A round-up of today's global news headlines.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.

Recent bushfires in Australia have killed more than 180 people, destroyed over 1,800 houses and left about 7,000 people homeless. Not to mention the burned paws. Poor koalas!

In Zimbabwe's Life Lines, we meet a young man who survives by selling basic goods on the black market.

Native Zimbabwean journalist Robyn Kriel talks about the risks she took reporting from her country in the lead-up to the 2008 presidential election.

In this episode of Focal Point, director Robyn Kriel takes us inside the black markets and protest movements of her native Zimbabwe.

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Results from the recent provincial elections in Iraq saw Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa Party gain power in many of the country’s provinces. According to preliminary returns, Dawa is now the most powerful Shiite party in Iraq. No small potatoes.