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17/02/2011 (1400 GMT)

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

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55 minutes

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Thu 17 Feb 2011 14:05GMT

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  • Bahrain

    Police use batons and teargas to break up anti-government protests. Newshour speaks to a journalist beaten during the violence.

    Duration: 13:00

  • Zu Guttenberg

    Germany's defence minister accused of alledgedly plagiarising his PHD dissertation- Newshour speaks to the professor who discovered it.

    Duration: 16:03

  • Handbags

    "How can you be unhappy if you pick up a big pink bag?" The new unifying force according to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

    Duration: 22:56

  • Libya

    Spreading unrest as anti-government protestors call for a "day of rage"

    Duration: 31:27

  • Middle East unrest

    Author Peter Bergen gives us some insight into what al-Qaeda might make of recent events in the Arab world.

    Duration: 37:45

  • Italy

    Are Silvio Berlusconi's legal troubles splitting Italy in two? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Robin Lustig reports from the south of Italy.

    Duration: 42:50

  • Regional politics

    Reports say ministers from the Gulf Arab states are due to meet to discuss events in the Kingdom. Newshour speaks to a former UK ambassador to Bahrain and UAE.

    Duration: 48:59

  • Handbags

    "How can you be unhappy if you pick up a big pink bag?" The new unifying force according to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

    Duration: 52:56

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  • Thu 17 Feb 2011 14:05GMT

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