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The Globalization Edition

A US law allowing citizens to defend themselves with deadly force attracts attention abroad.

A controversial US law that allows citizens the option of defending themselves with deadly force has attracted attention abroad, since a high-profile court case in Florida where George Zimmerman was acquitted after shooting and killing an unarmed African-American teenager, Trayvon Martin.

We鈥檒l also hear about the southern California city that鈥檚 ground zero in America鈥檚 war on methamphetamines. We鈥檒l learn about what Spain is doing about dog owners who don鈥檛 clean up after their pets. Also, how Yiddish words like mazzel and mashuga went global. And a group of Indian-Americans in New York City take us on a hunt for the perfect dosa, that lentil-rice pancake that鈥檚 a favourite in South India.

Picture: A man holds a flyer that reads 'Justice for Trayvon', Credit: Getty Images

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Mon 22 Jul 2013 00:32GMT

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