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09/12/2009

Ireland's strict abortion laws are challenged in the European Court of Human Rights. The fears of climate change and its consequences in Mozambique. And the UN warns about the scale of narcotics trafficking through northern Africa - we hear about the social effect in Mali.

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55 minutes

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Wed 9 Dec 2009 14:05GMT

Chapters

  • Ireland abortion laws

    Do Ireland's strict abortion laws violate the the European Convention of Human Rights?

    Duration: 04:00

  • Democracy in China

    Police have presented the case against Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo, to prosecutors.

    Duration: 04:00

  • Palestinian politics

    Alan Johnston reports from Nablus on tensions between Fatah and Hamas in the West Bank.

    Duration: 04:00

  • Tiger Woods

    The author of a book on the back seat of Tiger Woods' crashed car talks to Newshour

    Duration: 04:00

  • Drugs in Africa

    Journalist Adam Thiam on allegations of cocaine smuggling and a crashed Boeing 727.

    Duration: 04:00

  • Britain's Public Finances

    Britain has announced plans to curb its budget deficit including taxing bankers' bonuses

    Duration: 04:00

  • Climate change: Mozambique

    Mozambique is turning to cheaper local initiatives to tackle climate change

    Duration: 04:00

  • Romania Secret Files

    The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Oana Lungescu tracks down her own secret police file and discovers what's inside

    Duration: 04:00

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  • Wed 9 Dec 2009 14:05GMT

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