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World Service,12 Nov 2009,25 mins

12/11/2009

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Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Matthew Bannister. Music comes back to Swat; 89 Squares; Iraqi kids; Returning to Vietnam Swat Valley Latest Adnan Rashid reports on how music, dance and literature are returning to the Swat Valley's main city, Mingora. 89 Squares - Budapest To mark the 20th anniversary of the end of communism in Eastern Europe, we visit Hosok Tere - Heroes Square - in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. Psychological help for Iraq's children Dale Gavlak finds out how injured Iraqi children are being supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres to heal their psychological scars Commander Le 35 years ago, Hung Ba Le, fled Vietnam with his parents as the armies of the north over-ran the south of the country. 35 years later, he returns on a goodwill visit, as commander of a US navy vessel.

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