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  1. The Marriage Breakers of Bangladesh

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    Available since Thursday.

    Angus Crawford joins Bangladeshis working to halt the illegal practice of child brides.

  2. Too Old To Get Rich: Shanghai's ageing population

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    Available since Thu, 17 May 2012.

    In Assignment, Mukul Devichand tells the stories of Shanghai's rapidly ageing population.

  3. Migrants of the Caribbean

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    Available since Thu, 10 May 2012.

    More than 50 illegal migrants drowned in a boat tragedy in the Dominican Republic.

  4. A Death In Honduras

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    Available since Thu, 3 May 2012.

    A profile of the People's Funeral Service in Honduras, the most murderous nation on earth.

  5. In the Shadow of Charles Taylor

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    Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.

    Stories from Sierra Leone and Liberia on the brutality of the Charles Taylor era.

  6. Bahrain Formula 1

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    Available since Thu, 26 Apr 2012.

    Formula 1 returns to Bahrain but is everything back to normal in the country?

  7. Forcible Sterilisation In Uzbekistan

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    Available since Wed, 18 Apr 2012.

    Natalia Antelava reports on Uzbekistan where women are being sterilised.

  8. Forty Years In Solitary, Louisana Style

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    Available since Thu, 12 Apr 2012.

    Why have two Louisiana prison inmates been held in solitary confinement for 40 years?

  9. Canada's Prescription Drug Crisis

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    Available since Thu, 5 Apr 2012.

    Assignment investigates prescription drug abuse among Canada's aboriginal people.

  10. Facing the Future in Greece

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    Available since Thu, 29 Mar 2012.

    What's it like to be a graduate in Greece contemplating the future?

  11. Syrian Stories

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    Available since Thu, 22 Mar 2012.

    Divided by conflict. The human stories behind the Syria's uprising.

  12. The Strangest Marathon in the World is in Gaza

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    Available since Thu, 15 Mar 2012.

    Jon Donnison travels to Gaza for Assignment to witness the world's strangest marathon.

  13. Favela Pacified

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    Available since Thu, 8 Mar 2012.

    One of Rio de Janeiro's biggest urban slums is being 'pacified'. But can it work longterm?

  14. Bosnia's Heritage

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    Available since Thu, 1 Mar 2012.

    Assignment reports from Sarajevo where preserving Bosnia's past is a contentious issue.

  15. America's Poor

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    Available since Thu, 23 Feb 2012.

    Assignment examines what it means to be poor in the richest country in the world.

  16. Equatorial Guinea - Following the Money

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    Available since Thu, 16 Feb 2012.

    Rob Walker investigates what’s happened to Equatorial Guinea's oil money.

  17. Opposing Syria's President Assad

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    Available since Thu, 9 Feb 2012.

    Assignment goes undercover in Damascus with the people opposing Syria's President Assad.

  18. Australia's Fly In Fly Out Workers

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    Available since Thu, 2 Feb 2012.

    Australia's mining boom can be lucrative for its FIFO workers but there's a price to pay.

  19. The Toughest Guys On Ice

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    Available since Thu, 26 Jan 2012.

    Assignment goes inside the fast and furious world of North American ice hockey.

  20. What happened to the Kurdish Spring?

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    Available since Thu, 19 Jan 2012.

    Gabriel Gatehouse investigates freedom and repression in Kurdish Iraq.

  21. Guangzhou - China's migrant metropolis

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    Available since Thu, 5 Jan 2012.

    Tales of discontent and reform from Guangzhou, China's mega-city of migrants.

  22. French Food Fights

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    Available since Thu, 29 Dec 2011.

    Assignment reports on the battle between old and new cuisine in France.

  23. Cholera in Haiti

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    Available since Thu, 22 Dec 2011.

    Who is responsible for the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti?

  24. Exposing Bali's Orphanages

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    Available since Thu, 15 Dec 2011.

    Ed Butler investigates abuse of children and scamming of volunteers by Bali's orphanages.

  25. The Missing In Kashmir

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    Available since Thu, 8 Dec 2011.

    A dark secret lies beneath the earth in Indian Kashmir - bodies - thousands of them.

  26. Roubles and Radicals in Dagestan

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    Available since Thu, 1 Dec 2011.

    A Dagestani billionaire is trying to find an economic solution to his country's troubles.

  27. India's Whistleblowers

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    Rupa Jha reports on the threats facing India's whistleblowers.

  28. The State Of Israel

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    Available since Thu, 17 Nov 2011.

    How are the changes sweeping through the Arab world affecting Israel?

  29. Spain's Stolen Babies

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    Available since Thu, 10 Nov 2011.

    The heartbroken families in Spain searching for their stolen babies

  30. One Day In Syria

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    Available since Thu, 3 Nov 2011.

    Bill Law paints a portrait of one day in the Syrian revolution.

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