BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor

Why are Shipping Containers so Popular in Pakistan?

The hunk of metal that is all the rage with Pakistani politicians, protestors and police

The surprising past of Haider Al-Abadi, Iraq's new leader

When home becomes a conflict zone: reporting, sleeping and surviving in the bureau

Covering the outbreak, tackling fear and rumours in Sierra Leone

An insider's view of Nairobi with the BBC journalists who work there

Paying tribute to one of South Africa's most influential authors

Women fleeing war in their pyjamas - reporting the human cost of conflict in South Sudan

Creative commentating and does Iran, Zimbabwe, or Brazil have the longest goaal?

How a lack of private toilets in rural India has exposed women to sexual harassment.

We take you inside BBC Arabic's newsroom to hear the challenges of reporting Iraq