Liv Lewitschnik
So farsi, so good
The BBC World Service's Persian TV launches as the first dedicated, unbiased Farsi-speaking station for Iran, aiming to put a new spin on the country and break down cultural barriers.
Europe
What Finland's president, Tarja Halonen, has in her motorcade, why Russia's building boom has hit the brakes, and how the Vatican is doing its bit in the fight against climate change.
Oceania
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
20 new heroes
Monocle shortlists 20 individuals from politics, business, music and design to watch in 2009. By overcoming odds and thinking creatively, they have already helped make the world a better place.
2009 forecast
The Copenhagen Climate Conference, upcoming elections in rogue states and expert opinion on a new presidency in South Africa.
Well stacked
A Buenos Aires bookshop with the largest collection of photography books in South Africa.
Oceania
Car-sharing becomes big business in Australia, while New Zealand flies the flag for biofuel.
Travel
With Seattle-based Ace Hotel Group’s revitalisation of the Breslin Hotel, a forgotten New York district just north of Madison Square Park is about to be relevant again.
