A secret NATO report reinforces suspicions of links between the Taliban and the Pakistani secret services. In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge jailer Duch, who was accused of crimes against humanity, has seen his appeal answered with an increased sentence of life in prison. Finally, in China a massive river pollution case in the south of the country has activists blaming poor industry supervision in the name of profit.
Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, asked for a full acquittal because he was “following orders” – but the man responsible for some 15,000 deaths during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Another journalist has been killed in Pakistan, making it the most dangerous place in the world to work as a reporter. We meet the courageous men and women putting their lives at risk. We then join the campaign trail with the man who could be the next prime minister of India, Rahul Gandhi. Finally, families separated under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia are brought back together thanks to the latest reality TV show there.
Years on, Cambodia is still uncovering the extent of the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge. Hundreds of thousands of men and women were forced to marry by the regime. Today, these victims of arranged marriages are seeking compensation from their tormentors.
Radioactivity may not be visible to the human eye, but TV cameras have been let into the Fukushima no man's land for the first time. We also take a look at the little-known plight of Cambodia's Cham Muslims, who were nearly exterminated under the Khmer Rouge regime. Finally, we head to the Chinese park that is said to have inspired the majestic setting of the blockbuster film "Avatar".
Three high-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders accused of masterminding Cambodia's "killing fields" went on trial Monday, more than three decades after the 1975-1979 communist movement's reign of terror in which an estimated 1.7 million people died.
Cambodia is home to the most drug-resistant form of malaria in the world. The World Health Organisation has implemented a vast prevention programme to help eradicate this fatal disease. With the help of local NGOs, they are trying to change people’s mentality and habits.
Burma's authoritarian regime loosens its grip, but is it just going through the motions? We also head to Cambodia where our reporter shows us the effects of flooding in Cambodia. Finally, forget Will and Kate, we bring you a royal wedding with a happiness factor you can actually measure!
On today’s show, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia come together for the first time at a Paris event - we meet the photojournalist who is taking us off the tourist trail with his beautiful photos of Indochina. But first, Roman Polanski is awarded a lifetime achievement award at the very festival he was arrested at two years ago, and Morocco's Tanjazz festival gets music lovers on their feet.
We continue our focus on the first of the UN Millennium Development Goals: to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty. We gather accounts of everyday life in Rwanda, Senegal, Madagascar, Guatemala and Cambodia.
