BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent

Jordan and Brazil

Sakhr al Makhadhi in a restive camp of Syrian refugees; Rajan Datar in a bizarre cult HQ.

Andrew North hears of Afghans' anxiety about 2014; John Donnison meets Arafat's lookalike

Syrian society: how does it work? Who's in charge, and where do loyalties lie?

Dispatches from Jill McGivering and Stephen Evans, presented by Pascale Harter.

Pascale Harter has the week's stories from India, Austria, Cuba, Spain and the Philippines

Stories from the Philippines and Cuba, presented by Pascale Harter.

Pascale Harter presents stories from Turkey and Mozambique.

Stories from correspondents in India and Austria. Presented by Pascale Harter.

Stories from Catalonia in north-east Spain, and from India. Presented by Pascale Harter.

Berlin's changing relationship with the EU; Kampala's controlled independence celebrations