27/01/2011 (1400 GMT)
Yemeni protests; Ugandan gay activist murdered; was J. D. Salinger really a recluse?
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Yemen protest
Thousands of Yemenis are demonstrating in the capital Sanaa, calling on the president to step down. Newshour hears from Hakim Almasmari, Editor in Chief of the Yemen Post.
Duration: 03:32
Uganda murder
David Kato, a Ugandan gay rights campaigner who last year sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual, has been beaten to death. Newshour speaks to Mr Kato's lawyer, John Francis Onyango.
Duration: 12:47
Science of ageing
How much effort should scientists put into prolonging life, given the profound difference between living longer and living better? Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Neil Bowdler looks at the science and ethics of ageing.
Duration: 18:35
Phone hacking
British police have promised to conduct an investigation into the growing scandal surrounding allegations of phone-hacking by the mass-market News of the World newspaper.
Duration: 22:54
Egypt protests
As anti-government demonstrations continue in Egypt, Newshour speaks to Essam el-Erian, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, and asks him what role his organisation had in the protests.
Duration: 36:43
Belarus
How do Belarussians feel about the situation in their country since the presidential election? Newshour's James Coomarasamy has been finding out.
Duration: 40:49
China tennis star
China has a new sporting star. She's Li Na and she's just made it to the final of the Australian Open, the first Chinese player to reach a grand slam final. But will others follow?
Duration: 43:58
Social networking
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan Jones has been looking into the history and the future of social networking - and he finds that the next big thing could actually be people sharing less.
Duration: 48:00
JD Salinger
Letters belonging to US writer JD Salinger have been given to the University of East Anglia in Britain. The correspondence suggests the writer’s reputation as an eccentric recluse may be undeserved.
Duration: 52:00
Pakistan shooting
There's been a shooting incident in the Pakistani city, Lahore. Police there say an American consular worker shot and killed two men on motorcycles when they approached his car.
Duration: 53:04
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