We've just met - here's what we're talking about...
| 11:11 UK time, Thursday, 23 November 2006
We've met, and we're discussing three main stories: Benedict in Nigeria emailed us to suggest the topic of witchcraft in sport. We'd love to hear your stories on this. Two Dutch MPs have been elected on an animal rights platform in yesterday's elections in the Netherlands - we'll discuss whether this indicates a shift in our views on animals. Finally, we're looking at the story that HIV is rising again in the UK: are people missing warnings? We'd love to hear from you.
Joe is suggesting about a British worker killed in the Niger Delta. It has once again highlighted the difficulties for . It's about how to deal with hostages, it's about oil revenues: do you think the militants have an argument? Email us to tell us how to cover this issue...
Hassit asks: "? In poorer regions it is arguably a vital, irreplaceable source of income. And should Western companies be properly regulated rather than doing it voluntarily? recently because they feared kids might be making footballs.
Another story from Hassit: The Catholic Church is . Will the Church ever allow condoms to be used freely? How much responsibility does the Church bear for millions of deaths worldwide due to AIDS?
David would like to look at , alongside the fears that South Africa's football World Cup in 2010 will strain the country's economy, and compare both with the legacy of the Montreal 1976 Olympics whose debts might finally be cleared this month.
James is looking at : Muslim scholars from around the world spoke out Wednesday against female genital mutilation at a rare high-level conference on the age-old practice, though some remained indecisive over whether to outright bar it. This could go with the pope and condoms into a bigger debate about: Should religions move with the times? Should they reflect humanitarian or human rights concerns, or changing societal values? Should they stick to their position and provide solidity in times of change?
James and Joe are keen on the story - Ethiopia has made preparations for a conflict with the Islamists who control much of southern Somalia, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has told MPs.
This follows that European Union experts say the United States is pushing to get a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Somalia and this could trigger a wider war in the Horn of Africa. How likely is a war in the Horn of Africa? Who's responsible? How can it be avoided?
Ros is looking at the story of the . Is our relationship with animals shifting?
Ros also suggests looking at of rising HIV infection in the UK - are gay men ignoring warnings?
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