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Pascale Harter introduces stories of the battle to control territory - not just the facts on the ground, but even the name of the place itself.

In Yemen, Bethan McKernan recently got rare access to Marib - an area still loyal to the government in exile - and found a picture of surprising optimism and prosperity even amid the ravages of civil war. It turns out that dealers in khat (the narcotic leaf) cross fighters' frontlines all the time - and are still making handsome profits.

25 years after the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, Mark Tully, who covered the unrest there, weighs up whether it truly did mark the death of the dream of secular, nonpartisan Indian politics. With the BJP in power, is Hindu nationalism now really driving the country's government?

Jonah Fisher visits the tent city of protesters which has sprung up again in central Kiev - and hears from the people there what they think is still wrong with the state of Ukraine.

And Katy Watson explains why "America" is not a simple word - and despite what English speakers may think, it's not the exclusive territory of the USA. Dozens of other nations - from Canada to Chile - argue that they're American too.

Photo: Tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President, gather during fighting against Houthi rebels and their allies, west of Marib city (ABDULLAH AL-QADRY/AFP/Getty Images)