08/02/2012

Russia's ambassador to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, says Moscow is not sorry for vetoing the UN security resolution on Syria.

Today the Sudanese president launched a new governing body which is meant to oversee the implementation of last year’s Darfur peace deal. The BBC’s James Copnall was at the inauguration ceremony.

The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has made claims today that he was forced out of power. His brother, Ibrahim Nasheed, speaks to Newshour.

Newshour speaks to Vanessa Reed, who is launching a campaign in the UK to encourage more women songwriters and composers to break into the music business.

Paul Wood has spent several days inside Homs, where civilians say they have been under heavy attack from government forces. He managed to send this report about conditions inside the city.

Rick Santorum has won the latest three contests for the Republican presidential nomination. Matt Lewis, a conservative political analyst with dailycaller.com, speaks to Newshour.

Simon Walker of the Institute of Directors, and Will Hutton of the Big Innovation Centre, discuss whether the row over executive pay means that Britain is developing an anti-business culture.

Diana Darke, author of the Bradt Travel Guide to Syria, gives her opinion on whether what we see and hear on the news bulletins is an accurate picture of what is going on in the rest of Syria.

Amnesty International is releasing an album of Bob Dylan cover versions by eighty artists. The BBC’s Dan Damon found out more from Amnesty International's Karen Scott.