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Northern Ireland and US

Behind the scenes at the G8 summit. And down and out in a Detroit fire station.

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Weekend Edition 22 Jun 2013: The Surreal and the Supernatural

Syria's conflict; Egyptian protests; Indian spirits; Gazan ingenuity and French philosophy

• 24 mins

Romania and US

Life for Romania's orphans, two decades on. And, the Yurok tribe of northern California

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Turkey and Equatorial Guinea

The future direction of Turkey. And Equatorial Guinea's cross-dressing musicians.

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Lebanon and South Africa

Some Syrian refugees find a warm welcome in Lebanon. And the problems facing South Africa.

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Egypt

Tourism in turmoil along the River Nile in Egypt. And mounting discontent in Upper Egypt.

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Croatia's Gripes and Flyers' Delights

Croatian wine producers quibble over EU requirements. And, the magic of flying

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Change Takes its Time

Syrians in Lebanon, Romania's orphans, Upper Egypt, Detroit's fall and Equatorial Guinea

• 24 mins

Libya and Portugal

The Libyan reconciliation that never was. And life in recession-hit Portugal.

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Spain, Syria and Jordan

Austerity bites hard in Andalucia, while Syrian ice cream licks the competition in Amman

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Qatar's quiet contradictions and Faberge's famous eggs

Frank Gardner on Doha's talent for tactics; Stephen Smith handles some Russian treasures

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Indonesia and Australia

Why summer means fires in Sumatra; why Australians are so squeamish about eating kangaroo

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The US and France

How local communities are coping with the aftermath of the blaze in Arizona

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Spain, Qatar, Sumatra and Eurofan

Spanish unemployment; Qatar's conflicting loyalties; Sumatra's environment and Eurofan!

• 24 mins

DR Congo and France

Rising crime and violence in Kinshasa. And, the African big cats in Europe's circuses

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Portugal's goodbyes and Georgian polyphony

How young Portuguese are emigrating to work again; the test of singing in a Svaneti choir

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Syria and Kiribati

News of war from a house in Damascus; concrete traces of the Cold War on Christmas Island

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Vietnam and Armenia

Tales of commerce, war - and proper business attire - from Ho Chi Minh City and Yerevan

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Jordan and South Africa

How the Jordanian public feels about Abu Qatada - and South Africa's struggle with Mandela

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Portugal, DR Congo, Lebanon and Christmas Island

Toughing it out in Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon and Christmas Island.

• 24 mins

Italy and Bolivia

The Calabrian mayor fighting local mafias - and why the wholefood quinoa is booming

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Burma and El Salvador

The tide of change in Rangoon and El Salvador's teenage mothers-to-be happy to be pregnant

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The British Agricultural Show

Sybil Ruscoe visits "the Olympic Games of British rural life: the agricultural show".

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Ecuadorian Gold & Mexican Kitsch

The politics of mining in Ecuador & the ill-gotten gains of a former Mexican police chief.

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Bulgarian Smartphone Activists and Kenya's New Cycling Mania

Bulgaria's hi-tech social activists and the cycling mania in Kenya sparked by Chris Froome

• 11 mins

Weekend Edition: Out of Their Element

The pick of recent stories from Vietnam, Ecuador, Calabria, France and Georgia

• 24 mins

Cambodia's circus and American baseball

A circus in Phnom Penh and a Washington Nationals game in DC give lessons in character

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Egypt and Singapore

A father bereaved after clashes in Egypt and Singapore's competitive state school system

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Innovation in Zambia & transportation in South Africa

Innovative packaging for diarrhoea treatment in Zambia - and racial divisions in Cape Town

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Salmon v Copper in Alaska and Ancient Arts of Polynesian Seafarers

Mines threaten salmon fishing in Alaska and Polynesian seafarers revive ancient skills

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