Political wrangling continues in Tunisia

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Anchor Marco Werman gets an update on the latest protests and political wrangling in Tunisia from the BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Tunis. Download MP3

New government leaders quit ruling party

Pakistan disease dangers remain

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Up to 3.5 million children are at high risk from deadly water-borne diseases in Pakistan following the country’s floods, a UN spokesman has said the catastrophe continues to wreak havoc. The floods have killed up to 1,600 people. Another two million have been left homeless. The BBC’s Lyse Doucet has been monitoring the devastation across the country. Katy Clark talks with her. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• American aid for Pakistan
• BBC program for flood victims

The Noughties: what we’ve lost

Question: what do Concorde, the Buddhas of Bamiyan, and Michael Jackson have in common? Answer: they were all lost to us in the past decade. You’ve probably got your own ideas of what the greatest losses were. This BBC World Service discussion, with accompanying slide show, brings together an international panel of cultural commentators. As the decade draws to a close, they reflect on The Noughties – on what we’ve lost, and what we’ve gained. Photo: AFP

• The BBC discussion and slide show