Newshour (1400 GMT)

The BBC's Owen Bennett Jones and Aleem Maqbool reports on the deepening political crisis in Pakistan

Dozens of prisoners have been freed after an amnesty was said to have been granted to people arrested during anti-government protests. The BBC's Tim Whewell tries to talk to some of them

The Associated Press President, Tom Curley talks about its newest bureau in Pyongyang, the first international news organisation with a full-time presence in the communist country

Nigeria's unions suspend strikes after the president agreed to cut the cost of petrol following a week of protests. Our correspondent Mark Lobel reports from Lagos

In a society where rebels are usually punished, China has appointed protest leader Lin Zulian as the village chief. We talk to his aide Cheung Jin Sin and to the China analyst Yiyi Lu.

Will London 2012 athletes be affected by serious pollution problems? We hear from Professor Stephen Holgate, of Southampton university, who advises the British government on air pollution

The BBC's Alistair Leithead reports on the tears, the thanks and the ceremony's controversial host: Ricky Gervais

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman will drop out of the White House race and endorse front-runner Mitt Romney, according to a senior campaign official. The BBC's Paul Adams reports

Sudan withdraws permission for Mukesh Kap-ila, head of the UN delegation in Sudan to visit the refugee camps in eastern Chad where 200,000 people still live. Our correspondent David Loyn reports