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What do we do when the the antibiotics we rely on to cure deadly diseases stop working? Can we find drugs to tackle the new, resistant strains of Malaria or TB? And what if can't? Show more

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In the last days of April 1975 thousands of American servicemen and Vietnamese civilians were airlifted out of Saigon as North Vietnamese communist troops moved into the city. Show more

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Police in Baltimore face homicide charges after the death in custody of a young black man. His death had sparked violent protests in Baltimore and other US cities. Show more

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Nepal's Information Minister answers your questions, one week on from the earthquake

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Who is the Malaysian YouTuber facing trial on sedition charges? And, why so many people on Chinese media reacted to a tech executive speaking English. Show more

Should the BBC’s coverage of Nepal have given greater focus to rural areas? And how BBC Media Action's audio broadcasts are providing lifesaving information to victims. Show more

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The mass rapes committed by Soviet troops in Germany at the end of WW2 - in part as revenge for Nazi atrocities in the Soviet Union. Lucy Ash investigates. Show more

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Immigration is one of the key issues in the British General Election. Peter Day asks businesses, big and small how important the flow of foreign workers is to their bottom line. Show more

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Meet the Pakistani activist fighting the Taliban, and igniting Pakistani students abroad. Show more

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Nepal Minister answers critics; It's a Girl; Ruth Rendell dies; Iceland’s human google

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Marian Keyes answers listeners’ questions about her novel Rachel’s Holiday, a comic romance with a twist. Show more

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Between 2000 and 2015, Rwanda achieved the highest average annual reduction in the child mortality rate in the world. What can other nations learn from how they did it? Show more

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The Sunday Assembly is a “church” for people who do not believe in God. But is it really an atheist coup? John Laurenson talks to its founders, its supporters and its critics. Show more

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Diary from Nepal after the earthquake; dentist-to-wrestler Hakeem Wakur; the Egyptian woman who lives as a man and won a prize for being an 'Ideal Mother' Show more

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In the last days of April 1975 thousands of American servicemen and Vietnamese civilians were airlifted out of Saigon as North Vietnamese communist troops moved into the city. Show more

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Stories of conflict and recovery: why El Salvador punishes abortion; meeting an Iraqi Christian in Mosul province; family grief in Vietnam; and South Georgia's resurgent wildlife. Show more

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What do we do when the the antibiotics we rely on to cure deadly diseases stop working? Can we find drugs to tackle the new, resistant strains of Malaria or TB? And what if can't? Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Marian Keyes answers listeners’ questions about her novel Rachel’s Holiday, a comic romance with a twist. Show more