Stories From the Frontline: Reyhanli
Why the UN is urging people to eat insects, Franco-Afrique relations, the Turkish town of Reyhanli, Indonesian baby-trafficking and the art of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
REVENGE OF THE INSECTS
The UN has released a report urging people to eat more insects to solve world hunger. But how do claims like these go down in the insect world? The Fifth Floor gives us the view of the bugs.
FRANCO-AFRIQUE RELATIONS
It's been a year since Francois Hollande took power in France - a year which has left him more popular with the outside world than at home. But how much love is there between France and Francophone Africa? We bring together a Frenchman and a Guinean to find out. With 成人快手 Africa's Stephane Mayoux and Ibrahima Diane.
LETTER FROM REYHANLI
"For the first time I felt nervous, for the first time I felt like I could have been there." The 成人快手's Zeynep Erdim has spent the last two years reporting from Turkish cities along the Syrian border. In the town of Reyhanli, the restaurant where she lunched with her colleagues was destroyed in a twin bomb attack that killed over 40 people - a hard reality check for our reporter.
WORLD OF WRESTLING
This week New York's Grand Central station played host to a show match of wrestling as part of campaign to keep the sport in the Olympics. Teams from Iran, Russia and the US - unlikely allies perhaps - came together, donned leotards and took to the ring. 成人快手 Persian's Bahman Kalbasi and the Russian Service's Rafael Saakov reveal the attraction.
INDONESIA BABY-TRAFFICKING
Baby-trafficking is a long-running issue in Jakarta, with trafficking syndicates targeting parents from different socio-economic backgrounds. 成人快手 Indonesian's Dewi Safitri describes it as the most heart-breaking story she's covered.
THE ART OF SYRIAN REFUGEES
成人快手 Arabic's Carine Torbey reports on the Syrian artists living as refugees in Lebanon - trying to make a new home in a world of hip-hop and art.
Image: Building damaged by twin car bombs in Reyhanli, Turkey Credit: Getty
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