BBC World Service - Fifth Floor

My Hanoi Childhood in Five Pictures

A new collection of photos, “Hanoi After the War”, triggers memories

Saffron is the world's most expensive spice, and no Iranian kitchen would be without it.

An upbeat view of Lagos's notorious floating slum

Is Russian spycraft in decline, with the recent unmasking of two secret agents?

Jair Bolsonaro: the controversial far-right candidate who may become president

Bras, mini-skirts, hijabs: the heated debate about what women should wear

Reclaiming Mogadishu’s sports stadium

A controversial appointment that shed light on Pakistan's Amaddiyya community.

Poppy seeds and sugar, or chilli and dried fish: Bengal’s kitchen divide

How a chance encounter brought BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo a great story