Oct 1, 2011

Oct 1, 2011

An 18-hour train ride to the end of the line brings you to the very edge of Norway. Inside the Arctic Circle. But why is it that this place has such firm connections with Italy. Christine Finn has the answer. Justin Webb examines a Japanese conundrum: the country benefits from its cultural insularity and yet, if it doesn't open up to outsiders, it faces economic decline. Mark Lowen, charting the mood in Athens as international investigators assess the creditworthiness of Greece, talks of clouds of tear gas and despair closing over a troubled country. In the Pakistani city of Karachi, the American consulate moved to a new location. Mohammed Hanif says it has meant the reopening of an historic park and armed guards being replaced by youngsters playing cricket. And you used to have to go America's Great Plains for a glimpse of the mighty bison. Not any more. Rob Cameron tells us why it can now be seen wandering around a place that used to be a training ground for the Russian Red Army.

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Myanmar's civil war: the junta's fightback

Myanmar's civil war: the junta's fightback

Kate Adie presents stories on the deserters from Myanmar's military forces, African POWs in Ukraine, Ahmedebad a year on from the Air India crash, South Africa and Belize.Myanmar’s military, which sei...

13 Kesä 29min

Ebola in the DRC: Fear and Conspiracy Theories

Ebola in the DRC: Fear and Conspiracy Theories

Kate Adie introduces stories on Ebola in the DRC, Ukraine's stoic bus drivers, the rebirth of a river in Oregon, India's ethnic violence, and the return of the Griffon Vulture in Croatia.The Democrati...

6 Kesä 28min

Cuba’s collapsing revolution

Cuba’s collapsing revolution

Kate Adie introduces stories on Cuba's economic crisis as it feels the strain of the US fuel blockade, Lebanon's shattered ceasefire, the fevered debate over Australia's social media ban, plus dispatc...

30 Touko 28min

Afghanistan: Shaiqa’s story

Afghanistan: Shaiqa’s story

Kate Adie introduces stories on the fate of a sick Afghan girl, a surprising return to Sudan, Armenia's choice between Russia and the West, Germany's culture of remembrance, and a first-time visit to ...

23 Touko 28min

Donald Trump's China summit with Xi Jinping

Donald Trump's China summit with Xi Jinping

Kate Adie introduces stories on President Trump's visit to China, the Palestine marathon, the Venice Biennale boycott, a young woman's search for her mother in India, and living in the fast lane with ...

16 Touko 28min

Putin and Russia's new normal

Putin and Russia's new normal

Kate Adie introduces stories on Vladimir Putin's declining popularity, peace protests in Japan, Serbia's anti-corruption anger, and how Canadian robots are patrolling the Arctic.The Kremlin has recent...

9 Touko 27min

President Trump, the King, and a special relationship

President Trump, the King, and a special relationship

Kate Adie introduces stories on the King and Queen's visit to Washington, the current mood inside Iran, elections in Gaza and the West Bank, and why fish are front and centre in the politics of West B...

2 Touko 27min

Iran War: Pakistan the peace broker

Iran War: Pakistan the peace broker

Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Pakistan, the Turkey-Iran border, Kenya, Ukraine, and Paraguay.Why was Pakistan chosen as the host of peace talks between the US and Iran? It's a question some in ...

25 Huhti 28min

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