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Myanmar and Scaling up from Gaza

Myanmar and the public memory of 1988's massacre. Plus comparing tiny Gaza with Australia

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India and Panama

The 'S' word (slums) that's a taboo in India and Latin America's fastest growing economy

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Syrian Refugees in Northern Iraq; Switzerland's Biggest Church Organ

Syrian refugees get free healthcare and education in Iraq. And Switzerland's biggest organ

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Weekend Edition: New Neighbours

Global "gentrification" in Tonga, Panama, Grenada, Berlin, Hong Kong and Australia

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Stairways to Hollywood

Discover the Hollywood hills stairways used by film stars in the early days of cinema

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Belarus and Mexico: In History's Footsteps

On Lee Harvey Oswald's trail in Minsk; the moves, costume and joy of danzon in Mexico City

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Syria and Vietnam

The Aleppo crossing point where snipers target children

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Disputed Territory

Race, crime and paranoia in New Orleans; China vs Philippines at a tribunal in the Hague

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Hospital Blues... and Delicious Greens

A double-edged trip to casualty in Chad; a long quest for vegetarian meals in Africa

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Weekend Edition 24 Aug 2013: Crossings

Stories of war, intrigue - and show business - from Aleppo, Hanoi, Minsk and Los Angeles

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Polynesia and the world

John Pickford reflects on the changing diet, lifestyle and prospects of people in Oceania

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Jamaica and Russia

Reflections on homophobia in the Caribbean; memories of walrus-chasing in Arctic Chukotka

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Friend or Foe?

Meeting Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and sipping coffee in the city of spies

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Parades and Ponytails

Chris Buckler in Northern Ireland's parades; Irene Caselli on Venezuela's hair thieves

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The Coconut Viola and an Alpine Party for 36,000

Justin Rowlatt on Vietnam's traditional music; Alex Marshall partying in Liechtenstein

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Weekend Edition: Keeping Their Heads Down

Tales of risk and reward in Egypt, Venezuela, New Orleans, Russia's Arctic and Polynesia

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China and Hungary

John Sudworth with Chinese petitioners; Nick Thorpe searching for a heart in Hungary

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Syria: what can be done?

Impressions of the aftermath of a bombing and analysis of President Obama's options

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Pakistan and Liberia

A peaceful exit from Pakistan's presidency; the boundless energy of Liberian entrepreneurs

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New Horizons

One woman's journey from Syria to Australia; another's dream of travelling outside Tibet

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Social Scourges in Cambodia and Angola

Survivors of acid attacks rally in Phnom Penh; (almost) everyone drinks too much in Luanda

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Weekend Edition: Who Are The Real Winners?

Stories from correspondents in Syria, US, Australia, Chad, Vietnam and Liechtenstein

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South Africa and Italy: Family Histories

From fleeing Nazism to battling apartheid; a Brit's war story salves Italian ambivalence

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The End of Good Times in Australia and Moscow's Kiosk Clampdown

The end of Australia's mining boom and Moscow's efforts to limit street alcohol sales

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Advice from ‘La-la Land’ and Britain’s Costly Hen Parties

Advice on Syria from American universites. Plus, pre-wedding celebrations in Britain

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Child Exploitation in Brazil

Meet the children working in Brazil’s sex industy - and the man who once exploited them

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An Eye-opening Return to Martinique

Race and society on the Caribbean island of Martinique, with Lyndsay Johns

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Weekend Edition: Dangerous Enthusiasms

With recent stories from Australia, Liberia, Cambodia, Russia, Angola and Hungary

• 24 mins

Siberian Tigers and Pink Panthers

Stories on a gang of jewel thieves and efforts to save tigers in Siberia.

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India and Indonesia

The silent 'sorority of the abused' in India; Lessons for Egypt's transition from Jakarta

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