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06/09/2012
The fractured childhood of a boy born to an English mother and Pakistani father.
10/09/2012
Marlon Shirley, the first man to become "the world's fastest amputee".
11/09/2012
The former Catholic priest who tried to negotiate peace with Joseph Kony.
12/09/2012
Mary Robinson, the first female President of Ireland.
13/09/2012
Just out of prison: an alleged Chechen terrorist proclaims her innocence.
17/09/2012
The British man wrongly accused of a massacre in the Central African Republic.
18/09/2012
The Dutch woman who was conned into taking a bomb on board a plane to Bethlehem.
19/09/2012
Che Guevara's daughter remembers her father.
20/09/2012
The Italian mafioso who found redemption through acting.
24/09/2012
The game warden fighting a war against elephant poachers in the DRC.
25/09/2012
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.
The Syrian internet activist persecuted by the secret police and forced to leave his homeland
Syrian activist Rami Nakhla was persecuted by the secret police and forced into exile.
The Syrian state news presenter who turned her back on the government
The Syrian state news presenter who turned her back on the government.
Neda Soltani: mistaken for a dead icon
The Iranian whose photo was mistaken for that of a student shot dead during a protest.
My moustache was declared 'un-Islamic'
The Pakistani man whose moustache was declared 'un-Islamic' by the Taliban
If you don't pick cotton, you're fired
The medical staff forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan
Nip and tuck in Kabul
The Kabul plastic surgeon who says demand for nose jobs and breast enhancements is growing
Kofi Annan - the man behind the diplomat
In an extended edition of Outlook, Matthew Bannister talks to Kofi Annan.
Kofi Annan Interview
Kofi Annan reflects on his 50 years in international diplomacy
From neo-Nazi to Christian pastor
Malala - Shot for Going to School
The 14-year-old Pakistani blogger shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for going to school
Pippi Kruger: saved by her own cloned skin
Doris Appiah: Bipolar and kept in chains
Abused at a Ghanaian prayer camp which claimed it could cure mental illness
The Angel of Mogadishu
Aisha Omar Ahmed was settled in Europe, but returned to Somalia to re-open a hospital.
He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
Danuta Walesa: The Lonely Housewife
Danuta Walesa: the lonely housewife behind Poland's hero Lech
Ten years on: Inside the Moscow theatre siege
How a hostage survived after the Russian authorities pumped gas into the theatre.
Janis Sharp: A mother's campaign
Her son Gary McKinnon faced extradition to the US, accused of computer hacking
Gareth Henry: Jamaican gay rights activist
Standing up for gay rights - why Jamaican Gareth Henry had to flee his home.
Identifying victims of the Japanese tsunami
The Japanese police artist who draws pictures of unidentified tsunami victims.
The perils of being an Afghan actress
The young actress facing death threats for pursuing her dreams in Afghanistan