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This edition was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday the 8th of October 2016.

It's introduced by Kate Adi.

Hello.

Today Mexico has to deal with kidnappings, people smuggling and the drug trade.

But when organized crime started to steal trees, we hear how the criminals met their match. Students have been protesting in South

Africa but their demands have shifted since the days of apartheid. Celebrations

in Shakespeare's anniversary year.

In Italy there's a famous balcony for star-crossed lovers in Verona,

which is pulling in the tourists.

And how South Koreans not only have to cope with the crazy nuclear-armed regime next door,

but with seemingly more dangerous bus drivers at home.

Bangladesh is yet another country beset by the threat of Islamist violence.

The attack in July on a cafe in the capital Dhaka was a grim example of the threat

to national security. However, with the government driven with

political infighting, Justin Rolat has been wondering why the politicians go after

each other rather than the terrorists.

In muggy traffic snar, Dhaka, the Holy Artisan Café was a haven of peace.

And as the air cooled in the late afternoon, customers would throw down rugs on its generous lawn beside a large lake.

They'd drink tea and eat its famously delicious sticky buns and other treats.

And they would laugh and talk.

Bangladesh, all of Bengal, has a long tradition of liberalism and open debate. The conversation stopped

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