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05/09/2013
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
05/09/2013 (2000 GMT)
G20 leaders split over Syria; Pakistan activist seeks plot inquiry;Woody Allen on new film
06/09/2013
US, UK crack encryption
US, UK hack encryption technology, UN says Syria needs more help, Moscow mayoral race
06/09/2013 (2000 GMT)
Russia and US no closer on Syria at G20; last Hitler bodyguard dies; the largest volcano
Australia's new government
Australia's election landslide; 2020 Olympics runners. Remembering Ibrahim Moothana.
Olympics winner announced.
Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympics, Australian elections and Philadelphia Soul.
Syrian crisis special edition
A special edition on the Syrian crisis. Will US lawmakers authorise military intervention?
Syria intervention debate
In a special programme, we hear views from Washington DC, Damascus, Beirut and London
Syria diplomacy
US seeks support for military strikes; Russian vote dispute; is sporting success genetic?
09/09/2013
Russia's Syria Proposal
Syria: view from the Capitol; who killed Dag Hammarskjold? A magazine to fund drug habits
10/09/2013
Syria agrees chemical weapons plan
Russian proposal to put Syrian weapons under int control; Kenya's William Ruto at the ICC.
UN Syria proposal sparks disputes
Wrangling over Syria chemical weapons plan; IOC's new president; Ireland's rhino horn gang
US turns to diplomacy over Syria
Syrian parties carving up the country; Garment workers' conditions; 'Huge' Kenyan aquifer
11/09/2013
Syria's shifting front lines
Syria Maaloula fighting; when overseas adoption goes wrong; songs for 9/11
Putin Writes for New York Times
Russian leader addresses US on Syria; HIV vaccine hope; when should children start school?
12/09/2013
Syria diplomacy begins
US/Russia discuss Syria's chemical weapons; Afghan football triumph; the ugliest beasts
Death penalty for gang rape in India
Death penalty for Delhi rape;sound pioneer Dolby dies;US and Russia's chemical weapons
13/09/2013
Syrian chemical weapons
Stripping Syria of chemical weapons; triathlon in a hijab; an isolationist US?
US and Russia agree on Syrian chemical arms
Deal to destroy Syrian chemical weapons; Angela Merkel's style; the end of film in cinema
Syria Deal: a Step Forward
Mixed reaction to US-Russia deal on Syria; Yemen child brides; Italian austerity cooking
Philippine army fight rebels in south
Battles continue in Zamboanga; the toxic legacy of Agent Orange; etiquette for jobseekers
Victory for Syria?
Opinions divided in Syria over Russia-US deal; arm-wrestling Putin; Vatican meteorites
Kerry: military option still on table
Russia says US military threats won't help Syria; Pakistani alcoholism; slow-motion flies
16/09/2013
Killings at US naval base
US naval base killings; UN chemical weapons findings; is Rwanda heading for dictatorship?