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Brides for Sale

Brides for sale - how some Syrian refugees in Turkey are resorting to drastic measures to feed their families. Plus stories from China, Somalia, Pakistan and North Korea.

Correspondents around the world with the detail behind the headlines: Beth McLeod on the struggling Syrian refugees resorting to selling their daughters into marriage. The costs and consequences of standing in a Pakistani election are explored by Owen Bennett Jones. Another food scandal in China: Martin Patience on how, this time, it's rat which is leaving a nasty taste in the mouth. How can a pile of nappies in the British Museum spell good news for Somalia? The answer comes from Mary Harper while Tim Hartley takes time out at a football match in North Korea. It might still be the beautiful game but not as most of us know it!
The producer of From Our Own Correspondent is Tony Grant.

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30 minutes

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Sat 11 May 2013 11:30

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  • Sat 11 May 2013 11:30