07/06/2012
From Our Own Correspondent joins bus passengers praying out loud as they travel along what may be the most dangerous road in the Himalayas.
Alan Johnston's been talking to Italians in the centre and north of the country as their homes and towns are shaken in a series of earthquakes.
Monsoon season's approaching in Pakistan. Aleem Maqbool's been finding out people are concerned there will be, once again, disastrous flooding.
The city of Johannesburg in South Africa is shaking off a reputation for violence and urban decay. Hamilton Wende, a longtime resident, believes it's becoming an exciting African metropolis for the 21st century.
James McConnachie is in Nepal where increasing Chinese influence is bringing new road-building projects among the world's most dramatic mountain landscapes.
And Roland Buerk is in Tokyo where pets are pampered like nowhere else on earth.
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Duration: 00:30
Quakes shake Italians sense of home
Earthquakes in northern Italy have killed more than 20 people, left thousands homeless left many too frightened to return home says Alan Johnston.
Duration: 06:05
Pakistani’s fresh monsoon flood fears
Aleem Maqbool finds contradictions and lies as the country braces itself for more disastrous flooding.
Duration: 04:45
Reinvention and regeneration in Johannesburg
From segregation to dangerous inner-city slums and now a modern African metropolis for the 21st Century – Hamilton Wende reflects on the city he grew up in.
Duration: 05:43
Riding on Nepal’s most dangerous road
In the Annapurna region of Nepal, James McConnachie finds bus passengers praying out loud as they navigate the most notorious new road in the Himalayas.
Duration: 05:20
Encountering pampered pooches in Tokyo
Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. Young Japanese are choosing to have pets rather than babies and it has spawned a pet care industry worth $10bn a year. Roland Buerk reports.
Duration: 05:46
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- Thu 7 Jun 2012 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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