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  1. Starting next week, BackStory becomes a weekly program, airing: Sat 1:30am ET, 5:30am ET & 9:30am ET- Sun at 8pm ET - Mon at 5am ET @CNNPR
  2. Healing after #Liberia 's Civil War – BackStory - CNN.com Blogs backstory.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/12/hea… via @cnn
  3. The little team that could backstory.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/04/the… #cnn #Israel #sports
  4. #SahelNOW: 1,000,000 children at risk in #Africa - SOUND THE ALARM: youtu.be/zRg9izN6T3s a severe drought has badly affected crops this year
  5. #BackStory in 15 minutes on #CNNI @CNNI - @IvanCNN on Turkish-Syrian border .. @ArwaCNN in #Iraq live .. more @KajLarsen in #Mexico
  6. In Havana our @cnn_oppmann shows us how they were Prepping for the Pope in #Cuba cnn.com/video/data/2.0… @CNN @CNNI
  7. See you at 5pm ET!!! 22:00 in London!
  8. And we kick off our week-long look at journalists in Mexico. How do they do their job in the midst of drug-fueled killings and threats?
  9. Happy Monday! Today, we go behind the scenes of the Pope's visit to Mexico and Cuba. We will also preview the Arab Summit coming to Baghdad.
  10. Plus, we'll go behind the scenes of @RobynCurnow exclusive piece on the Zimbabwe diamond fields.. See you at 6pm ET/22:00 in London!
  11. And, details on deadly attacks across Iraq, on the 9th anniversary of the U.S. invasion & days before meeting of Arab leaders there.
  12. Happy Tuesday! On today's show, Arwa Damon talks about some of the youngest victims in Syria & hear details on latest measure before the UN.
  13. We'll preview his trip and much more on BackStory... coming up in about an hour from now.. Tune in!!
  14. And, why are so many journalsts being killed in Honduras lately? Some US lawmankers want some answers... Plus, the Pope is heading to Cuba.
  15. Today we will have the latest on the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians by a US solider. Was just one person responsible? Karzai says no...
  16. Journey into the abyss #CNN - 2 men made dive to deepest part of ocean in 1960 backstory.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/08/jou… via @cnn
  17. ..and we will take you to Jamaica where Prince Harry is touring the Carribean. We will show you some of the trip highlights! See you @ 5pET
  18. Plus, its Super Tuesday in the U.S. We will talk about what this means for GOP presidential hopefuls..
  19. Hello all! Today's show is a nice blend of a few topics. First, hear from a French doctor who helped save lives in Homs, Syria..
  20. BackStory team at work #CNN CNNI #fb instagr.am/p/H1umMAHsqw/