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Despatches from correspondents around the world. Alan Johnston presents stories from Libya, the United States, Belgium and Serbia.

As chaos reigns in Libya, our correspondent gauges the mood on the streets of Tripoli. Barbara Plett sees the events in North Africa trigger a diplomatic drama at the United Nations. Mark Mardell explores why the United States sometimes backs the bad guy when it aspires to be a beacon of democracy. Jonty Bloom hears why in Belgium a linguistic divide is keeping political parties from forming a government. And Mark Lowen pays tribute to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Serbian language service, closing this weekend after 72 years on air.

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Sun 27 Feb 2011 19:05GMT

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  • Sat 26 Feb 2011 02:05GMT
  • Sun 27 Feb 2011 06:05GMT
  • Sun 27 Feb 2011 10:05GMT
  • Sun 27 Feb 2011 14:05GMT
  • Sun 27 Feb 2011 19:05GMT