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29/11/2009
The Swiss say no to minarets on Mosques. And moustaches: sexy... or a turn-off?
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
30/11/2009
US to send more troops to Afghanistan, and Latin America's first gay marriage is postponed
01/12/2009
Obama sends troops to Afghanistan. An Afghan diplomat applauds, a US colonel dissents.
02/12/2009
A rare Taliban interview / Bhopal, 25 years after the disaster / Strange tales from Peru
03/12/2009
Our reporter witnesses a Somali bombing and we look at the poisioning of an Iranian doctor
04/12/2009
Reaction to the World Cup draw, and the Sudanese girl given 50 lashes for wearing a skirt.
05/12/2009
The Russian president: nightclub fire which killed more than 100 people is a criminal act
06/12/2009
Another crisis in the Anglican church as a second American gay bishop is elected.
07/12/2009
08/12/2009
An Iraqi musician tells us about fears for his students as bombs kill scores in Baghdad.
09/12/2009
Ireland's strict abortion laws are challenged in the European Court of Human Rights.
10/12/2009
President Obama accepts his Nobel Peace Prize, but did he deserve it? And does pink stink?
11/12/2009
Zimbabwe's Mugabe says his party is tearing itself apart. And Avatar meets Star Trek.
Bidding for Iraqi oil, Iranian students angry at Dutch ban, and a very large cocktail.
12/12/2009
13/12/2009
The UN's aid agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, marks its 60th year. A cause for celebration?
14/12/2009
The fourth US hiker in Iran, an AIDS drug failure and coping with breast cancer.