A Poisonous Cocktail
A mosaic of victory in a graveyard in Libya is reconsidered, and a poisonous cocktail of prejudice casts a dark shadow over Burma's new democracy. Presented by Kate Adie.
Burma: Jonathan Head goes to Rakhine state in Burma where bitter unrest has resulted in more than a hundred deaths and a hundred thousand displaced.
Libya: Kevin Connolly visits a war graves cemetery and considers stories of loss and love, grief and anger.
Japan: Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a boat to the islands at the centre of a bitter argument in the South China Sea.
USA: As the dust settles after the election Jonny Dymond's in Indiana looking on as the real business of America gets done.
and Mexico: Will Grant's in Oaxaca state where they believe in bidding farewell to the dead in a festive rather than a funereal atmosphere.
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- Sat 10 Nov 2012 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4