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How should the press and broadcasters cover an incident like the bloody attack in London yesterday? In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has signed the country’s new constitution into law; Georgina Godwin tells us whether it matters. We also get an update on the legal woes of Christine Lagarde and take a ride on a love train in Prague.

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406	23 May 2013 01:00:00	How should the press and broadcasters cover an incident like the bloody attack in London yesterday? In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has signed the country’s new constitution into law; Georgina Godwin tells us whether it matters. We also get an update on the legal woes of Christine Lagarde and take a ride on a love train in Prague.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
405	22 May 2013 01:00:00	With Iranian political heavyweight Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani barred from standing in the upcoming presidential election, we ask if there’s a reformist voice left in the country? We’re also on the scene of riots in Stockholm and talk tech stories with Chris Hall of Pocket-Lint.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
404	21 May 2013 01:00:00	This one-hour show airs at 12 noon London time and includes analysis of the day’s news in Europe. This is also our drivetime show for the US East Coast.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
403	20 May 2013 01:00:00	As China’s premier travels to Delhi on his first official foreign trip we ask can trade talks overcome a raging border dispute? We also find out how concerned Tunisia’s moderate government should be about the rise of Islamist politics in the country, and talk business news with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
402	17 May 2013 01:00:00	We consider whether it's the best chance in a generation to deliver a reunified Cyprus, find out how Cannes is transformed from sleepy seaside town into global media hub, and have our fortune told – Azerbaijan style.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
401	16 May 2013 01:00:00	The latest on the disintegrating rebel movement in Syria, we unpick the ethnic tensions in Burma, look at the legacy of the Vichy regime in contemporary France, and hear from the FiFi fragrance awards.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
400	15 May 2013 01:00:00	Richard Dowden of the Royal African Society gives his view on Nigeria’s struggle with Boko Haram, Ben Judah explains the significance of the reopening of Lenin's mausoleum, and architect Charles Correa gives us a tour of his retrospective exhibition.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
399	14 May 2013 01:00:00	We ask whether a pact from big brands can change the standards of manufacturing in Bangladesh? Plus, a look at the changing rhetoric on Syria and whether or not being verbose in parliament gets a message across any better.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
398	13 May 2013 01:00:00	A look at the mounting border tensions between Turkey and Syria, we check in with Al Jazeera’s Imtiaz Tyab in Lahore for the latest on the Pakistan election, and head to North Korea to find out what we know – or don’t know – about the country’s new defence chief.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
397	10 May 2013 01:00:00	We check in with Rod Nordland – Kabul bureau chief for the New York Times, head to Japan to discuss Shinzo Abe’s proposal for a national security council there, and hear how Buenos Aires is capitalising on having an Argentinian pope.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
396	9 May 2013 01:00:00	India’s foreign minister visits Beijing – we ask whether deeper tensions exist beneath the surface with John Hemmings from CSIS, we also hear the impact oil could have in South Sudan, get our weekly media round up with Ian Burrell, and find out about Nokia’s new $99 smartphone.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play
395	8 May 2013 01:00:00	We look at the career of Roberto Azevedo – first Brazilian to head the WTO, hear about the relationship between Burma and China, and Steve Bloomfield looks over the US front pages.	Download Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Share via email	Play

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