Erstellt am: 17. 10. 2013 - 16:25 Uhr

Problem solved - but for how long?

Reality Check: The US debt deal; Global Slavery Index; Russia's Navalny free; Erich Priebke; Rhino Poaching.

The Debt Deal

After a political showdown, the US Congress has passed a bill to raise the federal debt limit. With just hours to spare before the nation risked default, those in Congress finally agreed on a deal. It extends the government's borrowing ability until 7 February. So what happens after that? We speak with political commentator Dr James Boys:

Alexei Navalny

Russia's most prominent opposition leader has had his court judgement upheld but the sentence changed to suspended. What are his next steps? Our correspondent in Moscow, Charles Maynes, reports:

Modern Slavery

According to the Global Slavery Index 2013 published by the Walk Free Foundation, nearly 30 million people are living in slavery across the globe. Mauritania has the highest proportional figure with about 4% of its population enslaved and people here also inherit slavery from their ancestors. Joanna Bostock speaks to the report's lead author Kevin Bales:

Erich Priebke

The body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke is taken to a Rome airport after his funeral was called off, amid a row over where he should be buried. We hear from Austrian historian Andrease Maislinger why this is causing a difficult cross-border dilemma:

Rhino Poaching

Poaching of rhinos for their horns and skin is reaching new levels with increasingly sophisticated weaponry being used. We ask military watcher Paul Beaver, what's going on?