Special Reports

Last updated: 27 august, 2010 - 09:28 GMT

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  • 1989 - Europe's RevolutionAn illustration of the Berlin Wall

    The events leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall - the impact and the after- effects of the fall of communism

  • The Climate ConnectionHands around a silver globe

    BBC World Service presents special coverage from eight global centres that highlight the effects of climate change

London olympics 2012

Festival of the Desert 2010

GLOBAL ECONOMY

  • AftershockAftershock logo

    BBC World Service's coverage of the the impact of the global financial crisis

AMERICAN ELECTIONS

CHAVEZ IN CHARGE

DRUGS WAR

  • Narco MexicoNarco Mexico map

    The social impact of drug trafficking in Mexico

CASTRO'S YEARS

  • Cuba CubaFidel Castro

    Five decades of BBC coverage of Cuba's history

INDIA ELECTION

MOTHERHOOD

SCIENCE

  • Charles Darwin

    Marking two centuries of one of the greatest figures in science.

DOWRIES

  • India's unwanted girls

    Audio slideshow looking at the implications of the illegal - but thriving - dowry system.

AMAZON

  • The Amazon Paradox

    Briefings, reports, audio, and video on the challenge facing the world's largest rainforest.

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