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Q&A: Lady Yvonne Cochrane
Beirut's Christian quarter of Ashrafieh has weathered civil war, terrorist assassinations and the recent Hezbollah-Israeli conflict. But today the hill-top neighbourhood is once again under threat, this time from developers who are destroying the…
Asia
The empty schools of Japan, bridging Hong Kong and searching for a new Seoul in Yongsan.
Oceania
Why Australia's new gay Malaysian-Chinese MP is the politician to watch, and making high-rise healthier.
Out of Africa
While Chinese firms flock to Africa, a quieter phenomenon sees a steady stream of African businessmen moving into China. An estimated 10,000 of them now live and work in Guangzhou.
Americas
The Paraguay priest running for president, and a Style Leaders special on the Republican party's presidential candidates.
Europe
Why Norway is going Dutch, vodka and the Russian elections, plus the French mayor who could teach Sarkozy a lesson
Oceania
In the southern hemisphere, the holidays are over and New Zealanders are bracing for a year of political blood sport. An election is due no later than mid-November.
The show goes on
May Chidiac, a political TV journalist and staunch critic of Syria, remains defiant after a bomb attack. She has returned to presenting for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, despite losing an arm and leg.
On the pulse
Medica is the world’s largest healthcare trade fair. This year 4,360 companies displayed the latest must-haves for the 21st-century doctor from souped-up ambulances to rather too realistic anatomical models
