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11/04/2012

As North Korea prepares to launch a rocket, tensions in the region rise again. The ceasefire deadline in Syria is approaching, and France prepares to vote for a new President.

As North Korea prepares to launch a rocket, tensions in the region rise again - will South Korea or Japan try to shoot it down?

The deadline for the ceasefire in Syria is in a few hours, but we ask if the conflict has now escalated into a proxy war between Iran & Saudi Arabia

As France prepares to vote for a new President, London-based French commentator, Agnes Poirier, gives her personal view on who's best placed to come through the economic crisis - the Brits of her fellow countrymen.

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Wed 11 Apr 2012 22:00
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