BBC World Service - Outlook

Pirates stole my son

Howie Truong was fleeing Vietnam with his family when pirates intercepted their boat

Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr remembers her mother Dora Akunyili’s fearless work

Charles sues his country’s richest companies on behalf of black gold miners

Apartheid taught Charles to know his place, so how did he end up suing the gold industry?

How one man stopped the stories and songs of his people from being lost forever

Amy Bloom was determined to support her husband’s decision to end his life on his terms

Chance brought Syrian journalist Amer Matar face-to-face with his former captor

Donna discovers her ex fiancé’s secret life

How Dalit childhood friends Kavita and Meera are shaking up journalism in India

How a youth orchestra of tin-can violins and X-ray drums got the attention of Megadeth