Medicine on the Frontline
27/05/2012 - HEALTH

Medicine on the Frontline

Doctors who risk their lives to save other people’s, scientists working on growing blood in a lab and researchers aiming to erase traumatic war memories – it’s all in this week’s Health show.
Thailand's 'forgotten war'
08/05/2012 - THAILAND

Thailand's 'forgotten war'

It's one of the world's forgotten wars, yet one of the most violent currently underway. Just a couple of hundred kilometres away from a tourist's tropical paradise, fighting between Buddhists and Muslims in the south of Thailand has been raging. The area was annexed by Bangkok over a hundred years ago, but violence has increased since the turn of this century.
Sudan declares state of emergency on southern border
30/04/2012 - SUDAN - SOUTH SUDAN

Sudan declares state of emergency on southern border

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (pictured) declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan following the arrests of three foreigners on Sunday, fuelling concerns the two countries are on the brink of all-out war.
Sudan arrests foreigners for trespassing in Heglig
29/04/2012 - SUDAN - SOUTH SUDAN

Sudan arrests foreigners for trespassing in Heglig

Sudan said it had arrested three foreigners on Saturday for illegally entering the disputed Heglig border area accompanied by a South Sudanese soldier. The British, Norwegian and South African nationals were accused of trying to help South Sudan.
South Sudan president says Khartoum has 'declared war'
24/04/2012 - SUDAN - SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan president says Khartoum has 'declared war'

South Sudan President Salva Kiir (pictured) told China on Tuesday that the country’s northern rival, Sudan, had declared war by bombing a market and oil field on Monday.
Coup leaders call for talks with rebel Islamist groups
16/04/2012 - MALI

Coup leaders call for talks with rebel Islamist groups

Mali's coup leaders and politicians said Monday that they would hold talks with the Islamist rebel groups Ansar Dine and the Tuaregs who now control northern Mali. The Islamists said Sunday that they would be willing to enter talks with Bamako.
West African mediator hosts talks on Mali crisis
14/04/2012 - MALI

West African mediator hosts talks on Mali crisis

Malian politicians and former junta members met Saturday with mediator Blaise Compaore, the president of Burkina Faso, to finalise an accord for Mali's return to civilian rule and take steps toward ending a Tuareg separatist rebellion.
Turkish foreign minister cuts short China visit over Syrian border fire
10/04/2012 - TURKEY - SYRIA

Turkish foreign minister cuts short China visit over Syrian border fire

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (pictured) has cut short a trip to China because of Syrian border fire, which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described as “a clear violation” on Monday. Davutoglu was supposed to return later in the week.
Sarajevo marks 20th anniversary of brutal conflict
06/04/2012 - SERBIA - WAR

Sarajevo marks 20th anniversary of brutal conflict

Sarajevo marked on Friday the 20th anniversary of the Bosnian War, a conflict that saw two million displaced and 100,000 killed. The nation still struggles with the legacy of the brutal conflict, with ongoing simmering ethnic tensions.
Janine Di Giovanni, Former Bosnia war correspondent
05/04/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Janine Di Giovanni, Former Bosnia war correspondent

Douglas Herbert speaks to award-winning war correspondent Janine Di Giovanni. She spent much of the 1990s covering the Balkan wars - as well as other calamities in Rwanda, Liberia, Congo, and Chechnya. In a 2004 chronicle about her Balkan experiences entitled "Madness Visible", she recounted the human cost of the war in vivid terms - from the genocide of Srebrenica to the gang-raping of Muslims in Kosovo.
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