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16/09/2011 1300 GMT

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

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Fri 16 Sep 2011 13:05GMT

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  • Syrian incursion into Lebanon

    Newshour's Owen Bennett Jones has an eyewitness account and speaks to Reem Haddad, spokesperson for the Syrian government

    Duration: 09:37

  • Fighting in Gaddafi strongholds

    Anti-Gaddafi forces renew assaults on Sirte and Bani Walid. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Peter Biles reports.

    Duration: 13:00

  • Butyrka Prison

    The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Oleg Boldyrev gets rare access to a Russian prison notorious for its brutal conditions.

    Duration: 19:11

  • Pakistan floods

    Thousands of villages have been submerged in Sindh province. So have any lessons been learned from the deluge that hit Pakistan last year? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Aleem Maqbool reports.

    Duration: 23:00

  • EU economic woes

    US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joins a meeting of European finance ministers in Poland. We hear from the Polish finance minister who is hosting the talks.

    Duration: 30:40

  • Eurozone: a global perspective

    How will the deepening eurozones divisions over the Greek debt crisis affect global economies? Newshour speaks to Terry Roth, managing editor for economics at Dow Jones Newswires.

    Duration: 34:18

  • Trapped miners

    A rescue operation continues to reach miners trapped in a south Wales colliery. Newshour interviews Bethan Jenkins, a local politician.

    Duration: 38:51

  • Aung San Suu Ki: the movie

    The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Tom Brook speaks to the Hollywood star, Michelle Yeoh, who is playing Aung San Suu Kyi in a new film, "The Lady".

    Duration: 43:00

  • Palestine statehood bid

    The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Katty Kay speaks to the US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.

    Duration: 46:40

  • China's elite children "above law"

    A road rage incident involving the son of a general in China has sparked widespread outrage. Social commentator, Li-jia Zhang says it's just another example of China's elite acting above the law.

    Duration: 50:13

  • Hello Polly

    Naturalist Martyn Robinson talks to Newshour about a growing phenomenon in Australia: wild parrots are apparently learning phrases from escaped pet parrots.

    Duration: 53:00

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  • Fri 16 Sep 2011 13:05GMT

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