Sachin Tendulkar and Cricket Diplomacy

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Farewell to Sachin: did the cricketing legend ease tensions between India and Pakistan? BBC Hindi's Nitin Srivastava is in Mumbai watching Sachin Tendulkar's last match, he discusses with BBC Urdu's Aamer Ahmed Khan how politicians use cricket to promote diplomacy and whether it really works. Lifeline Reporting How does broadcasting change in the aftermath of a natural disaster? BBC Somali's Yonis Nur and BBC Urdu's Shafi Naqi Jamie give insights into how lifeline radio works - including tracing missing people on air. Venezuela's Shopping Frenzy Shopping isn't always the most relaxing of pastimes - especially so if you are in Venezuela, which is currently in the grip of shopping fever after President Maduro dramatically announced that he was slashing prices of electrical goods in the country. He claims this is in order to regulate the economy and combat corruption. But will BBC Mundo's Daniel Pardo buy a new knocked down television? An Impostor on the Airwaves Who is that journalist on your radio - is it BBC or an impostor? Our reporter in Cameroon, Mahaman Babalala, recently discovered he was being impersonated on air, on a completely different radio station by a man in Nigeria. He describes what happened and head of the Hausa Service reveals that this isn't an entirely uncommon practice. Online Greatest Hits Fifi Haroon gives the lowdown on the big-hitting stories across the World Service language sites, including Putin's latest macho achievement and a Ukrainian pothole fixer. Musical Maestro The reigning master of Bollywood music AR Rahman speaks to BBC Hindi's Deepti Karki about making the soundtracks that a modern generation of Indians have grown up with. The Fifth Floor is presented by David Amanor. Picture: Crowds hold up posters of Sachin Tendulkar Picture Credit: AP