Crossing Continents

Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.

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Mexico: Exorcising Evil
Why Catholic priests in Mexico believe they can fight drug trafficking through exorcism.
28 Nov 2013,28 mins
Moldova - Sour Grapes
Will Russian politics crush the thriving wine industry of tiny Moldova?
21 Nov 2013,28 mins
Indonesia's Mercury Menace
How mercury poisoning is threatening the health of Indonesian gold miners.
19 Sep 2013,28 mins
Matchmaking in Modern China
Looking for love in a country where there will soon be 24 million bachelors.
12 Sep 2013,28 mins
Venezuela - Out of Stock
Ed Butler investigates how Venezuela's economic crisis is affecting everyday lives.
05 Sep 2013,28 mins
Inside Gay Pakistan
Mobeen Azhar discovers a secret vibrant gay scene in urban Pakistan.
29 Aug 2013,28 mins
Turkey's New Opposition
Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together? Emre Azizlerli reports.
22 Aug 2013,28 mins
Kazakhstan's Living Gulags
Rayhan Demeytrie investigates allegations of torture in Kazakhstan's prisons.
15 Aug 2013,28 mins
Romania, Religion and Riches
Tessa Dunlop looks at the wealth, power and influence of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
08 Aug 2013,28 mins
Kermit Gosnell: Doctor and Murderer
How the disturbing tale of one abortionist is affecting America's wider debate.
05 Aug 2013,30 mins
Spain: Operation FGM
Two women in Spain undergo reconstructive surgery after FGM. Will it work?
25 Jul 2013,28 mins
Romario Tackles Brazil
A profile of Romario - Brazil's footballing bad-boy turned politician.
16 May 2013,28 mins
Return to Ghana's Oil City
Rob Walker finds out how oil has changed Ghana's sleepy port city of Takoradi.
09 May 2013,28 mins
Hazaras, Hatred and Pakistan
Mobeen Azhar investigates the deadly campaign against Pakistan's Shia Hazara minority.
02 May 2013,28 mins
Belarus's university in exile
Inside the Belarusian university which escaped repression by moving to Lithuania.
25 Apr 2013,28 mins
Mexico's Village Vigilantes
Linda Pressly meets the vigilantes fighting Mexico's criminal gangs in Guerrerro State.
18 Apr 2013,28 mins
Ukraine's HIV battle
Lucy Ash on why battling HIV and AIDS in Ukraine - Europe's hotspot - is so challenging.
11 Apr 2013,28 mins
Nepal: Getting Away with Murder
Joanna Jolly finds out why the scars from the brutal civil war in Nepal are still raw.
04 Apr 2013,28 mins
Mongolia's Mining Boom
How will the world's fastest-growing economy manage its dramatic transformation?
28 Mar 2013,28 mins
Trafficking girls in India
Investigating the trafficking of girls within India for prostitution and forced marriage.
10 Jan 2013,28 mins
Forced Confessions in Japan
Investigating forced confessions of suspects in the Japanese criminal justice system.
03 Jan 2013,28 mins
Burma
Lucy Ash investigates an increasingly bitter row over a major Chinese investment in Burma.
27 Dec 2012,28 mins
Poland's New Immigrants
Paul Henley meets the migrants heading to Poland, attracted by its thriving economy.
20 Dec 2012,28 mins
Libya: Life after the Revolution
Justin Marozzi examines if Libya can come together again as one country.
13 Dec 2012,28 mins
Sexual Abuse in US Prisons
Linda Pressly looks at the disturbing story of rape and sexual abuse in America's prisons.
06 Dec 2012,28 mins
The Mystery of South Africa's Missing Textbooks
Rob Walker investigates allegations of corruption affecting South African schools.
29 Nov 2012,28 mins
El Salvador's Gang Truce
El Salvador's gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted. Can it last?
22 Nov 2012,28 mins
The Mayor of Mogadishu
Is Mogadishu on the mend? A day in the life of the new Somali/British mayor of Mogadishu.
15 Nov 2012,28 mins
Israel's New Front Line
How exemption from conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews is exposing Israel's faultlines.
06 Sep 2012,28 mins
Gold and Governance in Romania
Tessa Dunlop investigates why a plan for a massive gold mine is dividing Romania.
30 Aug 2012,28 mins