on track
An Afghan boxer fighting for peace
Hamid Rahimi: the Afghan boxer who is trying to use sport to bring peace to his homeland
Ex-city boy: I sold my soul to the devil
The former city trader who says he wants to redeem his soul.
My wife is on hunger strike
Reza Khandan on why his imprisoned wife, lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, is refusing to eat.
Africa's first Anglican woman Bishop
From town planner to servant of the Lord. We meet Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya.
The woman shot by her own husband
"I survived being shot three times by my husband," Lisette Johnson's remarkable story.