Reporting Nelson Mandela's Death

Reflecting on the life and death of Nelson Mandela across the BBC's 27 language services

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Reflections from Dhaka: a City Under Siege

Blockades, violence and an execution: BBC Bangla's insights on tense times in Bangladesh

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Water Wars

Legendary maritime rivalries from the East China Sea to Brazil's infamous Lobster War

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The Best of the Fifth Floor

Looking back at 2013: a year's reporting from the World Service's 27 language sections

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Syrian Refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan

Meeting Syrians who fled the war inside Domiz, Iraq's largest refugee camp

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Life in the Freezer

Tips from Siberia on how to survive the polar vortex

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I Witnessed the Golden Temple Siege

Watching from the rooftops as bullets rained down over the holiest site for Sikhs

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Kiev: the Story of Hrushevsky Street

A history of an iconic street and its significance in Ukraine's anti-government protests

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Buying Ex-army Scrap in Kandahar

Fridges, fans and other ex-army bargains on sale as military bases close in Afghanistan

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Why Iran Salutes a Cardboard Khomeini

Life-size images and inflatable planes mark 35 years since Khomeini's return from exile

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Peace Talks Around the World

Is reporting peace harder than reporting war?

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Mugabe at 90

On his birthday, Zimbabwean journalists reflect on living and reporting under Mugabe

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Crimea - A User's Guide

Crimea's political background, ethnic make-up and why it's a prime holiday destination

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Carnival and Crisis in Caracas

How a divided Venezuela is dealing with both protesters and parties on the streets

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Pakistan Famine Crisis

Reporting the tragedy of famine in Thar: Pakistan's untold story

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Colombia's Houses of Horror

Finding fear and gruesome stories in Buenaventura, Colombia's most dangerous city

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Pistorius and South Africa's Media

Reflections on the Oscar Pistorius trial and South Africa's media

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Freedom and Journalism

The freedom to report with stories from Iran, Brazil, Sri Lanka and DR Congo

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Freedom and Journalism

The freedom to report: stories from Iran, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Dr Congo.

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India at the Polls

What does it take to be a candidate in India's 2014 general elections?

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The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts

From Chinese pandas to Putin's crocodile - how countries use animals in diplomacy

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Will there be protests or parties in Rio?

How does BBC Brasil keep tabs on such a vibrant and volatile city?

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Don't Mention the Biafran War

Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on

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Living in the Shadow of Boko Haram

The female journalist who spent 10 years reporting on the Nigerian militant group

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A Portrait of Homs

The ruins of the old city of Homs through the eyes of a BBC journalist Soumer Daghastani

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What to do with Escobar's Hippos?

The dangerous legacy of Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar: hippos

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A Short History of Blasphemy

How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan

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Skipping School to Watch a Revolution

The BBC Chinese service remembers the Tiananmen Square protests, 25 years on

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A Reporter's Guide to Karachi

Mapping the four corners of Karachi, from the bad-lands to the press club

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BBC Arabic and Iraq

We take you inside BBC Arabic's newsroom to hear the challenges of reporting Iraq

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Life With No Toilet in Rural India

How a lack of private toilets in rural India has exposed women to sexual harassment.

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The Art of Football Commentary

Creative commentating and does Iran, Zimbabwe, or Brazil have the longest goaal?

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South Sudan Three Years On

Women fleeing war in their pyjamas - reporting the human cost of conflict in South Sudan

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Farewell Nadine Gordimer

Paying tribute to one of South Africa's most influential authors

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Nairobi Uncovered

An insider's view of Nairobi with the BBC journalists who work there

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Reporting From an Ebola Hotspot

Covering the outbreak, tackling fear and rumours in Sierra Leone

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Stories from the Frontline: Gaza

When home becomes a conflict zone: reporting, sleeping and surviving in the bureau

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From Lift Engineer to Iraqi PM

The surprising past of Haider Al-Abadi, Iraq's new leader

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Why are Shipping Containers so Popular in Pakistan?

The hunk of metal that is all the rage with Pakistani politicians, protestors and police

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Living in a Lawless Libya

Tanks in the driveway and AK-47s in the market - how residents are coping in Benghazi

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Who to vote for in Brazil: Mr Bean, Hamburger Face or Bin Laden?

The politicians with odd nicknames contesting in Brazil's elections

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ISIS, ISIL or IS: The Politics of a Name

Why the media disagrees over what to call the militant jihadist group

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All Eyes on Scotland

What has Scotland's momentous vote meant around the world?

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"Boots on the Ground"

The story behind the phrase

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Minefields, Vineyards and Flak Jackets: Reporting from the Turkish Syria Border

A letter from Urfa where refugees have been fleeing Syria and Islamic State militants

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The Battle for Kobane - the Kurdish Way of War

Why Kurdish fighters sing and dance before they take up weapons against IS militants

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Kashmir: After the Floods

Surviving in Srinagar: coming to grips with life after last month's record floods

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After the Ceasefire: the Cost of Reporting Gaza

How do you cope when your home is a conflict zone?

