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US President Barack Obama in Cairo
Jeremy Bowen considers how the conflict has taught US President Barack Obama hard and humiliating lessons.

An aerial view of the golden Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount
Heather Sharp reveals the daily difficulties and charms of living in Jerusalem's Old City, a district sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

A televisual representation of Homo erectus
Christine Finn travels to Java in Indonesia to find out more about a long-celebrated ancestor of both humans and chimps.

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