BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent

Afghanistan and the Vatican City

Quentin Sommerville on a fraying alliance; David Willey on law & order in the Holy See

Bad memories linger in Sri Lanka; while Crimean Tartars rebuild their culture.

Pascale Harter with stories from Russia, the US, France, Serbia, China and the Philippines

Testing freedom of expression in Sweden; while bigger is better in China.

Venezuela prepares for the presidential elections; Degrees under scrutiny in Nigeria.

How conflict came to a Damascus suburb, and is Philippine cuisine improving?

Personal insights from Lucy Ash in Russia and Martin Vennard in Spain.

Stories of American political battles past and present, from Justin Webb and Daniel Nasaw.

Pascale Harter presents reports from across the world, from Nigeria to Chile.

Personal insights from Gabriel Gatehouse in Calabar and Georgia Paterson Dargham in Beirut