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14/09/2010 (1300 GMT)

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Last broadcast on Tue, 14 Sep 2010, 14:05 on BBC World Service.

Synopsis

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

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Israeli journalist David Landau and Dr Eugene Rogan, Director of the Middle East Centre at Oxford University, debate why there is so much pessimism about the Middle East peace talks.

  2. Chapter 2

    Newshour hears about the extraordinary life of Eileen Nearne, a former British spy, who was honoured for her work in France during the Nazi occupation.

  3. Chapter 3

    The EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has attacked the French government's handling of the expulsion of Roma migrants as a disgrace.

  4. Chapter 4

    The price of cotton is currently at its highest level for 15 years. Tim Leunig of the London School of Economics discusses the likely impact of this on the clothing industry.

  5. Chapter 5

    If you're on the social network site Facebook, how do you choose which picture to put up on your profile page?

  6. Chapter 6

    BBC Washington correspondent James Reynolds reports on the release of Sarah Shourd, an American woman who was arrested in Iran last year, after straying into the country without a visa.

  7. Chapter 7

    Srinagar Altaf Hussein reports from the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory of Kashmir where police have been enforcing a strict curfew.

  8. Chapter 8

    Newshour looks at issues surrounding care for the elderly in China, Kenya and around the world.

  9. Chapter 9

    Aleem Maqbool is travelling through Pakistan from north to south, following the path of the floodwaters which have devastated huge areas.

  10. Chapter 10

    An Austrian woman who was held captive for over eight years in the cellar of a house talks to the BBC about her experience.

  11. Chapter 11

    Gary Sick, professor of Middle East politics at Columbia University, discusses the release of American hiker Sarah Shourd by Iran.

Broadcast

  1. Tue 14 Sep 2010
    14:05

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