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Lebanon and Germany

Why IS is boosting sectarianism in Beirut; the century-old boardgame Germans still play

• 10 mins

Ivory Coast and Estonia

Errant Ivoirian men tamed by soap opera and 'husband schools'; Tallinn's European dreams

• 10 mins

Jamaica and New Caledonia

How did Mario Deane die in police custody? And the Pacific islands still part of France

• 10 mins

The USA and Afghanistan

Grand dilemmas for the Grand Canyon - and a peek into Kabul's presidential palace

• 10 mins

Weekend Edition: Displacement

Correspondents meet people who have been displaced by religion, politics or to find jobs.

• 25 mins

West Africa and Pakistan

How Ebola damages social life as well as health; a gulf between rich and poor in Karachi

• 10 mins

Syria, Iraq and Mexico

Choosing potential allies to fight IS, and getting a driving licence in Mexico

• 10 mins

Canada and Bulgaria

Toronto's controversial mayor Rob Ford, and the hopes of a young Bulgarian Roma man

• 10 mins

Ukraine and Sicily

Eastern Ukraine seems out of Kiev's reach now, and Sicily's pervasive corruption goes on

• 10 mins

Amsterdam Mayors' Conference and France

Big city mayors join up to get things done and a top French chef takes meat off the menu

• 10 mins

Weekend Edition: Ferocity, Prosperity and Subservience

Stories from Syria, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bulgaria and Liberia

• 25 mins

Pacific and Greece

US Navy exercises with an eye on China and a modern day Robin Hood in Greece

• 10 mins

Lessons from History in the Middle East

The past and present of the Middle East, and an oil bath in Azerbaijan

• 10 mins

Yemen and Hungary

Iona Craig on the politics of Yemen; Nick Thorpe picking mushrooms in Hungary.

• 10 mins

Egypt and Sweden

Life in Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s Egypt, and the Sami of Sweden being forced off the land

• 10 mins

Myanmar and Zimbabwe

Charlotte McDonald on change in Myanmar; Chris Haslam finds a lonely baboon in Zimbabwe

• 10 mins

Anything Goes

A Frank Sinatra song is strangely apt in Russia, and why Egyptians complain about nothing

• 25 mins

France and Kyrgyzstan

Why opticians in France need more scrutiny, and the Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan

• 10 mins

Fear in Baghdad, and the changing times in Yangon

Militant Islamist fear in Baghdad, and times of change for Rangoon or Yangon today

• 10 mins

Syrian refugees unwelcome in Turkey, and the Chinese monks who tweet and meditate.

Syrian refugees unwelcome in Turkey, and the Chinese monks who tweet and meditate.

• 10 mins

Italy's Migrants, and a ‘Mad’ Danish Food Conference

What welcome awaits immigrants making a dangerous trek across the Mediterranean?

• 10 mins

The Teenagers Fleeing Boko Haram, and a School's Hunting Lessons

Stories of Nigerians escaping militant attacks, plus a Canadian teacher teaching hunting

• 10 mins

Memorable Meetings

An encounter with the heart-broken sister of a jihadi in Kosovo.

• 25 mins

Kashmir, Bulgaria, China, and London Wine

The aftermath of fighting in Kashmir, a patriot in Bulgaria, and London winemaking

• 25 mins

The Power of Technology

Tales of development (or decline) from South Sudan, Cuba, Myanmar, Bolivia and Zimbabwe

• 25 mins

Appearance and Reality

Stories from Tunisia, Pakistan, Liberia, South Sudan, Germany and rural Kentucky

• 25 mins

Loving the Alien

Stories of human encounters in Israel, Burkina Faso, Germany, South Korea and France

• 25 mins

Harsh Lessons

Stories of necessity - and invention - from Qatar, Lebanon, India, Malawi and California

• 25 mins

Tread Carefully

Tales of caution and daring from Pakistan, Cameroon, Algeria, France and Iran

• 25 mins

Warning Signs

Stories of risk and reward from Russia, India, Indonesia, the Galapagos and France

• 25 mins