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Ghost Stories from Pakistan, Mexico and Uzbekistan

Exploring the oral traditions behind ghost stories from around the world

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Stories from the Frontline: Burkina Faso

Revolutions and counter-revolutions as told by BBC Afrique's Lamine Konkobo

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The Legacy of 1984

Why sales of George Orwell's iconic novel of a totalitarian state are soaring in Egypt

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Ukraine: A Year Since Maidan

How has Ukraine changed one year on from the Maidan Square protests

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Reporting Immigration: A Global Perspective

Obama extends the rights of millions of illegal immigrants in the US

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Trouble with the Rouble

What the story of the rouble tells us about Russia

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Reporting Truth and Reconciliation

Can Brazil's inquiry bring justice nearly 30 years after the end of military rule?

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Stories from the Frontline: The Peshawar Attack

Reporting from Peshawar: the aftermath of the Taliban school attack

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Highlights from The Fifth Floor 2014

Looking back at 2014: a year's reporting from the World Service's 27 language sections

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Rhyme, Rhythm and Rumba

2014 in song: favourite musical features from the World Service's 27 language sections

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The Challenges for Cartoonists of the Middle East

The Paris attacks remind cartoonists of the Middle East of the dangers they face at home

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Preventing an Execution in Pakistan

How a BBC journalist stopped an execution in Pakistan

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President to Prisoner: Reporting Mubarak

Reporting in Hosni Mubarak's Egypt

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The Search for Hidden Graves in Burundi

Reporting from the Frontline: Burundi

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Inside the Egyptian Courts

How justice works in Egypt

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How to Report from a War Zone

Reporting from the Frontline: Kobane and Donetsk

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Amitabh and Me: Meeting a Bollywood Star

A super fan meets Bollywood film star Amitabh Bachchan

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Unusual Tales from the Colombian Peace Talks

Missing General and Miss Universes: Inside the Colombian Peace Talks

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Tikrit: City of Palaces and Jihadis

Birthplace of Saddam Hussein and Saladin, Tikrit is the new front in the battle with IS

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Libya: Living in a Lawless State

Living and reporting in a lawless Libya where there is no central security infrastructure

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Frontline Reporting in Syria and Iraq

Life as a reporter embedded in the military in Syria and Iraq

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Enduring a Nigerian Election

Enduring a Nigerian Election: Why one Nigerian writer can't wait for it to be over

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Yemen: A Nation Divided

Yemen: Country and Families Divided

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Garissa: I Can't Describe What I Saw

How a reporter broke the news of the Garissa attack

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No President, no cabinet. Who's running the country?

Deadlock in Lebanon and Afghanistan: one without a president, the other lacking a cabinet

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Venezuela's Crisis: A Numbers Game

Why shoppers are queueing eight hours a week to scan their fingers in supermarkets

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Turkey's War on Mules

Why the Turkish Army is waging a war against mules

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My Friend Sabeen Mahmud

The BBC's Ziad Zafar reflects on his murdered friend, Pakistani activist Sabeen Mahmud

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Burundi: A Day in the Life of the News

Inside the BBC Africa Newsroom as news broke of an attempted coup in Burundi

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Following the Rohingya Boat People

Homeless and stateless: stories from Rohingyas seeking better lives across dangerous seas

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Free to Learn: Educating Afghans in Iran

Lifting the barriers to school for undocumented Afghans in Iran

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Mosul: One Year On

How the City of Mosul Has Changed Under Islamic State

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Reporting Accra's Petrol Station Inferno

Floods, fire and tragedy: a hard day at work for the BBC's Sammy Darko

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The Manden Charter: Mali's Magna Carta

The story of the 13th Century charter which established laws for the clans of West Africa

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Presidential Staying Power

The African leaders who love to stay on, even if it means rewriting the constitution

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Tunisia's Identity Crisis

The young Tunisians who are drawn to extremism

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Surviving the Somali Civil War and the 7/7 attacks

A life-changing decision to step off a bus.

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Iran Nuclear Talks: Survivors' Tales

The challenges of covering the marathon negotiations leading to the Iran nuclear deal

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Beyond Obama-mania: Reporters' Stories

BBC Africa journalists share insights of President Obama's relationship with Africa

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Meeting Mullah Omar

A rare encounter with the reclusive Taliban leader. Stories from a BBC Afghan journalist.

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Cuba: No Internet, No Problem

How Cubans share what's on the net one hard drive at a time.

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Bands Battle over the Kenyan Airwaves

Why there are street protests in Kenya about the amount of airtime devoted to local music

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War on Error: Reporting Insurgency

How to separate rumours from truth when reporting on Boko Haram and the Afghan Taliban.

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Beirut's 'You Stink' Protests

On the frontline of Beirut's protests over rubbish.

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Indonesia's Chilli Crisis

How a huge increase in the price of red chillies is hurting Indonesians

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Should Celebrities Run for Office?

The actors and musicians who have won and lost on the political stage

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The Refugee Crisis as Seen from Syria

The reality of life in Damascus today

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Ghana's James Bond of Journalism

Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Ghana's crime busting undercover reporter, in the spotlight.

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Kunduz: The Battle for my Hometown

BBC Afghan's Ahmad Yama describes the Taliban takeover of Kunduz and his escape

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Russia and Syria: Inside the Friendship

As Russia aligns more closely with Syria we unpick their historical cultural ties

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Reporting Ebola

Sierra Leonean Umaru Fofana on living and working with the threat of ebola

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