Caught up in Somalia’s civil conflict from a young age, Mohamed Omer Warsama has long been a close observer of his native Somaliland’s battle for independence. But working on both sides of the disputed Somalia-Somaliland frontline as an aid worker, he soon discovered that despite the politicians’ talk of war and clan divisions, for people on the ground there is no anger – just the daily concerns of earning an income and staying safe
On this week's show: Nato bogged down in Afghanistan, Democrats convene in Colorado, Pakistan coalition fails, Beijing Olympics review, Katharine Whitehorn
As Russian lawmakers vote to recognise Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, Daniel J Gerstle recalls sharing a friendly picnic with both Georgians and Ossetians in the Caucasus mountains
Peter van Ham got rare permission to travel deep into the remote hills of northeast Indian to study the Naga, a group of tribes for whom traditional headhunting has once again become a way of life
Lunch wouldn’t be lunch in Mumbai without the dabbawalas who deliver fresh homemade meals from the suburbs to the desks of workers in India’s most crowded city. Gangaram L Talekar describes an Indian institution
As the only midwife serving in 27 villages in rural Malawi, dealing with up to 50 births a month, Emmy Chilalika sees every day the deadly effects of poverty and ignorance on the lives of women and babies. But, she says, her near-impossible task brings its own rewards
In La Paz, shining shoes carries such a stigma that José Luis Rodríguez, 14, wears a mask to avoid recognition – as do the other children forced into this hard street life
With hope, a background in 'liberation theology' and a determination to change his nation, Fernando Lugo has big ideas for the presidency of Paraguay
