The Fifth Floor Episodes Available now
A Reporter's Guide to Karachi
Mapping the four corners of Karachi, from the bad-lands to the press club
Skipping School to Watch a Revolution
The BBC Chinese service remembers the Tiananmen Square protests, 25 years on
A Short History of Blasphemy
How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan
What to do with Escobar's Hippos?
The dangerous legacy of Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar: hippos
A Portrait of Homs
The ruins of the old city of Homs through the eyes of a BBC journalist Soumer Daghastani
Living in the Shadow of Boko Haram
The female journalist who spent 10 years reporting on the Nigerian militant group
Don't Mention the Biafran War
Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on
Will there be protests or parties in Rio?
How does BBC Brasil keep tabs on such a vibrant and volatile city?
The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts
From Chinese pandas to Putin's crocodile - how countries use animals in diplomacy
India at the Polls
What does it take to be a candidate in India's 2014 general elections?