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Last updated: 2 november, 2009 - 13:50 GMT

1989 - Europe's RevolutionAn illustration of the Berlin Wall

Twenty years ago, revolution swept through Eastern Europe and communism began to crumble. What triggered Eastern Europe's change in ideological direction?

  • AftershockAftershock logo

    BBC World Service's coverage of the the impact of the global financial crisis.

  • Save Our SoundsSave Our Sounds map

    Help us build an interactive map of the world. Get involved and send us your sounds.

INDIA ELECTION

GLOBAL ECONOMY

  • Taking the PulseMedical test pulse

    The health of the global economy by checking food and fuel prices.

AMERICAN ELECTIONS

CHAVEZ IN CHARGE

DRUGS WAR

  • Narco MexicoNarco Mexico map

    The social impact of drug trafficking in Mexico

CASTRO'S YEARS

  • Cuba CubaFidel Castro

    Five decades of BBC coverage of Cuba's history

CLIMATE CHANGE

MOTHERHOOD

SCIENCE

  • Charles Darwin

    Marking two centuries of one of the greatest figures in science.

DOWRIES

  • India's unwanted girls

    Audio slideshow looking at the implications of the illegal - but thriving - dowry system.

AMAZON

  • The Amazon Paradox

    Briefings, reports, audio, and video on the challenge facing the world's largest rainforest.

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