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Mexico's Toughest Cop
Assignment goes on the trail of one of Mexico's toughest cops.
Reporting Mindanao
Life as a reporter on the troubled island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
The Rise and Fall of Wikileaks
Simon Cox investigates the recent troubles of Wikileaks - the whistle-blowing website.
Cyber Bullied
For many teenagers bullying is no longer confined to the playground - it happens online
Baghdad International Airport - Window on Iraq
A snapshot of Iraq as seen through the prism of its main airport
India's Microcredit Meltdown
Why is there a crisis in India's microcredit industry? Assignment investigates
Palliative Care in India
Linda Pressly travels to Kerala to examine the silent revolution in palliative care
Europe's New Politics
Assignment investigates the growing influence of populist parties in Northern Europe
Has Europe's mainstream politics quietly veered to the right?
Depicting Detroit
Nina Robinson reports from Detroit on how the media is covering crime there
The Imam of Peace
In this edition of Assignment - the story of John Butt, the hippy turned Islamic scholar
Oil City Takoradi
The port city of Takoradi is being transformed by Ghana's new oil industry
Albania's Munitions Mountain
Neal Razzell travels to Albania, where they're getting rid of an explosive legacy
Somaliland - Going it Alone
Somaliland declared itself independent in 1991 and since then it's been going it alone.
Saudi women speak out
The women pushing for change in Saudi Arabia speak to Sue Lloyd-Roberts in Assignment
Jos: A city still divided
Assignment reports on the shocking sectarian violence in the Nigerian city of Jos
Louisiana Deepwater - BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Robyn Bresnahan revisits the fishing families who were affected by the oil spill
Uganda to Iraq: Trafficked into Slavery
The story of the rescue of a group of Ugandan women who were trafficked into Iraq
Blasphemy - A Matter of Life and Death
Why Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws are a matter of life and death for some people
Mission Bin Laden
The story of the operation that led the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
The Pakistan Connection
Are there any links between Pakistan's security forces and militant jihadists?
Calling for Change in Yemen
Has the United States got it wrong in Yemen?
Stalin's Toxic Legacy in Georgia
Dangerous levels of arsenic are polluting a community in Georgia - but who knows or cares?
Inside California's Porn Industry
Ed Butler reports on the challenges facing California's porn industry
Shaken Babies
How certain can we be about a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome? Linda Pressly reports
Antigua beyond Stanford
How people are rebuilding their lives after the collapse of Allen Stanford's empire
Colombia's Alzheimer's Family
Does the key to curing Alzheimer's lie with a poor extended family in Medellin, Colombia?
The Story of Rafiq Hariri
Who was Rafiq Hariri and who might have wanted to kill him?
Korea's People Smugglers
The shadowy world of the brokers who smuggle people out of North Korea
On the road with Hillary Clinton
Assignment gets behind-the-scenes access to Hillary Clinton on the road
Luis Posada Carriles
Rob Walker goes on the trail of Luis Posada Carriles - Cuba's public enemy number one