BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor

A Battle of Resources Between the Poorest of the Poor

South Africa has seen a resurgence of xenophobic attacks, so what's driving them?

Why a football-loving nation has banned its crowds

How astrology and astrologers are adapting to a technological age

The old and sick men risking death on mined and snowy border crossings

How the off the cuff style of the American president is challenging his translators

Less criticism, more love! Young Chinese campaign for a less stressful lunar New Year.

The former holders of high office reluctant to leave their grand official residences

From revolutionary to regime critic: the two lives of former Iranian president Rafsanjani

Jihadis, bikers and Moscow gangs: BBC Arabic investigates contract killings in Turkey

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