Riz Khan’s Street Talk - 1 May 08
Today on Street Talk we hear feedback on our show about the Superclass, heard about what one organisation is doing for clean water, and heard your answers to our question of the week.
Bangladesh power shortage causes water crisis - 01 May 08
Bangladeshi authorities have sent the army in to help deliver water supplies in the capital, Dhaka.
A lack of power to run pumps is leading to a serious shortage of drinking water.
Hundreds of people defied a government ban on protests to show their anger at the problem, as Zeina Awad reports.
Frost over the world - Alan Dershowitz - 14 Mar 08
Alan Dershowitz, the American lawyer and political commentator, joins Sir David to discuss the issue of torture.
Dershowitz says that in extreme circumstances the use of torture can be justified. But he expresses his disappointment that the presidential veto was upheld.
Soweto’s battle for water 03-Dec-2007
Gaining access to cheap and clean water is becoming increasingly difficult for many South Africans.The government has installed pre-paid water meters outside many households -so no credit means no water. Residents of Soweto near Johannesburg are taking their fight for water to court. Kalay Maistry reports.
Egypt’s kidney crisis - 26 Oct 07
Finding clean water is a daily struggle for millions of people across Egypt.They are not always successful, and a plethora of health problems have emerged, said to linked to a lack of access to clean drinking water.As Al Jazeera’s Amr El-Kahky reports, one of these problems is the rise of patients now treated for kidney failure.