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US soldiers with a refugee during the Vietnam war

My Lai Tapes

Robert Hodierne looks at 'The Peers Inquiry', which was the US Army's own investigation into what really happened in the village of My Lai during the Vietnam war.
Kofi Annan

Feeding Africa

Kofi Annan is leading a drive for Africa to feed itself amid the current price rises. Madeleine Morris spoke to him.

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