Malian expatriates in Paris fear for loved ones back home

As British police try to work out the motives of the murder of a soldier in London last week, they are also having to handle a rise in abuse targeted at the UK's Islamic community as a result of the killing. The number of recorded incidents of verbal and physical attacks on Muslims has rocketed since the attack, with the fascist English Defence League holding an increasing number of rallies calling for followers of the religion to leave the country.

Balochistan is the Pakistani province that borders Afghanistan and Iran. The area is known to be home to the Taliban's Supreme Commander Mullah Omar, as well as separatists fighting a violent war against the Pakistani military. It has become a no-go area for many, especially foreign journalists. Access is only granted if one agrees to be escorted by the authorities, as our reporters found out on a recent media trip to Quetta, the capital of the province.