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Brazil’s party capital, Rio de Janeiro, is witnessing a killing spree and it’s the police who stand accused of perpetrating much of the bloodshed. Show more

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East German states Saxony and Brandenburg go to the polls today. Show more

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The fighting comes despite peace talks between the Taliban and the United States. Show more

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Thirty one protesters have been admitted to hospital after overnight clashes. Show more

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The debate over animal welfare and religious freedom. Show more

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Afghans' views of US talks with the Taliban; what the Yazidis who went back to Sinjar in Iraq have found; migration through Costa Rica; petanque gets more professional in France Show more

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From the sky it has always been possible to see small green circles of hope across the country – the church forests of Ethiopia. Show more

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Isabel and Susana González risk their lives to collect barnacles along Spain’s coastline. But they also faced death threats when they stood up to the patriarchy of their industry. Show more

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The Cultural Frontline presents the radio premiere of the play, Kit Kat, by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir recorded on location at the Edinburgh Festival Show more

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Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture and Mussorgsky's glittering Pictures at an Exhibition performed at the BBC Proms. Show more

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World leaders meet in Poland to mark the eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of WW2. Show more

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It’s been a year since Brazil’s National Museum burned down. The building and its precious archive of the past now lie in ruins but amongst the ashes there’s a battle to revive it Show more

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It's claimed that some computers can now pass the Turing test: convincing people that they are human. What does that mean for our future? Show more

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India has a poor record when it comes to the balance between the sexes. How can sportswomen there overcome the barriers to success? Devina Gupta and her guests in Delhi discuss. Show more

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The storm is the strongest hurricane in modern times to hit the area, and is causing devastating winds and very heavy rainfall. Show more

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Four of Curtis Flowers’ convictions have been overturned because the prosecutor violated legal procedure. And yet the same prosecutor has continued to try the case. Show more

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Oysters are being used to eat pollutants in the sea, protect shorelines and monitor pollution around oil rigs. Show more

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Professor Deborah Bowman explores how being struck down by serious illness has irrevocably altered her take on medical ethics and what it means to be a patient. Show more

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A computer processor made of carbon nanotubes is unveiled to the world. Also, the continuing quest for nuclear fusion energy, and the stats on crocodile attacks since the 1960s. Show more

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Polypill study in Iran; Statins and muscle pain; Venezuelan doctors in Chile; Athletic teeth; Risk-taking and the fluctuating brain; Tattoo allergies Show more

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How Britain's Lizzy Hawker won the top race in mountain-running a record five times. Show more

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Two female hip hop artists from Guatemala and Yemen on the challenges they've faced. Show more