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In this edition: the Cannes Film Festival, a guitar maker from northern Germany, a trip to southern Italy, a palace in Saxony and the chance to win a prize in our latest quiz.

This week, World Stories takes a look at amendments to Singapore's draconian death penalty laws. We've also got a report from Pakistan about a man who has devoted his life to helping others and we travel to Venezuela to find out how to make the perfect cup of coffee. In Baghdad, we visit a center that cares for young children with autism and find out how Russians like to pamper their pets.

Mercedes introduces a convertible version of its successful E-class this summer. Crazy car modders flaunt their creations at this year's Tuning World Bodensee. And Hyundai's new SUV, the Santa Fe, shows the end result of 12 years of experience.

Mangrove forests are being replanted and new coral reefs seeded in coastal areas of Java devastated by a tsunami in 2006. Despite the huge advances in HIV/AIDS therapy, poverty and tight budgets mean it can be hard to get treatment in parts of the United States.

Navy pilots tracking down polluters in the North Sea; legendary Berlin dancehall "Clärchens Ballhaus" as popular as ever 100 years after opening; and an animation specialist shows us her tricks.

Sinéad O’Connor