BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor

Taking Journalism to New Heights

BBC Urdu saddle up to get the story at the top of a mountain.

What do young Nigerians know about arguably the worst conflict in the country's history?

BBC Africa's Audrey Brown visits a Cape vineyard attempting to right past wrongs.

Aleppo through the lens of citizen journalists

Surprising insights into life in the Taliban's de facto capital of Musa Qala.

Why have pyramids sparked off a row between Sudan and Egypt?

Venezuela is experiencing food shortages, and children in particular are suffering.

What's at stake in the close relationship between Turkey and Somalia?

Uzbeks in Sweden are reeling from an attack allegedly committed by one of their community

Colombia's civil conflict has claimed many casualties, but some injuries are still taboo