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As India prepares to try the men accused of gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student, we take a look at how this gruesome case could bring about much-needed change. Next, French troops leave Afghanistan with more than they arrived with: Afghan translators will be evacuated with them. Finally, forget the Orient express, try Cambodia's Bamboo train: tourists and goods alike are welcome on this alternative means of transportation.

Russian roads are some of the deadliest in the world. Last year there were over 200,000 traffic accidents, leaving some 28,000 people dead. In an attempt to reduce these shocking figures, the government has announced new penalties for drunk drivers. Our Moscow correspondents Ksenia Bolchakova and Shaun Walker report.

It's a highway that symbolises southern Italy's failures. The "Mafia Motorway" has been in construction for more than 10 years and has been a constant headache for the Italian government, with allegations of corruption and racketeering. The powerful Calabrian mafia, Ndrangheta, has siphoned off hundreds of millions of euros, leaving the authorities faced with trying to clean up the mess. A report by Bernard Bedarida, Tristan Dessert and Charlotte Davan-Wetton.