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This World

Munich: Operation Bayonet
Investigating Mossad's "Bayonet" unit, responsible for Israel's retaliation against the Palestinian Black September terrorist organisation following the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics.
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Kidnap Cops

Wed, Apr 12, 2006
For Brazil's poor, one of the few ways out of the slums is through football. Now, in a shocking new crime, kidnappers are targeting their heroes' mothers for cash; Real Madrid's Robinho paid US $75,000 for his mother's release.
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How to Plan a Revolution
Two young political activists plan to stage a peaceful "orange" revolution in Azerbaijan, like the uprisings in Serbia, Georgia and the Ukraine, where mass protests over rigged elections led to the removal of authoritarian regimes.
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Drug Trials - The Dark Side
Thousands of poor and illiterate patients are being recruited onto clinical trials in India to test new drugs for the West. But how can the drug companies recruit so quickly here? Why are Indian patients so willing to take the risk?
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Killers' Paradise
Who shot dead young law student Claudina Velasquez in Guatemala last year? As Claudina's father tries to find out, Olenka Frenkiel investigates a country in which the number of women murdered is soaring and killers are never caught.
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Putin's Palace

Wed, May 10, 2006
In less than two years, Vladimir Putin must give up the presidency of Russia. This World goes behind the Kremlin's walls as presidential candidates jockey for position. Who will be the next leader of the world's largest country?
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Psychic Vietnam

Wed, May 17, 2006
After the end of the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands failed to return home. Thirty years later, Vietnamese families are still looking for their loved ones and, in desperation, have turned to a group of government-supported psychics.
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Prisoners of Katrina
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away.
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The Tea Boy of Gaza
Meet Mahmoud, a 12-year-old boy who struggles to support his family by selling tea in the wards of Gaza's biggest hospital. Filmed before and during the Israeli re-occupation of the Gaza Strip.
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Will Israel Bomb Iran?
Just as Israel ends one war, it is getting ready for what may be its next armed conflict. This time, the enemy is Iran, the Islamic state accused of arming Hezbollah's militia.
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Black and White and Read All Over
Lurid headlines such as "Boyfriend Ate My Grandson!", and gory front pages, have helped make The Daily Sun sub-Saharan Africa's biggest selling newspaper. As it prepares to publish its 1,000th edition.
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Baghdad: A Doctor's Story
Shot by an Iraqi doctor, this film reveals the conditions of a civilian ER in Baghdad where the ambulance crews go from one dangerous mission to another.
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Iran Kidney Sale
In Iran the buying and selling of kidneys is regulated by the state, which claims to have eliminated waiting lists for people on dialysis. But if you don't have the money, there is no list to get on.
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Retired Husband Syndrome
It's estimated that some 60 per cent of older Japanese women suffer from physical illness caused by the stress of looking after their demanding, retired spouses. In extreme cases this has led to suicide.
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Religion and Fashion: A Tale of Two Turkeys
A look at the clash of religious and secular values in Turkey through Istanbul's fashion industry. On one side, a young manufacturer of racy lingerie. On the other, the owner of an Islamic fashion house where business is on the up.
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